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(Voniko: Brighton, CO) -- Voniko, a U.S.-based manufacturer of household batteries, is showing appreciation of its loyal customers with a new monthly tradition: device giveaways on Facebook. Each month, lucky followers will receive high-quality battery-powered home devices as a token of gratitude…
Megan King
If you’ve flown in the U.S. in recent years, you’re probably familiar with the airport security experience of entering a booth, raising your hands above your head, and having a machine check your body. That machine is called a millimeter wave scanner.
I’ve done this many times and never given it…
Paul Hanaphy
Traditional styles of lecturing and imparting information can be ineffective in terms of student engagement and triggering deeper learning. This is especially challenging in certain subjects that are difficult to teach in a classroom anyway, and for those who process information differently.…
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(Andersen Corp.: Bayport, MN) -- Andersen Corp., a trusted manufacturer of windows and doors, has been named one of Newsweek’s 2025 Most Trustworthy Companies in America for a third consecutive year.
“The loyalty of those who choose Andersen time and time again is built on trust. When homeowners…
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(Singular Photonics: Edinburgh, Scotland; Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Image-sensor innovator Singular Photonics announced a major milestone in its strategic collaboration with Renishaw, a global leader in metrology and analytical instrumentation. The companies have been co-developing next-…
Heidi Drafall
Medical devices are engineered to solve complex clinical problems. Yet many enter the field without a full accounting for what happens after deployment. Hospitals depend on equipment that performs consistently. But even with strong designs, virtually all devices will eventually require preventive…
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(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek Sensor Solutions announces the expanded use of its linear variable differential transformers (LVDTs) in pipeline monitoring systems, where they play a vital role in ensuring the safety, integrity, and efficient operations of pipelines in oil and gas, water,…
Jen Chang
Increasingly, inspectors for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will evaluate your CMMS provider’s security controls—not just your internal procedures. In a cloud-hosted GxP environment, data doesn’t stop at your firewall; your vendor’s security posture becomes part of your compliance…
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(Mulberry Industries: Norcross, GA) -- Mulberry Industries, a Georgia-based vertically integrated manufacturer of high-performance permanent magnets and advanced electrical systems, and Ramaco Resources, a leading developer of critical minerals and rare earth elements at its Brook Mine in Wyoming,…
Kathryn Wagner
In today’s energy sector, regulatory complexity isn’t a temporary headache—it’s the new normal. Utilities face an accelerating torrent of mandates from multiple levels of government. This includes FERC reliability standards, EPA emissions rules, state-level renewable portfolio standards, …
CANEA
The digitalization of society during the last decade has created many opportunities for businesses and organizations. But digitalization, combined with a rapidly changing world, has also opened new threats and vulnerabilities that can cause serious damage to businesses. Every day we see headlines…
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(GARDCO: Columbia, MD) -- Paul N. Gardner Co. (GARDCO), worldwide distributors, producers, and designers of quality physical and inspection instruments for paint, coatings, and related industries, has announced the latest evolution of its Fineness of Grind Gage line, engineered for unmatched…
Chris Pinaire
The manufacturing industry is undergoing a transformation driven by rapid technological advancements, changing consumer preferences, and evolving regulatory frameworks. Manufacturers everywhere face unprecedented challenges as they seek to remain competitive, profitable, and sustainable in the face…
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(Kennametal: Pittsburgh) -- Kennametal announces a new integration with Hexagon’s cloud-based Tool Library, combining Kennametal’s tooling expertise with Hexagon’s advanced computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technology. This collaboration gives machinists instant access to verified Kennametal…
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(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized agreements with the Alliance for Performance Excellence and the Baldrige Foundation to transfer most operational responsibilities of the Baldrige Program to the two…
Elizabeth Weddle
Early-stage medtech companies are under tremendous pressure to develop quickly, prove value, and obtain regulatory approval or clearance as fast as possible. The pace of innovation in the industry has increased tremendously, thanks to more options for outsourcing and new technology like 3D scanning…
Ray Chalmers
All manufacturing companies must manage an ever-growing mountain of priceless inspection data. Yet measurement results, process iterations, and approval reports are scattered across hard drives and USB sticks. We live in a digital world that advances daily, yet obtaining, accessing, sharing, and…
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(Mahr: Providence, RI) -- Mahr, a leading provider of dimensional metrology solutions, has launched its MarSurf3D comprehensive scattered light portfolio following the company’s 2024 acquisition of OptoSurf GmbH. This strategic expansion adds cutting-edge scattered light technology to Mahr’s…
Peter Dizikes
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- MIT has long bolstered U.S. manufacturing by developing key innovations and production technologies, and training entrepreneurs. In fall 2025, the institute introduced a new tool for U.S. manufacturing: an education program for workers, held at collaborating institutions,…
Ken Eme
When I first became involved in lean (continuous improvement), I was the VP of operations at a privately held company in the Midwest. It was 2003, and as a newly promoted senior executive I was eager to find a strategy that could make a real difference in our operations.
I quickly realized that…
Harish Jose
In this article I want to spend time with Søren Kierkegaard. I’ve been interested in his ideas because he occupies an unusual place in the history of thought. He’s considered a pioneer of existentialism, and yet he was also a man of faith.
Most of the existentialist thinkers who followed him,…
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(Divergent: Los Angeles; Saab: Linköping, Sweden) -- Divergent Technologies Inc. and Saab announced the initial delivery of fuselages for a Saab future product concept of an autonomous aircraft.
The fuselages, designed and manufactured by Saab and Divergent, were developed and built with no unique…
Mike King
As we look ahead to 2026, the medtech sector stands at an intersection of regulatory evolution, technological advancement, and operational transformation.
The landscape for quality and regulatory affairs (QARA) professionals continues to shift, driven by emerging AI capabilities, changing…
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(TRIMEDX: Indianapolis) -- TRIMEDX has launched TRIMEDX-AIQ, an AI intelligence offering that sets a new standard for clinical asset optimization. Purpose-built for health systems, TRIMEDX-AIQ combines the largest and most comprehensive data set in the healthcare technology management (HTM)…
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(Rockwell Automation: Milwaukee) -- Rockwell Automation, one of the world’s largest companies dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, announces a series of strategic innovations to its manufacturing execution system (MES) portfolio, focused on flexibility, scalability, and…