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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…
Quality Digest
(QAD Inc.: Santa Barbara, CA) -- QAD, a company transforming manufacturing and supply chains with intelligent, adaptive solutions, has outlined a bold shift to a reimagined manufacturing platform designed specifically for midmarket manufacturing companies and the plant facilities of large…
Quality Digest
(Leopard Imaging: Fremont, CA) -- Leopard Imaging, a global leader in embedded AI vision solutions, announces the launch of its comprehensive portfolio of camera solutions based on Hyperlux ID, Hyperlux LP, and Hyperlux LH image sensors from onsemi—delivering next-generation performance for…
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…
Quality Digest
(Global Shop Solutions: The Woodlands, TX) -- Global Shop Solutions, a leading provider of ERP software for manufacturers worldwide, has announced two new AI-powered features designed to make everyday manufacturing processes faster, more accurate, and easier to manage.
AI Accounts Payable (AP)…
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…
Quality Digest
(Artec 3D: Luxembourg) -- Global 3D scanning leader Artec 3D has launched Artec Studio Lite, a new, more accessible version of its industry-renowned 3D data capture and processing software.
Officially unveiled at last month’s Formnext trade show in Frankfurt, Germany, Artec Studio Lite makes…
Mat Gilbert, John Robins
Physical AI—the embedding of digital intelligence into physical systems—is a promising but sometimes polarizing technology. Optimists point to the upside of combining AI and physical hardware: robot-assisted disaster zone evacuations, drone deliveries of critical supplies, and driver assistance…
Harish Jose
In this article, I want to explore an idea that often is framed in moral terms but is actually a cybernetic imperative: the necessity of diversity for viable systems. Whether we’re talking about societies, organizations, or even artificial intelligence systems, the principle remains consistent. A…
Anne Trafton
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- MIT researchers have developed a lightweight polymer film that is nearly impenetrable to gas molecules, raising the possibility that it could be used as a protective coating to prevent solar cells and other infrastructure from corrosion, and to slow the aging of packaged…
Erdem Dogukan Yilmaz, Tim Meyer
From the internet and smartphones to 3D printing, recent decades have ushered in general-purpose technology that increases efficiency and collapses the cost of routine tasks. The latest general-purpose technology—you guessed it, generative AI (gen AI)—has the potential to also extend the frontiers…
Quality Digest
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek’s NTC-6000 Qwik-Cal LVDT signal conditioner brings modern digital outputs to legacy LVDT sensors, enabling facilities to upgrade to digital control systems without replacing their reliable mechanical sensors. With the NTC-6000, legacy LVDTs, RVDTs, and LVRT half-…
Robert Turner
Your social media profile headline is nothing more than a phrase on a screen—a concise summary of your skills and expertise. But although that blurb gets you noticed, the real headline for executives is in how they lead.
What story is your leadership telling? As an executive, you know that staying…
Quality Digest
(CEESI: Nunn, CO) -- Colorado Engineering Experiment Station has announced the beginning of the registration period for the 2026 CEESI Gas Ultrasonic Meter User’s Conference in San Antonio, June 9–10, 2026.
This event brings a wealth of information, with new ideas and new questions regarding flow…
ISO
In 2021, container ships idled for weeks outside the Port of Los Angeles, a stark visual reminder of just how fragile modern supply-chain reliability had become. The backlog sent shockwaves across industries. Factories stalled, shelves emptied, and businesses scrambled for alternatives. It was a…
Quality Digest
(Punyam Academy: Ahmedabad, India) -- Punyam Academy, a global e-learning provider specializing in ISO and management systems training, announces the launch of its API Spec. Q2 (second edition) Lead Implementer training course.
This comprehensive online program is designed for quality and…
Elizabeth Weddle
The quality systems most medtech teams are stuck with aren’t built for how they work today. 21 CFR Part 820 was authorized by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1978, long before the software industry even existed. And while the regulations themselves aren’t going anywhere, the world they…
Quality Digest
(ZEISS: Maple Grove, MN) -- ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions has opened a new Quality Excellence Center in Bloomfield, Connecticut, as part of its continuous expansion of support for U.S. manufacturers. The facility will provide advanced resources for precision metrology, technology…
Quality Digest
(ZeroTouch: Tualatin, OR ) -- ZeroTouch introduces the ZT-EV solution suite, its latest advancement in electric vehicle stator measurement.
Designed for high repeatability and throughput, ZT-EV delivers precise gauging across three stator configurations: • Stator stack • Stator stack with paper…
Adam Zewe
A robot searching for workers trapped in a partially collapsed mine shaft must rapidly generate a map of the scene and identify its location within that scene as it navigates the treacherous terrain.
Researchers have recently started building powerful machine-learning models to perform this…
Quality Digest
(Evident: Waltham, MA) -- Evident announces the launch of its LEXT OLS5500 hybrid 3D optical profilometer, an award-winning platform that sets a new standard in precision surface measurements. Uniting laser scanning microscopy (LSM), white light interferometry (WLI), and focus variation microscopy…
Blake Griffin
T he year 2025 has been rife with uncertainty for industrial automation OEMs and their customers. A cataclysmic shift in U.S. trade policy led to a marketwide mentality of “wait and see.” For automation OEMs, this has manifested broadly as delayed orders from customers rather than outright…
Quality Digest
(Women in HVACR: Tallahassee, FL) -- Women in HVACR, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration trades, recently hosted its Bet on Yourself conference in Las Vegas, where it introduced its new president, honored award…
Manfred Kets de Vries
A young manager told me about the day she nearly quit her job. A major restructuring had left her team reeling. As targets shifted overnight, colleagues departed and rumors spread faster than facts. “I felt like I was living in a storm without a compass,” she said.
What changed her mind wasn’t a…
Adam Zewe
What can we learn about human intelligence by studying how machines “think?” Can we better understand ourselves if we better understand the artificial intelligence systems that are becoming a more significant part of our everyday lives?
These questions may be deeply philosophical, but for Phillip…