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William A. Levinson
According to the U.S. News & World Report article “FDA Warns Sanofi of Manufacturing Irregularities at Key Facility” (Jan. 23, 2025), the pharmaceutical company Sanofi received a U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning letter “stating that FDA inspectors found irregularities with the facility…
Quality Digest
(Mahr: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Inc., a leading provider of dimensional metrology solutions, announced its Mar4D PLQ 4200 line of cylinder coordinate measuring machines. This innovative solution offers workpiece flexibility and multisensory technology, making it ideal for a wide range of…
Bryan Christiansen
The cornerstone of efficient industrial and facility management, maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) cover all activities related to equipment maintenance, procurement, upkeep, and inventory management. This includes spare parts, consumables, lubricants, cleaning supplies, safety equipment,…
Quality Digest
(VIAVI: Chandler, AZ) – VIAVI Solutions has launched its second-generation RSR transcoder, created to maintain operational capability in GPS/GNSS-denied, degraded, or disrupted space operational environments (D3SOE).
Globally, incidents of GPS and GNSS jamming and spoofing have surged as these…
Quality Digest
(TempGenius: Landover, MD) -- Maintaining optimal environmental conditions is critical for laboratories, hospitals, and research facilities. TempGenius, a trusted provider of temperature monitoring solutions, offers advanced lab temperature monitor systems designed to deliver real-time data, reduce…
Donald J. Wheeler
For many hundreds of years, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” has summarized the predominant approach to process operation. From the physician’s admonition to do no harm, to the slightly more positive aphorism that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, there is a common theme of differentiating…
Harish Jose
I am a longtime admirer of George Spencer-Brown’s “Laws of Form.” In this article, I explore how his notion of reentry helps illuminate the paradoxes and blind spots in modern ideologies, especially the rise of xenophobia and extreme nationalism. These rigid ideologies depend on distinctions…
Quality Digest
(Altair: Troy, MI) -- Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, will demonstrate the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered engineering, smart manufacturing, and more at the Paris Air Show 2025, taking place June 16–22 at the Paris-Le Bourget Exhibition Centre in…
Mike Figliuolo
There’s an old army saying, “No plan survives first contact with the enemy.”
I’m sure some Navy or Marine guy out there will attribute this comment to their branch of service, but to be clear, it came from the Army.
Actually, the original of this paraphrased quote is widely attributed to Prussian…
Quality Digest
(ETQ: Burlington, MA) -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, has announced the latest release of its ETQ Reliance NXG quality management system (QMS), featuring an enhanced, next-generation quality data lake (QDL) now powered by Snowflake. The new ETQ QDL provides an analytics-ready database. With cutting-edge…
Quality Digest
(TRIMEDX: Indianapolis) -- As healthcare enters a new era marked by technological innovation and regulatory challenges, TRIMEDX has released a 2025 industry report on clinical asset management, offering a deep analysis into the transformative trends and strategic imperatives facing today’s…
Creaform
The Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) is a leading-edge resource facility dedicated to driving innovation and advancing manufacturing technologies.
Operating from West Virginia facilities in Huntington, South Charleston, and Point Pleasant, the MAMC is at the heart of groundbreaking…
Quality Digest
(InnovMetric: Quebec City) -- InnovMetric has announced a new PolyWorks digital thread partnership program. In collaboration with software companies that develop and commercialize solutions for engineering, manufacturing, and quality, this new program aims to accelerate the digitalization of…
Nick Haase
When I talk with maintenance leaders, I hear urgency. Pressure is mounting. They’re being asked to cut costs, attract skilled workers, and embrace AI—and fast. Yes, pressure turns coal into diamonds. But constant pressure can wear down even the best teams. So for our 2025 State of Industrial…
Quality Digest
(SICK: Minneapolis) -- The ANS/ANM58 PROFINET from SICK Sensor Intelligence marks a new generation of absolute encoders specifically designed for higher machine and system productivity. Available in both single-turn and multiturn variants, the compact ANS/ANM58 comes with the PROFINET global, cross…
Bruce Hamilton
Last year, after many years of physical therapy, cortisone shots, and experimental treatments to prop up my failing knees, I decided to go bionic and get full knee replacements. Holding out hope for more than a decade that emerging cell-therapy technology would offer breakthrough cartilage…
Quality Digest
(IndySoft: Charleston, SC) -- IndySoft, a global leader in calibration and asset management software, has introduced EasyCert, a powerful, simple solution that keeps organizations audit-ready at all times, provides instant transparency and secure access to calibration certificates and asset data,…
Quality Digest
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek Sensor Solutions, a U.S.-based manufacturer of linear and rotary position sensors, is developing an advanced linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) specifically designed to withstand the extreme environments found in next-generation molten salt reactors (…
Reinfried Kößlbacher
Just like in the Star Trek holodeck, digital twins are virtual replicas of the physical world. They enable industries to predict and optimize processes using live data. In manufacturing, digital twins create a real-time digital profile of production lines, assets, and processes. Manufacturers can…
Quality Digest
(QAD Inc.: Dallas) -- QAD Inc., a leader in cloud-based manufacturing and connected workforce solutions, announced a new partnership with Boomi, a leader in AI-driven automation. This strategic alliance empowers manufacturers to dramatically accelerate implementations, streamline operations, and…
Justin Sirotin
In the early 2000s, at my former company, my team was tasked with creating educational products for a major national educational toy brand. We developed an impressive line of learning tools—forensic kits, microscopes, telescopes—designed to engage curious young minds. After securing coveted shelf…
Quality Digest
(Laserlinc: Fairborn, OH) -- Laserlinc Inc. has introduced a groundbreaking approach to shape measurement for continuous casting and rolling applications, enhancing precision in metal processing.
Continuous casting manufacturers rely on rolling trains: two-stage rolling systems designed to…
Angie Basiouny
Chatbots are everywhere. A fast-growing communication channel for brands, AI-powered chatbots are being deployed by companies to handle everything from booking travel to refunding purchases to helping shoppers choose the right outfit.
When done right, they can drive sales and provide positive…
Quality Digest
(TASI Measurement: Largo, FL) -- TASI Measurement, a global provider of industrial measurement, monitoring, and telemetry solutions, has introduced a new logo and website as part of a refreshed brand identity. TASI unites 15 specialized business units focused on flow, temperature, level, and…
Akhilesh Gulati
In today’s competitive manufacturing landscape, resilience is the new quality. And one of the most powerful lessons in resilience doesn’t come from a factory—it comes from an art form.
In the Japanese tradition of kintsugi, a broken ceramic bowl is not discarded or disguised. It’s repaired—…
