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Quality Digest
In the first two episodes of The Quality Digest Roadshow, we looked at the evolution and use of dimensional measurement and measurement standards.
Distance is what most of us think about in regards to measurement. However, every day we use products that rely on another type of measurement—force:…
Gleb Tsipursky
The future of flexible work will not be decided by floor plans or badge swipes. It will be decided by who gets to build the tools.
Fresh evidence from a new global survey shows the shift in plain numbers. GoTo and Workplace Intelligence asked 2,500 people across roles and countries about AI and…
Quality Digest
(BIN95: Las Vegas) -- As Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month approaches this February, BIN95 spotlights the critical role of automation and maintenance training in preparing students for modern manufacturing careers.
While production and operator training often dominate the conversation,…
Bryan Christiansen
You finished the plan, you executed the work, and you know your team delivered results. But when it’s time to prove your budget request or show value to leadership, you struggle to give clear proof.
Maintenance teams can have a tough time transitioning from “doing work” to “reporting value.” The…
Quality Digest
(Otis: Farmington, CT) -- Otis, the world’s leading company for elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service, is making its successful Little Engineers program available everywhere the company does business.
What is Little Engineers?
The global expansion of Little Engineers…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a request for information (RFI) seeking insights from industry, academia, and the security community regarding the…
Gregory George
Timeless design, meticulous craftsmanship, and connection to the past: There are many reasons why classic cars are enduringly popular. Reverse engineering has brought them within reach of more people than ever before. 3D scanners and 3D modeling software make it possible to remake parts at a…
Data Physics
Vibration-related failures in aerospace involve satellites, launch vehicles, and aircraft components that are expensive to replace. While traditional vibration testing can overcompensate and damage parts, modal analysis performs tests on the product before physically examining its endurance. Using…
Quality Digest
(Baldrige Foundation: Washington, DC) -- Josh Racette, president and CEO of the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, has announced the 2026 recipients of the Baldrige Foundation’s Leadership Awards.
“The Foundation’s Leadership Awards recognize individuals whose leadership…
Harish Jose
In this article, I am refining my thoughts on re-entry as a wonderful tool to tackle cognitive blind spots. A common saying states that a fish doesn’t know it’s in water. The phrase is usually offered as a comment on unexamined assumptions. The fish is fully immersed in a medium that makes its life…
Quality Digest
(Michigan Metrology: Livonia, MI) -- Registration is now open for the annual “Surface Roughness, Texture, and Tribology” short course, presented in Livonia, Michigan, May 13–14, 2026. The two-day class offers a unique opportunity to learn the fundamentals of surface roughness and tribology and how…
Quality Digest
(ETQ: Burlington, MA) -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, announces two new native artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities embedded within the ETQ Reliance quality management system (QMS). The new solutions officially kick off ETQ’s “Reliance AI” strategy of delivering an AI ecosystem that meets customers…
Quality Digest
(Hexagon: Huntsville, AL) -- Hexagon, a global leader in enterprise software that helps customers design, build, operate, and protect critical industrial and infrastructure assets, announces the availability of EcoSys 9.4, the latest evolution of its industry-leading enterprise project performance…
CAISI @ NIST
Building gold-standard AI systems requires gold-standard AI measurement science—the scientific study of methods used to assess AI systems’ properties and effects. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works to improve measurements of AI performance, reliability, and security…
Creaform
Ultralarge hydraulic excavators for international open-pit mining are the core specialty of Komatsu Germany GmbH—Mining Division. A subsidiary of Japan’s Komatsu Ltd., Komatsu Germany develops and manufactures six models of ultralarge hydraulic excavators in Düsseldorf in the 300–900 tonne class.…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory use specialized tools to study materials at the atomic scale and analyze defects at the materials’ surface. Results of their research help to better understand these materials used for advanced electronics, enabling innovative…
Mike Figliuolo
It’s a terrible feeling to put a ton of effort into crafting a recommendation only to have it shot down in front of all your co-workers. If you want your idea approved, you should try doing things backward instead.
Think about how you craft a recommendation. Typically, it goes something like this…
Quality Digest
(Natuvion: Walldorf, Germany) -- A fundamental paradigm shift is emerging in IT transformation for the coming year. What was previously understood as a finite migration project is increasingly turning into an ongoing process. This new reality, the growing use of artificial intelligence, and the…
Eleazer Carmelli-Kim, Kevin Atkins
As the holiday season is left behind, many manufacturing leaders find a moment to step back from year-end deadlines to reflect on the bigger picture and look ahead. One question often surfaces during that quieter reset: Where will the next generation of engineers, designers, and problem-solvers…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Paul Boisvert
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Oak Ridge, TN) -- America’s national security relies in part on the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines, which can operate more than 800 ft below the ocean’s surface. At such dark, unforgiving depths, the crew’s survival depends on the ability of the sub’s steel…
George Schuetz
As production tolerances become ever tighter, and the error margin for measurement results constantly shrinks, temperature fluctuation is an issue that users may need to consider in their inspection process.
The background to this is a natural physical phenomenon: Most materials expand when heated…
Quality Digest
(MOVA Group: Vienna) -- AtomForm, part of the MOVA Group of companies, has unveiled the Palette 300, a major leap forward in consumer and professional 3D printing. Built on a sophisticated architecture featuring 12 intelligent nozzles, advanced multimaterial capability, and lightning-quick swaps…
Adam Zewe
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- Artificial intelligence has captured headlines recently for its rapidly growing energy demands, particularly the surging electricity use of data centers that enable the training and deployment of the latest generative AI models. But it’s not all bad news. Some AI tools have…
Donald J. Wheeler
Performance indexes use the global standard deviation statistic to describe the past. Capability indexes use a within-subgroup measure of dispersion to characterize the process potential. However, some within-subgroup measures are better than others. This article will explain why you should not use…
Adam Zewe
Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are tried-and-true tools used to design many of the physical objects we use each day. But CAD software requires extensive expertise to master, and many tools incorporate such a high level of detail that they don’t lend themselves to brainstorming or rapid…