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(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology has launched three new ECLIPSE microscope models—the LV100NDA LED, LV100ND LED, and LV100N POL LED—to strengthen the company’s comprehensive range of industrial microscope solutions. These microscopes have adopted a high color-rendering LED light…
Mike Figliuolo
A leader’s daily decision checklist is daunting: From hiring or firing to major business changes, every judgment call carries with it some level of risk. A bad choice could result in a toxic hire or a new product launch that crashes and burns. Perhaps more frightening is this: One poor decision…
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(SendCutSend: Reno, NV) -- Since 2018, SendCutSend has been on a mission to make U.S. manufacturing accessible, fast, and affordable while maintaining high quality. The company recently cut its turnaround time in half with its newly launched “Expedite Service.” Custom manufactured parts are now out…
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(Siemens USA: Washington, DC) -- Siemens has introduced the Virtual Product Expert (VPE), a new support program for its CNC machine tool users, machine builders, dealers, and importers.
Through the VPE program, customers can now interact directly with a SINUMERIK CNC product expert and have their…
Jonathan R. Todd
Geopolitical risk is emerging as one of the greatest challenges facing domestic and international business today. It has risen from a boardroom issue to one drawing the awareness and attention of both personnel and the general public. These days everyone knows the word “supply chain” and has some…
Adam Zewe
Imagine that a robot is helping you clean the dishes. You ask it to grab a soapy bowl out of the sink, but its gripper slightly misses the mark.
Using a new framework developed by MIT and NVIDIA researchers, you could correct that robot’s behavior with simple interactions. The method would allow…
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(Sandvik: Stockholm) -- Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Verisurf Software Inc., a U.S.-based 3D metrology software solutions provider. Verisurf will complement and enhance Sandvik’s position in industrial metrology and strengthen the combined digital manufacturing offering to small and…
Creaform
Each type of part presents its own set of inspection challenges. This is especially true for sheet metal parts that are made of various entities, each with different positioning and dimensioning tolerances, and variable thickness gauges and sizes. These features can be inherently laborious to…
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(AIM3D: Rostock, Germany) -- 3D pellet-extrusion printers complement conventional processes with an additive manufacturing strategy without molds. AIM3D is now presenting universally applicable extruder developments for third-party suppliers to open up new areas of application for 3D screw…
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(ATI: Dallas)--Allegheny Technologies (ATI) celebrated the commissioning of its world-class additive manufacturing products facility, bringing online the most advanced large-format, metal-additive manufacturing capabilities in the industry. The vertically integrated greenfield build includes design…
David Isaacson
Labor shortages are hitting manufacturers hard, and they’re coming in fast from many directions. What’s not so obvious is the extent to which the labor shortages are affecting manufacturers, the products they produce, the workers they employ, and the customers they serve.
According to a study by…
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(Siemens: Plano, TX) -- Siemens Digital Industries Software is collaborating with the University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation to increase industrial adoption of additive manufacturing and prepare the next-generation workforce by creating “Introduction to 3D Printing with Metals,” a…
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(EMAG: Farmington Hills, MI)--EMAG announces the North American release of the WPG 7, a compact external cylindrical grinding machine designed to optimize efficiency for manufacturers working with smaller components. This innovative machine combines a small footprint with advanced features to…
Justyna Zwolak
I previously wrote a blog post about Ada Lovelace, often celebrated as “the world’s first computer programmer.” While I genuinely enjoyed crafting that piece, I wished for the opportunity to write about a scientist who is much closer to my heart: Maria Skłodowska-Curie. She has always been and…
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(Körber: Lüneburg, Germany) -- Körber has launched the latest version of its PAS-X Track & Trace solution, designed to minimize total cost of ownership (TCO) and enhance efficiency through comprehensive life cycle management and seamless, vendor-agnostic system integration. As the…
Maria DiBari
This current job market is plagued by fake job postings that have been misleading American job seekers, wasting their time and distorting employment data. These deceptive listings—often created to collect résumés, inflate company growth metrics, or manipulate job market statistics—erode trust in…
Christine Schaefer
With the right approach, artificial intelligence isn’t “just a tool.” It can be “a real-time decision-making partner”—one that “empowers the workforce, making knowledge more accessible while ensuring that organizations have faster and smarter operations.” So says Ron Norris, retired director of…
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(Vision Engineering: New Milford, CT) -- Vision Engineering, manufacturer of ergonomic microscopy and digital 3D visualization technology, unveils the EVO Cam HALO, a new 4K digital microscope that redefines the standard for precision and clarity in inspection and measurement tasks.
Suitable for a…
Gleb Tsipursky
In the current professional landscape, idea generation is revered as a hallmark of creativity and innovation. Organizations celebrate those who can generate new and groundbreaking concepts, often overlooking the subtler art of idea curation.
However, the rapid advancement of generative AI is…
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(Propel: Redwood City, CA) -- Propel, creator of the first product value management (PVM) platform, has announced Propel One, a suite of role-based AI agents powered by Salesforce’s Agentforce and tailored to redefine how products are developed, marketed, sold, and serviced. Propel offers a suite…
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(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Renishaw’s new TEMPUS technology enables users of RenAM 500 series metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems to reduce build times by up to 50%. The technology uses advanced scanning algorithms that sequence the layer data to maximize productivity while maintaining…
John Tschohl
I ’ve been skiing in Vail, Colorado, one of the best skiing areas in the world, for more than 50 years. George Gillett Jr. acquired the resort in 1985. But when I first met him in 1978 and asked him what he does, he said, “I am in customer service.”
Gillett is out of that business now. And though…
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(KYZEN: Nashville, TN) -- KYZEN, a global manufacturer of environmentally responsible cleaning chemistries, will exhibit in Booth 5041 at the 2025 Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS) April 1–3, 2025, at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland. KYZEN’s team of cleaning experts will…
Mike Figliuolo
Things are awesome at work until that dreadful day your boss (with whom you have an awesome relationship) tells you, “Hey, I’ve hired a new person who will be reporting to me, and you’ll now report to that person.” Just like that, you’ve officially been layered. And we all know getting layered is…
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(Evident: Waltham, MA) -- Evident has announced the launch of its DSX2000 fully motorized digital microscope. It’s designed to simplify operations and boost productivity in material analysis and inspection workflows. An automated and integrated system for imaging, measurement, analysis, and…
