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Zach Winn
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- More than 200 years ago, the steam boiler helped spark the Industrial Revolution. Since then, steam has been the lifeblood of industrial activity around the world. Today the production of steam—created by burning gas, oil, or coal to boil water—accounts for a significant…
Harish Jose
I want to revisit the notion of information from a cybernetic viewpoint, drawing primarily from Gregory Bateson’s well-known formulation that information is the difference that makes a difference. This definition doesn’t merely redefine information. It quietly displaces information from where it’s…
Brian Gutierrez
Measurement, in its most basic form, is about comparing the thing you want to measure with a reference. To measure the length of a table, you compare it to a tape measure. To measure flour for a birthday cake, you compare it to a measuring cup. Better references mean better measurements.
If you’re…
Quality Digest
(EPIGAP OSA: Berlin) -- EPIGAP OSA Photonics, a global manufacturer of custom and standard LEDs and photodetectors, announces a significant breakthrough in surface-mount device (SMD) shortwave infrared (SWIR) LED technology, which delivers more output power and an extended product range (from 700…
Quality Digest
(Disruption Interruption: Tampa Bay, FL) -- Bringing a new drug from discovery to market is a grueling marathon that typically requires 10-15 years of research, testing, and regulatory approval. According to recent data, clinical development times for innovative drugs have remained stagnant during…
Brian Brooks
The manufacturing world is undergoing a major shift. Supply chain shocks, reshoring, a busy merger and acquisition landscape, and other disruptions are prompting many manufacturers to rethink their operations with the hope of mitigating risk, building resilience, and gaining more control.
Although…
Quality Digest
(Minitab: State College, PA) -- Minitab, a global leader in data management, predictive analytics, and process improvement solutions, announced the acquisition of Scytec, a manufacturing technology company specializing in real-time machine data collection, machine monitoring, and overall equipment…
Mike King, Anusha Gangadhara
During a June 2025 webinar on pragmatic AI applications in healthcare quality management and regulatory affairs, live polling of quality and regulatory professionals revealed that approximately 80% of respondents were actively implementing AI solutions or seriously considering their use in quality…
Peter Chhim
During the last couple of decades working in quality, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen the same pattern play out: A strong launch. Tight focus. Great early results. People doing the right things for the right reasons. Controls are followed. Issues are surfaced quickly. Leaders are…
Quality Digest
(Velo3D: Fremont, CA) -- Velo3D, a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts, has a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) to rapidly develop and qualify additively manufactured…
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. It…
Quality Digest
(Harpak-ULMA -- Taunton, MA) -- Harpak-ULMA has announced the North American release of the ULMA TFX thermoformer, a smart platform engineered to help food, medical, and consumer packaged goods producers achieve higher throughput, enhanced package quality, and stronger sustainability performance.…
Quality Digest
(Physik Instrumente: Shrewsbury, MA) -- Physik Instrumente (PI), a global leader in precision motion control and nanopositioning systems, expands its portfolio of direct-drive vertical translation stages with the V-571.Z family. Featuring a user-adjustable magnetic counterbalance, the V-571.Z…
Rebecca Okamoto
Jennifer had a problem. She was the program manager for the No. 2 business priority at a multibillion-dollar company, rolling out sustainability programs in manufacturing. But when she presented, she kept hearing: too complicated, too time-consuming, too costly. And she couldn’t figure it out.
She…
Quality Digest
(X-Rite: Grand Rapids, MI) -- X-Rite, a global leader in color science and technology, announces a new collaboration with Rhopoint Instruments, a leading manufacturer of test equipment for appearance quality, to advance digital appearance innovation and support the growing use of digital twins in…
Dania Akram
Modern industrial and infrastructure environments are becoming larger, more complex, and more geographically dispersed. As facilities expand, internal audit teams face increasing pressure to deliver accurate, defensible findings within limited time frames. Traditional audit methods—largely…
Chip Bell
‘I don’t want my Dollar General store to look like a Dollar General store!” That was the owner’s assertive Sunday morning response to a sincere compliment on her immaculate, well-organized store. Her loud echo of pride stood in contrast to two other Dollar General stores in the same area,…
Quality Digest
(E-Z LOK: Gardena, CA) -- E-Z LOK, a leading manufacturer and distributor of threaded inserts for metal, plastic, and wood, has launched a multiple-length coil assortment kit.
E-Z Coil thread repair kits include all the essential items you need to install and repair tapped holes in softer metal…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…