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Manufacturing
How to Make Your Life Easier With ERP Scheduling
Dusty Alexander
Ask anyone in manufacturing or in a project-driven company who has the most difficult job, and without hesitation they will say: the scheduler/planner. It’s no wonder. Foolproof scheduling is critical to the smooth operation of most companies. Yet, planning and scheduling the workflow is akin to juggling 150 different balls at once. Except the balls are all different shapes and sizes—some move…
QMS and Standards
Navigating FDA QMSR in 2026
QT9 Software

For years, many medical device manufacturers approached U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections through a familiar lens: Prepare documents, review subsystem requirements, rehearse likely questions, and demonstrate compliance against a known framework. That approach was shaped by the long-standing quality system regulation (QSR) and quality system inspection technique (QSIT) models…

QMS and Standards
Get Your Head Around Revisions to ISO Management Standards
Tobias Lurk

ISO has set its focus on revising three key management system standards this year. It started with ISO 14001, which covers environmental management and was published on April 15, 2026. ISO 9001 for quality management will follow in the fall. For ISO 45001, the occupational health and safety standard, only an initial draft is expected in 2026; the final version isn’t due until 2027.

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Improvement Tools
An Unlikely Pairing: More on the NASCAR and Hexagon Partnership
Bryan Balch, Quality Digest

With Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence’s recent announcement of its inclusion in the NASCAR Competition Partner Program, details on the strategic partnership have emerged. By cementing this tie, the two companies can expand a professional relationship that will enable them to focus on precision, quality control, standards, reliability, and performance.

Like any other industry,…

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Wall Colmonoy Launches Advanced Vacuum Investment Casting Facility
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