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(UltiMaker: New York)--UltiMaker, a global leader in desktop 3D printing, has announced the MakerBot Gives Back Initiative, a major pledge to provide $500,000 worth of 3D printing resources to educators, students, schools, and STEM organizations across North and South America. This initiative…
Creaform
Quality control (QC) teams need reliable results they can trust to make informed decisions and address manufacturing challenges. This is why they rely on the coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). However, a CMM’s speed is often a limitation, making the idea that routine quality control can be…
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(Hexagon: Bengaluru, India) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has introduced a new cloud-native solution to test, train, and validate advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle systems. Utilizing hyperscale computing and automation, Virtual Test Drive X (VTDx)…
Gleb Tsipursky
The transformative potential of generative AI in learning and development (L&D) is a topic of growing interest among business leaders. And if you think your workers aren’t using gen AI, you might be seriously off-base.
According to a global study of 14,000 workers by Salesforce in late 2023,…
Nathan Ginty
In recent years, reshoring—the process of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.—has gained momentum. Companies are reevaluating their offshore supply chains, driven by rising costs, geopolitical risks, and supply chain disruptions. For smaller manufacturers, this shift also presents a unique…
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(Nordson Corp.: Duluth, GA) – Nordson Packaging, a division of Nordson Corp., has introduced Spectra Link Controller, a high-precision adhesive controller in a flexible platform. This controller gives users continuous oversight of demanding packaging lines. The Spectra Link Controller provides…
Roy VanGemert Jr.
What if you could meet your new employees a few years before their start date? Imagine a future where skilled workers are readily available in your local market, eager to contribute and connected to your company’s mission.
By investing in a sustainable local talent pipeline, manufacturers improve…
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(QuickLogic: San Jose, CA) -- QuickLogic Corp., a leading provider of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) hard IP and ruggedized FPGAs, has announced the integration of the Synopsys Synplify synthesis tool into its FPGA user tools. This integration enhances QuickLogic’s design environment by accelerating FPGA-…
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(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a leading global research, consulting, and education firm specializing in product life cycle management (PLM) and its digital transformation, announces that its principal consultant, Tom Gill, will participate in a webinar, “Delivering Technical Content at Scale…
Hannah Fischer-Lauder
In an age where data are among the most valuable assets for any business, the ability to retrieve, process, and utilize information efficiently is critical for success. Yet traditional data-retrieval methods often struggle with the demands of today’s dynamic business environments. Enter retrieval-…
Susan Robertson
Every year, Amy B., a buyer for a large retail chain store, hosts an Easter egg decorating team-building party where she and a bunch of her suppliers spend an entire afternoon coloring and bedazzling boiled eggs. None of them bring kids—they do this for the sheer pleasure of out of the office…
Quality Digest
(Swiss Steel Group: Lucerne, Switzerland) -- Swiss Steel Group presents UGIMA-X, the third generation of high-machinability stainless steels, delivering significant advancements in machining efficiency, tool life, and process reproducibility. This evolution results from more than three decades of…
George Schuetz
Machinists working strictly in metalworking shops don’t have many occasions to gage the thickness of soft materials. But many of our readers work in supporting roles, helping to build or maintain the machines that produce textiles, plastic films, paper, and other products that are compressible.…
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(MIT Sloan Management Review: Cambridge, MA) -- Flawed assumptions about what motivates people to work can lead to counterproductive management tactics, argues new research from MIT Sloan Management Review.
Psychology research has established that individuals are naturally intrinsically motivated…
Quality Digest
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Renowned product life cycle management expert Martin Eigner will deliver a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map NA 2025. This two-day event will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia, on May 7 and 8. This year’s conference theme is “PLM’s Integral Role…
Donald J. Wheeler
The Man of La Mancha never got to the unreachable goal—and if you’re being judged by overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), then your manager may also be dreaming an impossible dream. This column will look at problems associated with the use of OEE values.
OEE is a value often used in lean…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- As part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is responsible for harmonizing international and national documentary standards with those used by the U.S. weights and measures community.
Therefore, in 2019…
Harry Hertz
My story begins with Hurricane Milton, one of two tragic hurricanes to hit the west coast of Florida last year. Milton went right over Sarasota, where I live part of the year. It was a devastating storm; tree and plant debris still remain on the sides of many roads. Big root balls are still upended…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
By editing the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have found a way to generate new macromolecules with more valuable properties than those of the starting material. Upcycling may help remedy the roughly 450 million tons…
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(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a global product life cycle management consulting and research firm, has announced a free educational webinar, “The What and Why of Digital Threads and Twins—A Report from the Field.” The one-hour webinar will take place Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 11 a.m.…
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(Epigap OSA Photonics: Berlin) -- EPIGAP OSA Photonics, a global manufacturer of custom and standard LEDs and photodetectors, has introduced high-power ultraviolet (UV) LEDs in surface-mount packages that operate from 225 nm to 410 nm.
The entire wavelength range of the UV product series is…
Creaform
Maintaining high-quality standards is critical in the heavy equipment industry. Customers rely on manufacturers to deliver products that perform reliably in harsh and demanding operating conditions. The stakes are high. Deviation from quality and overlooked detail can lead to expensive warranty…
Ben Eidlisz
A safe work environment will foster productivity, reduce hazards, and enhance overall work morale. Keeping your team and assets safe requires implementing the right policies, medical necessities, vigilant oversight, ongoing assessments, and proper training.
As the COO of DUSAW, making smart locks…
Quality Digest
(IDENTCO: Ingleside, IL) -- IDENTCO, a manufacturer of high-performance labeling solutions for the power equipment, electronics, transportation, and general industrial sectors, has launched an online storefront.
Offering a one-stop shop for an array of labeling solutions, shop.identco.com enables…
Quality Digest
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek HazLoc-approved linear position sensors are certified for safe operation in hazardous locations with explosive gases, vapors, dust and other dangerous substances. Approved by Intertek Testing Laboratories and carrying the ETL mark, the NT-HL-750 LVDTs are…
