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(Momentum Technologies: Carrollton, TX) -- Momentum Technologies, a critical minerals refining and recovery company, has announced a series of milestones. Using its proprietary MSX technology, the company produced some of the purest rare earths ever reported at its demonstration plant in Carrollton…
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(Scantron: Taunton, England) -- Scantron Industrial Products Ltd. announces the development and build of its Proscan DDMS 3D line Defect Detection and Measurement System (DDMS).
The DDMS 3D line is an advanced, fully automated solution designed to deliver exceptional accuracy, speed, and…
Paul Kreis
Ask a leadership team how many hours went into last quarter’s operating review. Then ask how many of those hours went into a problem the team had already solved once before. Watch how the room reacts to the second question.
That reaction is the tell. Most organizations don’t have language for it,…
Neeta Verma
Product compliance is moving beyond certificates and restricted-substance checks. PFAS restrictions, digital product passports, artificial intelligence, supply-chain transparency, and sustainability increasingly require manufacturers to connect regulatory knowledge with reliable product, material,…
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(Michigan Metrology: Livonia, MI) -- Michigan Metrology, provider of surface texture measurement, consulting, and training, is presenting a new, free webinar series.
In the “Surface Roughness, Texture, and Tribology” series, Don Cohen will present excerpts from the short course of the same name.…
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(Propel: Redwood City, CA) -- Propel, creator of the first product value management (PVM) platform to transform how manufacturers develop, launch, and service products, has announced its release of Propel Manufacturing Hub. It supports engineering and production by integrating PLM with multiple ERP…
Mike Figliuolo
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”—Michael Corleone, The Godfather: Part III
If you’ve ever moved to a new role in your company, you’ve probably felt like Michael Corleone at some point. The folks from your old role keep sucking you back in, asking for help, asking you to…
Pascal Terrien
In the electrotechnology sector, we know one thing for certain: Trust can’t be imposed; it must be built. Standardization enables us to build it every day. As the world grapples with climate, digital, and societal challenges, manufacturers, electricity producers, grid operators, conformity…
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(FARO CREAFORM: Lévis, QC) -- FARO CREAFORM, a business of AMETEK and a global provider of 3D scanning and portable CMM solutions, announces the launch of MetraSCAN BLACK2, a portable, metrology-grade optical 3D scanner engineered to deliver total inspection flexibility on the shop floor. Designed…
Quality Digest
(Piston Foundation: Stamford, CT; Runge Cars: Alexandria, MN) -- The Piston Foundation and Runge Cars announced the release of a new Petrolicious film documenting a five-day coach-building workshop for Piston Scholar Vincent Ramirez.
Produced by Petrolicious, a Piston Community Partner, the film…
Adam Zewe
Engineers often use vision-language models to produce new designs, such as for airplane or automobile components. To simulate how those components will perform in realistic situations, they’ll use tried-and-true computer-aided design (CAD) software to generate 3D models of those designs that they…
Stephanie Ojeda
The recent multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis is a powerful reminder that food quality involves more than appearance, consistency, and shelf life. It requires an integrated approach to food safety, supplier control, traceability, risk management, and continuous improvement.
By mid-July 2026,…
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(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Renishaw will showcase a comprehensive portfolio of manufacturing technologies at IMTS 2026, Sept. 14–19, at McCormick Place in Chicago, demonstrating how manufacturers can improve precision, increase productivity, and accelerate automation throughout the production…
Wilhelm Klein
Quality inspection has always depended on people who know what they are looking at. That remains true as automated visual inspection becomes faster and more widely deployed. The strongest systems don’t try to remove expert judgment completely. They capture it, structure it, and apply it…
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(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Renishaw’s new LIBERTAS technology addresses two of the most persistent challenges in metal additive manufacturing (AM): poor downskin surface finish and the need for support structures.
While traditional support structures manage heat and distortion, they also…
NIST
From our bank accounts to smartphones, all our sensitive data and devices are protected with a technology known as cryptography. Present-day cryptography essentially uses a very challenging set of math problems that are nearly impossible for current computers to solve. These math problems act as a…
Quality Digest
(SPECTRO Analytical Instruments: San Dimas, CA) -- SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has introduced its new, improved SPECTROSCOUT kt portable ED-XRF analyzer for rapid, reliable analysis of precious metals and alloys on the spot.
Incoming inspection, quality monitoring, and hallmarking require fast…
Steve Romig
Quality teams throughout the food manufacturing industry face increasingly difficult obstacles and risks while keeping our food safe. A team can discover a positive Listeria result on a slicer component inside a ready-to-eat production zone after earlier environmental monitoring signals in the area…
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(GelSight: Waltham, MA) -- GelSight, a pioneer in surface analysis technology, has released GelSight Remote Assist, a new stand-alone application that lets additional users on the same network see the GelSight live view in real time and trigger scans remotely. Built on the GelSight API, Remote…
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(Baldrige Foundation: Washington, DC) -- Applications are now being accepted for the next cohort of the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, a one-year executive leadership development experience designed to foster meaningful dialogue on the principles of visionary leadership, strategic thinking,…
Florian Harzenetter
In industrial manufacturing, quality failures carry consequences far beyond the factory floor. A single defect can trigger warranty claims, production downtime for customers, costly recalls, and long-term damage to brand reputation. Yet despite significant investments in quality programs, many…
Roderick Munro
As this article is being written, the (final draft) FDIS ISO 9001:2026 global vote has concluded, and we should soon see the new published requirements.
If published as drafted, which is widely expected, one of the most significant changes is an increased emphasis on demonstrating the…
Quality Digest
(Vision Engineering: New Milford, CT) -- Vision Engineering, a global leader in ergonomic optical inspection and metrology solutions, has announced the launch of EVO Cam AURA, the next generation of its award-winning digital microscope platform.
Delivering a new standard in digital inspection with…
Quality Digest
(IDS: Obersulm, Germany) -- IDS Imaging Development Systems adds to its uEye FA series with 2–12.5 MP Sony STARVIS 2 rolling shutter sensors. The IP69K-rated uEye FA models provide high image quality, even in challenging lighting conditions.
When production systems are cleaned using high-pressure…
George Schuetz
I’ve written many times about how air gauging allows you to measure many jobs faster, more conveniently, and more accurately than other gauging methods.
For measuring all hole conditions, air gauging is unsurpassed for speed and accuracy. When checking any dimensional characteristic, air gauging…