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(norelem: Greenville, SC) -- A leading supplier of standard components and systems, norelem, is launching five new families of positioning systems. The new range includes rotary tables, lifting tables, counter bearings, adapter plates, and joint heads, comprehensively covering electrical and…
Yushiro Kato
Artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining momentum across a vast array of fields. Nearly everyone has tried or actively uses a form of AI, whether for personal or professional purposes. Many are finding benefits of the technology in industries that use large amounts of data that must be analyzed,…
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(Align Production Systems: St. Louis) -- When a utility company faced transporting 120,000-lb motor housings within its facility, traditional transport solutions fell short. So the company partnered with Align Production Systems: The solution was a low-profile pallet transporter custom engineered…
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(Altair: Troy, MI) -- Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, welcomes Meridian Flight Systems to the Altair Aerospace Startup Acceleration Program (ASAP). Within ASAP, Meridian will use Altair’s next-generation simulation, data analytics, and high-performance computing (HPC)…
Mike Figliuolo
You are the only one who can protect your time and your interests. You have to establish the “line” you’re not willing to cross or allow others to cross. Whether it’s the number of hours you work, the work you do (and the work others do), or the physical layout of your workspace, there are things…
Harish Jose
Today I’m looking at Immanuel Kant’s “thing-in-itself” and Hans Vaihinger’s ideas. In Kant’s philosophy, the thing-in-itself (Ding an sich) refers to the reality that exists independently of human perception or experience. Kant argued that while we can know phenomena (i.e., the appearances of…
Peter Beaucage
Every time you squeeze toothpaste onto your toothbrush, spray perfume on your skin, or swallow a pill, you’re using the result of a carefully crafted recipe made in a lab. These are called formulations.
Formulations aren’t just simple mixtures—they’re complex arrangements of ingredients designed…
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(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata Inc., a leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free webinar, “Physics-Based Simulation Software: Consolidation Implications for Industry.” The one-hour webinar, hosted by members of CIMdata’s Simulation-Driven…
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(Guidehouse: McLean, VA) -- Guidehouse, a global consultancy providing advisory, digital, and managed services to the commercial and public sectors, has teamed up with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a trusted global authority on healthcare innovation, to advance…
Quality Digest
(CMSC: Weatherford, TX) -- The 41st annual Coordinate Metrology Society Conference (CMSC) will take place July 21–25, 2025, at the Atlantis Reno in Reno, Nevada.
If you’ve recently contributed to a unique or interesting project that pushes the boundaries of scientific and industrial applications…
Donald J. Wheeler
In last month’s article, “ANOVA and the Process Behavior Chart,” we saw how both techniques use the same basic comparison to answer completely different questions. Here, we’ll look at a case history where both techniques were used.
A physical property of a mass-produced item was important to its…
Michael Sharp
Understanding the inner workings of your industrial artificial intelligence (IAI) system is crucial if you want it to add measurable value to your manufacturing operations. Here, we’ll dig into one important aspect of every AI: the inputs, aka your data. Including the right type and the right…
Quality Digest
(Association for Accessible Medicines: Washington, DC) -- The Association for Accessible Medicines has commented on the proposed 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, as well as a 10% tariff on China.
“The global supply chain for generic and biosimilar medicines is critically important for…
John Tschohl
What are the elements of a successful team? In a nutshell—whether it’s an athletic team, a dance team, or a business team—the critical elements are people who are knowledgeable, dedicated, productive, work well with others, and constantly seek to improve their skills.
But hiring and firing are…
Adam Grant, Michael Platt, Jonah Berger, Jerry Wind
Nano Tools for Leaders—a collaboration between Wharton Executive Education and Wharton’s Center for Leadership and Change Management—are fast, effective tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes, with the potential to significantly impact your success and the engagement and…
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(IDS: Obersulm, Germany) -- Would you open the machine every time to check the interaction of components or wear? There’s no point in that. It is much easier to keep an eye on the situation by using a camera.
Models from the consumer sector are quite common, but they also come with downsides: They…
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(Nuvvon: Parsippany, NJ) -- Nuvvon Inc., an innovator in advanced solid-state battery technologies, has opened a new laboratory in Parsippany, New Jersey. This U.S. facility significantly enhances the company’s capabilities to research, develop, and build solid-state pouch cells, utilizing novel…
Quality Digest
(L.S. Starrett Co.: Athol, MA) -- L.S. Starrett Co., a global manufacturer of precision metrology systems, measuring tools, and gauges, will be featuring the automated inspection capabilities of its metrology and force measurement systems at The Quality Show, April 16–17, 2025, in booth No. 347 at…
Matt Tweedy
In global manufacturing, two key goals—intertwined yet distinct—heavily dominate the industry’s agenda: addressing the growing demand for environmentally sustainable practices, and optimizing operational efficiency. With these priorities in mind, companies are seeking multifaceted solutions that…
Seb Murray
New research co-authored by University of Pennsylvania academics challenges a core assumption in economics: That the most successful companies achieve their dominance purely through superior productivity. Instead, this study highlights the important role of scalability—how well firms can grow as…
Quality Digest
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, published a new e-book focused on Aras’ configure-to-order (CTO) solution. Configure-to-Order: Efficiently Meeting Diverse Customer Requirements describes CTO, a product and sales strategy that…
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(The Hydraulic Institute: Parsippany, NJ) -- The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has proudly announced the recipients of its prestigious awards, presented during the HI 2025 Annual Conference Awards Dinner, Jan. 23, 2025, in Rancho Mirage, CA. These awards recognize industry professionals whose leadership…
Alfredo Romero
Many marketing professionals are drawn to their field because they consider themselves more right-brained (creative) than left-brained (analytical). It’s true that success in marketing often requires imagination, creativity, and an emotional appeal to the target audience. In fact, many college…
Harish Jose
Today I’m looking at the free energy principle (FEP) by the British neuroscientist Karl Friston. The FEP basically states that to resist the natural tendency to disorder, adaptive agents must minimize surprise. This has implications for the gemba, as you’ll see.
A good example to explain this is…
NIST
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a new thermometer using atoms boosted to such high energy levels that they are 1,000 times larger than normal. By monitoring how these giant “Rydberg” atoms interact with heat in their environment, researchers can…
