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Brian Hughes
We live in a world where problems aren’t just growing—they’re evolving into ever-more complex challenges. During the 20th century, we pushed the boundaries of innovation, creating complicated systems that demanded structured problem-solving approaches. Techniques like 5 Whys and the Ishikawa…
Creaform
What started out in 1928 as a blacksmith and carriage smithy is now, 94 years later, a modern, customer-focused vehicle manufacturing company in the heart of Switzerland. These days, Sutter AG Lungern Fahrzeugbau specializes in the development and manufacture of three-side tippers of up to 40 tons…
Quality Digest
(RealMan Robotics: Beijing) -- RealMan Robotics, a leader in ultralightweight humanoid robotics and specialized robotic solutions, has unveiled a suite of new products designed to revolutionize multiple sectors, from retail and healthcare to industrial and domestic applications.
Innovative…
Quality Digest
(Accuray: Madison, WI) -- Accuray Inc. has announced that the company’s Radixact SynC system and CyberKnife S7 system have been approved by the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). With these approvals, medical care teams can provide patients in China the most advanced Accuray…
Ariana Tantillo
On June 18, 2023, the Titan submersible was about 90 minutes into its two-hour descent to the Titanic wreckage at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean when it lost contact with its support ship. This break in communication set off a frantic search for the tourist submersible and five passengers on…
Ayush Soni
Audits and inspections are critical components of industrial safety management. These processes help organizations ensure compliance with legal requirements, identify risks, and improve workplace safety and operational efficiencies. Conducting regular audits and inspections is not just a regulatory…
Quality Digest
(SUNLU: Commerce, CA) -- SUNLU, a leader in the 3D printing industry and a pioneer in filament drying innovations, has unveiled its latest development—the FilaDryer E2, an optimum solution for efficiently drying and annealing engineering filaments. Addressing professionals and enthusiasts, the E2…
Quality Digest
(X-Rite: Grand Rapids, MI) -- X-Rite Inc., a global leader in color science and technology, announces the Judge LED light booth, designed for precise visual color evaluation as industries shift from fluorescent to energy-efficient LED lighting. Building on 60 years of lighting innovation, X-Rite’s…
Quality Digest
(AD PAG: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Members of the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) will sponsor a webinar and panel discussion on the creation of a unified language for querying data, which will take place Jan. 28, 2025, 11 a.m. Eastern.
Airbus has been advancing a project to create a…
Quality Digest
(P&R Measurement: Las Vegas) -- P&R Measurement, a key player in the measurement and control industry, made its global debut at CES 2025 in early January, showcasing its breakthrough solutions in AI-driven industrial applications and flexible manufacturing at one of the world’s most…
Ilana J. Sprongl
Back in 2023, only 15% of businesses had adopted AI-augmented software testing tools. By 2027, that number is expected to leap to 80%. The reason behind this rapid adoption is clear. The complexity of modern software and products is skyrocketing, and with it, the risks associated with quality…
Akhilesh Gulati
In the world of operations and quality management, the pressure to act quickly can feel overwhelming. Senior executives are constantly racing against time to meet customer demands, solve problems, and keep shareholders satisfied. In the rush to address immediate challenges, “Ready, aim, fire!” gets…
Harish Jose
In this article, I’m exploring complexity through the lens of George Spencer-Brown’s Laws of Form (Cognizer Co., 1994). This philosophical and mathematical treatise explores the foundations of logic and mathematics via a unique symbolic system. Spencer-Brown introduces a primary algebra based on a…
Quality Digest
(Siemens: Alpharetta, GA) -- Siemens is presenting its latest solutions for smart and networked drive technology. By networking entire drive systems, machine and plant builders as well as end users can simulate machines and plants more accurately using digital twins, perform commissioning, reduce…
Gleb Tsipursky
In the rapidly evolving business landscape, the momentum toward policies mandating a return to the office (RTO) is gaining traction. However, this shift risks overlooking critical segments of the workforce, particularly older employees, individuals with disabilities, and women, whose participation…
Laurie Locascio
So much has changed since I walked onto the Gaithersburg, Maryland, campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) almost three years ago to begin my term as its director and U.S. Commerce Undersecretary for Standards and Technology.
We were all still feeling the impacts of…
Quality Digest
(TÜV SÜD: Wakefield, MA) -- TÜV SÜD announced that it has been selected as one of 10 cybersecurity label administrators (CLAs) for the voluntary IoT cybersecurity labeling program of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This program aims to increase security standards for wireless IoT…
Quality Digest
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in product life cycle management (PLM) and the digital transformation it enables, will participate in an upcoming webinar, “The Human Impacts of Gen AI on the Product Life Cycle.” The webinar,…
William A. Levinson
Recent labor relations controversies and ongoing arguments about the minimum wage have raised questions as to how a supply chain should share the utility it produces.
If we ask the wrong question, however, we’ll get the wrong answer. “What is a fair share?” asks how a supply chain should divide a…
Malcolm Chisholm
Data are the fuel of the Information Age, and all organizations acknowledge the value of well-managed corporate data assets. The problems start when we begin to ask just exactly how the data assets are to be well managed.
In response, many organizations have put data governance departments in…
Quality Digest
(Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Omnex has announced its latest webinars, “Lean Six Sigma—Introduction to the Tools and Methods,” “ASPICE PAM 4.0: What You Need to Know,” and “Performing TARA in Compliance with ISO/SAE 21434.”
Webinar: Lean Six Sigma—Introduction to the Tools and Methods Date and time:…
Quality Digest
(Gauss Labs: Seoul, South Korea) -- Gauss Labs has released the second version of its AI-based virtual metrology solution, Panoptes VM 2.0.
Panoptes VM provides all-wafer measurement data in real time by predicting process outcomes from sensor data. By applying this solution, it’s possible to…
Harry Hertz
A recent Inc.com blog post by Jessica Stillman discusses Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, Revenge of the Tipping Point (Little, Brown and Co., 2024). The theme in both works is that you can’t create a high-performing team simply by bringing together individual high performers. They need to gel as a…
Jennifer Chu
The electronics industry is approaching a limit to the number of transistors that can be packed onto the surface of a computer chip. So chip manufacturers are looking to build up, rather than out.
Instead of squeezing ever-smaller transistors onto a single surface, the industry is aiming to stack…
Quality Digest
(Mahr: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Inc., a leading provider of dimensional metrology solutions, has announced the expansion of its Precimar SM 60 length measurement product line with the introduction of the Precimar SM 60-V small-length measuring bench. This new version of the SM 60 can use Mahr’s…