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Bruce Hamilton
Driving home from a customer last week, I caught a glimpse of a digital billboard—the kind that flashes eight different ads per minute. From a cost and aesthetic perspective, these backlit displays are a big step up from the old paperhanger versions. But I wondered: What do drivers actually see and…
Quality Digest
(Platinum Tooling: Prospect Heights, IL) -- Platinum Tooling Technologies, the exclusive importer of Heimatec live tools, angle heads, and multiple spindle heads, offers immediate delivery on a variety of speeders for all popular live tool lathes to serve the North American market.
These speed…
Quality Digest
(Optical Gaging Products: Rochester, NY) -- Optical Gaging Products (OGP), a leading manufacturer of optical and precision multisensor metrology systems for industrial quality control, announces the newest addition to SmartScope 3D Multisensor Metrology systems: SmartScope M130.
For manufacturers…
Stephen Graham
Uncertainty often pushes manufacturers to slow down. Orders fluctuate, budgets tighten, and “wait and see” becomes the default strategy. But a growing number of companies are taking the opposite approach, using slowdowns as windows to invest in digitalization and automation.
Hexagon’s 2025 “…
Kristin Burnham
Companies that adopt industrial artificial intelligence see productivity losses before longer-term gains, according to new research.
Organizations have long viewed artificial intelligence as a way to achieve productivity gains. But recent research about AI adoption at U.S. manufacturing firms…
Quality Digest
(Vmake: Sydney) -- Vmake, the pioneering AI-powered talking video editor by Starii Tech, has unveiled a major upgrade to its innovative platform, uniquely tailored to creators of talking video content across various sectors. As the first-of-its-kind AI talking video editor, Vmake addresses the…
Quality Digest
(Teledyne Technologies: Waterloo, ON) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in machine vision technology, introduces the Z-Trak Express 1K5 3D laser profiler series. Purpose-built for cost-effective, in-line 3D measurement and inspection, the Z-Trak Express 1K5 is…
Adam Zewe
A new theory-guided framework could help scientists probe the properties of new semiconductors for next-generation microelectronic devices or discover materials that boost the performance of quantum computers.
Research to develop new or better materials typically involves investigating properties…
Quality Digest
(TASI Measurement: Largo, FL) -- TASI Measurement, a global provider of industrial and commercial monitoring technologies, has acquired DCiii (DC3 Control), the premier provider of chemical-injection automation solutions for the energy and industrial sectors.
DCiii is renowned for its innovative…
CANEA
In several articles about challenges for tomorrow’s quality leaders, we’ve addressed how to plug the knowledge drain and effectively manage your company’s know-how. Your organizational structure and processes can be your worst enemy—or best asset. Organizational silos and roadblocks can impede…
Quality Digest
(Gray: Lexington, KY) -- As U.S. manufacturing activity continues to accelerate, Gray is positioned to meet rising demand through its design-build service offerings.
According to a recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau, new orders for U.S. manufactured goods continue to climb to the tune of…
Creaform
Based in Tampa, Florida, Starr Creations, a powerhouse in fiberglass design and fabrication, is known for turning ambitious automotive visions into reality. Jesse Starr, creative director and 3D designer, founded the company with a passion for racing and innovation.
Starr Creations has been the…
Quality Digest
(GBMP Consulting Group: Boston) -- The Northeast Lean Conference always features a practical learning format with exceptional keynotes, plenaries, breakout sessions, interactive problem-solving discussions, benchmarking, networking, and much more.
Save the dates to join New England’s most vibrant…
Lexi Sharkov
They may seem simple, but SOPs (standard operating procedures) are surprisingly tricky. On the surface, they describe how a specific process is carried out at your organization. Pretty straightforward, right?
In reality, there are a lot of requirements for writing a good SOP, and auditors have a…
FOCO
Metal foundries are under intense pressure. Soaring energy bills now eat more than 30% of production budgets. Tough carbon regulations, such as the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, reduce profit margins.
Foundries also struggle with costly scrap loss through melting and meeting tough…
Quality Digest
(Rigaku: Tokyo) -- Rigaku Corp., a global solution partner in X-ray metrology systems and a group company of Rigaku Holdings Corp., has launched commercial production of XTRAIA XD-3300, a high-resolution microspot X-ray diffraction system
Against a background of demand for generative AI and data…
Adam Zewe
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- Optical frequency combs are specially designed lasers that act like rulers to accurately and rapidly measure specific frequencies of light. They can be used to detect and identify chemicals and pollutants with extremely high precision.
Frequency combs would be ideal for…
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed a new way to convert abundant carbon dioxide (CO2) into formate (HCO2-), an industrial chemical used as a fuel, as an antibacterial/antifungal agent, and for making pharmaceuticals. Their reaction uses a light-…
FOBA
In medical technology, safety is paramount. Every step in the manufacturing process must meet the highest standards, from patient protection to regulatory compliance. Because direct part marking plays a key role in ensuring traceability and unique device identification (UDI) conformity, it’s…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- In a bold step toward transforming how nuclear infrastructure is built, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, or MDF, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with Kairos Power and Barnard Construction, has successfully developed and…
Quality Digest
(Foundation Alloy: Cambridge, MA) -- Foundation Alloy, the MIT spinout reinventing the metals industry, is announcing the launch of Molyclast, a new generation of high-performance molybdenum alloys created using the company’s proprietary MetalsFIRST technology.
Molyclast alloys feature 100x finer…
David Isaacson
For today’s manufacturers, quality is no longer just a box to check; it has evolved into a strategic pillar central to company success. Once a tactical process focused on meeting regulatory standards, it now plays a leading role in a company’s profitability, brand reputation, employee safety and…
Creaform
Since its founding in 1974, Intercontrôle has been a leader in France’s nuclear energy sector, ensuring the safety of reactor components through automated nondestructive testing (NDT).
As part of the Framatome group, the company develops its own inspection equipment, oversees logistics and…
Quality Digest
(ZEISS: Jena, Germany) -- Carl Zeiss Microscopy has acquired all equity shares of Pi Imaging Technology SA, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Pi Imaging Technology now operates as “Pi Imaging Technology SA–a ZEISS company.” The Lausanne location with all employees will be retained.
Pi Imaging…
Quality Digest
(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Renishaw, a global leader in high-accuracy measurement solutions, launches its latest NC4+ Blue laser tool setter models in Germany at EMO Hannover 2025, Sept. 22–26, 2025, Hall 5, Stand D06.
Featuring third-generation technology, the new F100 and F100-10C models set…