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(4D Technology: Tucson, AZ) -- 4D Technology, an Onto Innovation subsidiary, announced that it has been officially approved as a FANUC collaborative robot (cobot) device supplier. This milestone coincides with the release of a new FANUC-certified plug-in that enables seamless integration between 4D…
Chris Chuang
The plant manager’s day started perfectly. The production schedule was optimized, the teams were aligned, and the shift was running smoothly. Then, a critical pump on Line 3 failed. The floor supervisor tried to radio for maintenance, but his call dropped in the plant’s notorious dead zone. By the…
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(Energy Fuels: Denver) -- Energy Fuels Inc., a leading U.S. producer of uranium, rare earth elements and other critical minerals, announced that high-purity neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide produced at its White Mesa Mill in Utah has been manufactured into commercial scale rare earth permanent…
Akhilesh Gulati
Quality initiatives rarely fail because of bad tools. They fail because people don’t adopt them.
Organizations spend months mapping processes, running kaizen events, or documenting corrective actions, only to watch the improvements unravel when employees quietly return to the “old way.” Leaders…
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(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- To meet increasing customer demand for sophisticated digital formats and workflows, ASTM International is broadening its direct sales efforts and won’t be renewing its long-standing and healthy reseller relationship with Accuris (formerly IHS).
Andy Kireta, ASTM…
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Plan a route, grab some snacks, and fuel up. Engineers and scientists have been sending massive magnets from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national labs on cross-country road trips.
Magnets are at the heart of many scientific instruments at the DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. They aren’t…
Anthony Vianna
There’s a lot of talk about automation these days, not just in manufacturing circles but also the news in general. As the demands of modern manufacturing grow more complex, and manufacturing industries continue their digital transformation—with automation playing an ever-expanding role—where does…
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(Sinopec: Beijing) -- On Sept. 25, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation announced a new milestone in hydrogen mobility at the High-Quality Development Promotion Conference for Modern Industrial Chain of Hydrogen Energy Application, hosted by Sinopec in Nanjing, China. Three hydrogen-powered…
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Welcome to the prelaunch page for The Quality Digest Roadshow, a regular series dedicated to manufacturing, metrology, and the technology used in the pursuit of making stuff that’s cool and useful, or boring but essential.
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NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced more than $3.3 million in cooperative agreements intended to develop the workforce needed to protect our nation’s infrastructure and organizations from cybersecurity…
Quality Digest, Jason Chester
Today, manufacturing is largely shaped by supply chain volatility, complex labor dynamics, and—like most global industries—the rise of AI. Adopting AI technologies on the shop floor can help manufacturers minimize operational costs, mitigate risk, and optimize processes, which drives efficiency and…
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(DEWALT: Towson, MD) -- A new generation of young women in skilled trades is playing a key role in advancing the nation’s infrastructure, according to a new Chicago-based survey from DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand and leader in total job site solutions.
With the U.S. projected to…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Simulations still can’t predict precisely when an earthquake will happen. Still, with the incredible processing power of modern exascale supercomputers, they can now predict how they will happen and how much damage they will likely cause.
Imagine a colossal earthquake strikes the California coast…
Walter Nowocin
Software selection, implementation, and ongoing maintenance are critical stages in the life cycle of biomedical software systems such as asset and calibration management platforms. Yet few industry resources provide detailed, practical guidance for managing these processes effectively.
One notable…
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(Acer: Berlin) -- Acer has announced significant advancements in its SpatialLabs Pro solution, unveiling new integrations with NVIDIA Omniverse, Video Engineering’s ProteQ Viso stereo microscope, and Smart Surgery’s next-generation medical training platform.
These updates further expand the…
NIST
Even if you’ve never heard of “light caustics,” you’ve probably seen them. They’re the ethereal patterns of light that coat the bottoms of swimming pools and break up the shadows of glass. Anywhere light is bent or reflected by a curved surface, caustics can appear.
This trick of the light is…
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(Busek Co.: Natick, MA) -- Busek Co., a leading manufacturer of high-performance electric propulsion technology for space flight, and Maxar Space Systems, a trusted partner and innovator in satellite manufacturing, confirmed the successful delivery of all 6kW flight thrusters for the solar electric…
Annie Wilson, Professor Ryan Hamilton
Nano Tools for Leaders, a collaboration between Wharton Executive Education and Wharton’s Center for Leadership and Change Management, are fast, effective tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes, with the potential to significantly affect your success and the engagement and…
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(CleanSpace: Doylestown, PA) -- CleanSpace, a national leader in modular cleanroom design and construction, announces a strategic partnership with Pegasus Park, becoming the design builder of choice for the growing roster of innovators and life science companies at the Dallas-based innovation…
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(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Renishaw’s metal additive manufacturing technology has helped Great Britain’s track cyclist Matthew Richardson become the first cyclist in history to break the 9-second barrier in the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Men’s Elite 200 m Flying Start. Then, 24 hours…
Frank King
At Ramirez & Co., a midsize business with decades of wins, leadership thought its biggest challenges were competitors, technology, and the market. Close, but no cigar. The real problem was stress, the silent drain that doesn’t show up on a Gantt chart but still wrecks your timeline.
Deadlines…
Enterprise Innovation Institute at Georgia Tech
A new study explains how tiny water bugs use fan-like propellers to zip across streams at speeds up to 120 body lengths per second. The researchers then created a similar fan structure and used it to propel and maneuver an insect-sized robot.
“Scientists thought the bugs used their muscles to…
Quality Digest
(NewTek Sensor Solutions: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek Sensor Solutions offers radiation-resistant LVDTs (linear variable differential transformers) in multiple temperature ranges to meet the evolving demands of nuclear power applications, including next-generation reactors with elevated thermal and…
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(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have advanced the use of DuAlumin-3D, an innovative aluminum alloy, in high-temperature automotive components, significantly expanding the possibilities of additive manufacturing.
Research found that DuAlumin-3D outperforms…