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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.
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Quality Digest
(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…
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…
Gleb Tsipursky
Imagine a bustling conference room where employees aren’t just listening to lectures but actively experimenting with cutting-edge tools, tackling real-world challenges and discovering new ways to revolutionize their workflows. That’s the transformative power of workshops focused on generative AI (…
Quality Digest
(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…
Quality Digest
(Verisurf: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf Software has announced the release of Verisurf 2026, the latest version of its model-based metrology platform. Built on a legacy of innovation and customer-focused development, Verisurf 2026 introduces new features and workflow improvements designed to help…
Mike Figliuolo
It’s hard to balance all the demands that are placed upon you as a leader. Many of us default to dysfunctional ways of spending our time and energy. If you know what the common mistakes are and take a more deliberate approach to investing your time and energy, you’ll get better results from your…
Judy Fainor
What if your quality system could detect and initiate corrective actions for equipment deviations before they affect product quality?
It’s a compelling vision—and one that’s becoming increasingly achievable through AI-enabled automation. But let’s be clear: We’re not there yet. What we do have is…
Quality Digest
(Relay: Raleigh, NC) -- Frontline teams are locked in a daily battle against their own tools. The constant firefighting, the unpredictable costs, and the operational chaos create a high-stress environment that hurts morale and the bottom line. Relay’s new survey data from more than 500 industrial…
Rachel Gordon
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- 3D printing has come a long way since the 1980s, when Chuck Hull pioneered stereolithography—a technique that solidifies liquid resin into solid objects using ultraviolet lasers. Over the decades, 3D printers have evolved from experimental curiosities into tools capable of…
Cornelia C. Walther
Sarah, a marketing director at a Fortune 500 company, recently celebrated her team’s 40% productivity increase after implementing AI-powered content generation tools. Her seasoned copywriters now produce campaigns in hours rather than days, while AI handles routine social media posts and email…
Mike Regan
In July 2024, CrowdStrike rolled out a software update that crashed more than 8 million Windows systems worldwide. The faulty release disrupted hospitals, grounded flights, halted banking operations, and affected government services. Comparable to a major cyberattack, the incident caused more than…
Quality Digest
(Telexistence: Tokyo) -- Telexistence is launching a groundbreaking service that will generate large-scale, stable, and cost-efficient robotic motion datasets tailored to customer requirements. The service will officially begin in January 2026, with preorders opening in September 2025.
At the core…
Kate Zabriskie
Most of us have been there. A deadline whooshes by, a teammate consistently shows up late to meetings, or someone just isn’t pulling their weight. And what do we often do? We avoid the conversation, hoping the problem will magically resolve itself. Spoiler: It never does.
Dodging these…
Quality Digest
(Nova: Rehovot, Israel) -- Nova has released its latest optical metrology solution, the Nova WMC. This modular platform has been specifically designed to address the complex requirements of the most advanced packaging applications in semiconductor manufacturing.
The Nova WMC represents a…
Quality Digest
(X-Rite: Grand Rapids, MI) -- X-Rite, a global leader in color science and technology, will showcase its latest innovations in color management at industry events across North America this fall, including Coatings Trends & Technologies, Western Coatings, Advanced Design & Manufacturing, and…
Bruce Hamilton
In my Labor Day article, “Celebrating Our Frontline Scapegoats,” I observed that of the seven wastes, the one most people recognize is defects. This is understandable: Workers are often blamed for defect-causing situations over which they have little or no control. This article continues that Labor…
Quality Digest
(Bluestreak: Delafield, WI) -- Bluestreak, a leading provider of integrated QMS and MES software, announces the release of its new laboratory information management system (LIMS). Bluestreak’s LIMS is designed to streamline lab operations with centralized test data, workflows, and traceability,…
Kateryna Sergieieva
Organizations today face a problem that’s both simple and enormous: They operate in a world that moves faster than the systems used to track it. Shipping bottlenecks appear overnight, suppliers run into trouble without warning, and crops or energy grids can shift dramatically in just a few days. In…
Quality Digest
(Quartz Imaging Corp.: Vancouver, BC) -- Quartz Imaging Corp., a global leader in microscopy and metrology software, has released PCI-AM Version 9, the latest and most advanced edition of its powerful automated measurement solution. This product introduces a game-changing capability: AI-driven…
William A. Levinson
A vital concept from the chemical process industry, management of change (MOC) relates primarily to safety. It means that whenever we change a factor in a cause-and-effect diagram (e.g., machine, material, manpower, method, measurement, environment, or any other factor), we create risks of…
Quality Digest
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- Meeting the increasing demand for real-time data and automation in oil and gas operations, NewTek Sensor Solutions has engineered a line of linear variable differential transformers (LVDTs) specifically for reliable position feedback in downhole environments. These…
Akhilesh Gulati
Organizations often face a familiar dilemma: It’s not a shortage of good ideas, but a struggle to decide which one to pursue first. During project prioritization meetings, leaders are likely to present a wide range of perspectives. The finance team pushes for hard savings, while operations advocate…
Cindy Mielke
Over the years, there have been many developments in systems and technologies that have helped industries redefine how businesses are structured. These changes, especially in sectors like manufacturing and distribution, have led to new roles and responsibilities for employees.
However, often with…