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Systems exist that can “read” a dial indicator and capture its values.

Metrology
Automating the Indicator Calibration Process
George Schuetz
All gauging equipment must be calibrated periodically to ensure it can perform the job for which it’s intended (i.e., measuring parts accurately). This is true for every hand tool or gauge used in a manufacturing environment that verifies the quality of parts produced—from calipers and micrometers to dial indicators and electronic amplifier systems that measure to submicrons. This has always…
Innovation
Inspecting Industrial Gearboxes With 3D Scanners
Paul Hanaphy

Regular inspection is absolutely vital with industrial transmission systems. Just like the gearbox in an everyday car, components are prone to wear, misalignment, and fatigue—issues that can lead to machinery failure. This isn’t just a matter of downtime but operator safety, too.

Traditionally, heavy-duty gearboxes are measured using tapes, calipers, and gauges in a time-tested…

Lean
Stop Solving the Wrong Problems
Akhilesh Gulati

I’ve had this conversation countless times—sometimes with a frustrated client, often with a colleague, and occasionally with my own reflection.

We hear familiar calls for help:
• “We need better communication.”
• “People need to collaborate more.”
• “We’ve lost our culture.”

These observations show up when an organization begins to struggle, and they are…

Lean
Break Out of the Paper Prison
Adam Grabowski

What’s truly holding your discrete manufacturing shop back from reaching its full potential? It’s often not the commonly cited culprits like labor shortages, razor-thin margins, or fierce competition. It’s more often paper: the unseen, insidious enemy.

Imagine your shop floor: stacks of traveler packets, critical work orders printed and distributed, production schedules taped to…

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Gen AI Anxiety in the Workplace
Gleb Tsipursky
The conversation about generative AI (gen AI) is unavoidable in today’s business landscape. It’s…
Minimizing Harm, Maximizing Humanity
Harish Jose
In this article I’m looking at a question that’s rarely asked in management: What if the most…
Precision Assembly Transformation Starts With Engineered Fluid Processes
Felicitas Stuebing
At the corner of quality and assembly, design engineers are frequently confronted with unexpected,…
Is It Time to Digitize Your Quality Management Strategy?
ETQ—Part of Hexagon
Even the smallest manufacturer would never consider using a typewriter to develop an invoice, or…
Are Quality Professionals Being Fairly Compensated?
Rick Herman
Amidst uncertainty in manufacturing, AI adoption, labor market fluctuations, and salary disparities…
Find the Signals by Filtering Out the Noise
Donald J. Wheeler
One of the principles for understanding data is that while some data contain signals, all data…
3 Tips for Making Your Staff Meetings Not Suck
Mike Figliuolo
Staff meetings can be incredibly productive. Or unproductive—and more often the latter. If your…
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The Imaging Source Releases New Versions of Its Software Development Kit
(The Imaging Source: Charlotte, NC) -- The Imaging Source, a leading provider of industrial and…
ETQ Launches ETQ Reliance Go
(ETQ: Madison, AL) --  ETQ, part of Hexagon, has launched Reliance Go, an electronic quality…
Employers Stall on Hiring
(iCMS: Holmdel, NJ) – iCMS, a leading talent acquisition software company trusted by major brands,…
OTX Transmission, New From Marposs
(Marposs: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Recent developments in the grinding machine industry have shown an…
Mahr Introduces MarSurf M 510 Series
(Mahr: Providence, RI) – Mahr, a leading provider of dimensional metrology solutions, presents the…
Vision Engineering Launches ProteQ VISO
(Vision Engineering: New Milford, CT) -- Vision Engineering, a global leader in ergonomic…
Hexagon Releases Geomagic Design X 2025.1
(Hexagon: North Kingston, RI) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has released the…
Rockwell Integrates NVIDIA Nemotron Nano
(Rockwell: Milwaukee) -- Rockwell Automation, one of the world’s largest companies dedicated to…
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