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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
(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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
(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…
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…
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…
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…
MIT Sloan School of Management
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- Quantum computing is evolving into a tangible technology that holds significant business and commercial promise, although the exact timing of when it will affect those areas remains unclear, according to a new report led by researchers at the MIT Initiative on the Digital…
Carl Lewis
Manufacturers are making more types of products than ever before. According to Deloitte’s Consumer Products Industry Outlook, 95% of consumer product executives report that launching new products is a top priority this year, and 67% are allocating more resources to developing truly novel offerings…
Quality Digest
(Physik Instrumente: Auburn, MA) -- Physik Instrumente (PI), a global leader in precision motion and positioning solutions, offers standard and custom air bearing linear slides. Based on PI’s USA engineering and manufacturing teams’ expertise, these air bearings are designed for applications…
Quality Digest
(NextGen Contracting: Lexington, KY) -- NexGen Contracting, Gray’s self-perform arm, is leading the charge toward more sustainable construction practices through its concrete division.
NexGen’s concrete division is rethinking how concrete is produced, specified, and delivered to meet the demands…
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Most metals found in nature are actually in their oxide forms. To extract those metals to use in critical applications—ranging from infrastructure such as bridges and buildings to advanced technologies like airplanes, semiconductors, or even quantum materials—those oxides must be reduced with gases…