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Jones Loflin
I took a deep breath as we left the “car park,” as it’s called in Ireland. The only comforting thought I had was, “I’m glad I paid for the upgrade to an automatic.” Changing gears with my left hand while navigating roundabouts and narrow, rock wall-lined roads was an added stress I didn’t need when…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Andrew Iams saw something strange while looking through his electron microscope. He was examining a sliver of a new aluminum alloy at the atomic scale, searching for the key to its strength, when he noticed that the atoms were arranged in an extremely unusual pattern. “…
Krister Shalm
One lecture in an undergraduate quantum physics class changed my life forever.
It was 2001, and the professor introduced the idea that physicists could use quantum particles to build a new kind of superpowerful computer. I was so captivated by the idea that quantum physics could lead to…
Quality Digest
(Rensa Filtration: Aurora, IL)--Rensa Filtration, a leading manufacturer and distributor of consumable, mission-critical air filtration solutions, announces that its SuperFlo HEPA V-Bank and HEPA Deep Pleat filters have been evaluated by UL Solutions and meet the requirements of UL 900 standard for…
Bryan Christiansen
Failure analysis helps uncover the root cause of equipment issues so you can fix problems and prevent them from happening again. This guide outlines a clear, six-step process to conduct effective failure analysis and write a report that adds long-term value.
Failure analysis techniques vary widely…
Quality Digest
(WYRED: Hanover, ON) -- WYRED has launched KYRO, a portable, on-demand private network solution for connectivity within industries that operate in challenging environments.
Ushering in a new era of industrial connectivity
KYRO is a secure, rapidly deployable, and adaptable private network solution…
Quality Digest
(Mitutoyo America Corp.: Aurora, IL) -- Mitutoyo America Corp., a global leader in precision measurement technology, announced the launch of the MiSTAR 575 Shop Floor CNC coordinate measuring machine (CMM). Building on the success of MiSTAR 555, MiSTAR 575 takes shop-floor performance, accuracy,…
Quality Digest, Donald J. Wheeler
Dr. Donald J. Wheeler has been one of Quality Digest’s most highly read authors for decades. His teaching on the use of control charts in industrial settings has long been considered the gold standard. He has conducted more than 1,100 seminars in 17 countries on six continents, and his books have…
Kelley Jacobsen
As global trade uncertainty intensifies, health systems should take steps to minimize the effect of this volatility on their medical equipment inventory. The evolving policies of the United States and its trading partners could strain global supply chains and make acquiring or maintaining medical…
Quality Digest
(Sandvik Coromant U.S.: Mebane, NC) – Sandvik Coromant, a global leader in metal cutting tools and solutions, is expanding its versatile CoroCut 2 with a new -GL parting and grooving geometry and an updated -CR parting-off geometry. The new and updated geometries increase chip control in long-chip…
Quality Digest
(Sandvik: Stockholm) -- Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Osa Demolition Equipment (OSA), an Italy-based manufacturer of demolition tools and hydraulic hammers. OSA will be reported as a business unit within the Attachment Tools division of Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions.
OSA’s range…
Akhilesh Gulati
As director of quality at a manufacturing plant, James faced the reality of shift every day. As the plant embraced new technologies and adapted to changing global dynamics, he knew that quality management could no longer be reactive. The question was whether he could turn these shifts into…
Etienne Nichols
What’s your favorite regulatory pitfall? I know that’s a strange question, but if you’ve spent much time in the medical device industry, there are likely a few that come to mind. People reach out to me all the time asking how to break into the medical device industry—and I love those conversations…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon AB has announced the appointment of Andreas Renulf as president of its Manufacturing Intelligence division, effective May 1, 2025. Renulf will report directly to Norbert Hanke, interim president and CEO of Hexagon. Josh Weiss, the current president of…
Quality Digest
(InnovMetric: Québec City) -- On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, InnovMetric will host PolyWorks Conference Live. This online event is an opportunity to showcase the latest advancements in PolyWorks, InnovMetric’s 3D metrology software, for existing or potential customers as well as the global…
Gleb Tsipursky
Once hailed as both an ethical mandate and a strategic necessity after the upheaval of 2020, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives now face intense scrutiny and pushback. Major corporations—ranging from Walmart to Google—are quietly retreating from these programs amid escalating…
Quality Digest
(Teledyne FLIR: Wilsonville, OR) -- FLIR, a Teledyne Technologies company, has introduced the Si1-LD, an industrial acoustic imaging camera that brings faster and more accurate compressed air leak detection to those operating on a modest condition-monitoring budget. The new FLIR Si1-LD offers…
Stephanie Ojeda
The pharmaceutical industry and the medical device industry have unique ways of defining terms like deviation and nonconformance. Often, this leads to confusion about how events should be classified and managed.
This article explains the difference between a deviation and a nonconformance, and why…
Quality Digest
(Fabricators and Manufacturers Association: Elgin, IL) -- This summer, thousands of kids will head to camp—not to canoe or trek in the woods, but to discover the exciting world of robotics, computer-aided design, and other manufacturing technologies.
Thanks to grants from the Fabricators and…
Quality Digest
(Aras: Andover, MA) -- Aras, a leader in product life cycle management (PLM) and digital thread solutions, has shared key findings about the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in product development in its new report, “The Future of Product Life Cycle Management and Digital Engineering.”
The…
Quality Digest
If you’re a corporate employer, you must know the importance of training and its effects on your firm’s growth. Teaching employees with the help of corporate training is an essential step that every firm should follow to reach its goals. Additionally, incorporating OSHA training ensures workplace…
Quality Digest
(Wittgas: Witten, Germany) -- The new Can-Piercer, made from stainless steel and aluminum, is ideal for food industry applications. Its updated design is more compact and streamlined than the previous model, making it easier to handle and integrate into daily operations. Weighing just 3.8 kg, it’s…
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Researchers use a technique called resonant inelastic X-ray scattering, or RIXS, to study the electronic behavior of quantum materials. The image above illustrates an ultrabright X-ray striking a quantum material’s electrons (gray circles) and scattering off the sample. In this example, the X-ray’s…
MIT News
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- The process of catalysis—in which a material speeds up a chemical reaction—is crucial to the production of many of the chemicals used in our everyday lives. But even though these catalytic processes are widespread, researchers often lack a clear understanding of exactly how…
Seb Murray
What happens when workers get a say in evaluating their managers? At one Chinese carmaker, the results speak for themselves: happier teams, better leadership, and a noticeable boost in productivity—without a single downside. Those are key findings of a recent study by Wharton associate professor of…
