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Management
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 contain noise. Therefore, before you can detect the signals you’ll have to filter out the noise. This act of filtration is the essence of all data analysis techniques. It’s the foundation for our use of data and all the predictions we make based on those data. In this column, we’ll look at the mechanism…
Lean
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 staff meetings are terrible, it’s your fault because you’re not structuring them well.

One of the most surreal business experiences I’ve ever had relates to a staff meeting. I’d joined a new team, and my boss’s assistant sent me all the calendar invites for the division’s recurring…

Innovation
Improving Production Quality With Industrial AI in 2026
Artem Kroupenev

Quality has always been a defining metric in manufacturing when it comes to industry trust, brand longevity, and customer loyalty. Manufacturers are already expected to abide by stringent regulations. But as economic complexity rises and experienced operators retire, maintaining consistent quality and keeping up with production demands is becoming harder. In fact, a 2025 report found that…

Innovation
What Is a Modern CMMS?
Bryan Christiansen

From manufacturing and mining to hospitality and healthcare, computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) have become all but essential. Wherever there are assets to maintain, a CMMS plays a critical role in reducing downtime, controlling costs, and keeping operations running smoothly.

But not all CMMS platforms are created equal. Legacy systems, while groundbreaking in…

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How to Rethink Risk for Safe Physical AI Deployment
Mat Gilbert, John Robins
Physical AI—the embedding of digital intelligence into physical systems—is a promising but…
On Diversity as a Cybernetic Necessity
Harish Jose
In this article, I want to explore an idea that often is framed in moral terms but is actually a…
Mining Better Innovation From the AI Gold Rush
Erdem Dogukan Yilmaz, Tim Meyer
From the internet and smartphones to 3D printing, recent decades have ushered in general-purpose…
What’s Your Headline?
Robert Turner
Your social media profile headline is nothing more than a phrase on a screen—a concise summary of…
Risk Management Breakthroughs Improve Supply Chain Reliability
ISO
In 2021, container ships idled for weeks outside the Port of Los Angeles, a stark visual reminder…
The New Standard for Medtech QMS
Elizabeth Weddle
The quality systems most medtech teams are stuck with aren’t built for how they work today. 21 CFR…
Teaching Robots to Map Large Environments
Adam Zewe
A robot searching for workers trapped in a partially collapsed mine shaft must rapidly generate a…
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News
Manufacturers Must Accelerate Connected Technology Adoption to Compete
(Info-Tech Research Group: Toronto) -- Manufacturers seeking to modernize their operations and…
A New Era Begins: From Systems of Record to Systems of Action
(QAD Inc.: Santa Barbara, CA) -- QAD, a company transforming manufacturing and supply chains with…
Leopard Imaging Expands Portfolio With onsemi Hyperlux Sensor Families
(Leopard Imaging: Fremont, CA) -- Leopard Imaging, a global leader in embedded AI vision solutions…
Global Shop Solutions Launches AI Automation Tools to Simplify Manufacturing
(Global Shop Solutions: The Woodlands, TX) -- Global Shop Solutions, a leading provider of ERP…
Artec 3D Launches Artec Studio Lite: Professional 3D Capture for Everyone
(Artec 3D: Luxembourg) -- Global 3D scanning leader Artec 3D has launched Artec Studio Lite, a new…
New Lightweight Polymer Film Can Prevent Corrosion
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- MIT researchers have developed a lightweight polymer film that is nearly…
NewTek Presents NTC-6000 Signal Conditioner
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek’s NTC-6000 Qwik-Cal LVDT signal conditioner brings modern…
Registration Opens for 2026 CEESI User’s Conference
(CEESI: Nunn, CO) -- Colorado Engineering Experiment Station has announced the beginning of the…
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