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Michael McDowell
As artificial intelligence takes off, how do we efficiently integrate it into our lives and our work? Bridging the gap between promise and practice, Jann Spiess, an associate professor of operations, information, and technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business, explores how algorithms can be…
Quality Digest
(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) – Renishaw has collaborated with Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) to support groundbreaking research into additive manufacturing (AM) for novel aerospace materials. This collaboration is part of a Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund (DTIF) project led by mBryonics, a…
Quality Digest
(IDS: Obersulm, Germany) -- Whether it’s specific technical requirements, unusual environmental conditions, or the desire for a camera in a company’s own corporate design, standard products are often not enough to meet the diverse needs of modern industrial companies.
Not so with IDS Imaging…
Stephanie Ojeda
Spreadsheets are usually the first tool used to manage suppliers, and the first to become a liability. Important updates get buried. Repeat supplier problems start popping up. Along the way, you start to wonder whether that cheaper vendor is really saving you money in the long run.
The core…
Annie Wilson
More than half of the nation’s 623,218 bridges are showing significant deterioration. Through an in-field case study conducted in western Massachusetts, a team led by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst—in collaboration with researchers from the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering (…
Quality Digest
(Mahr: Providence, RI) -- It’s possible to measure roughness and contour features in just one pass with the new MarSurf SD 140 AG 11 surface measuring device from Mahr.
The heart of the MarSurf SD 140 AG 11 is the newly developed tactile touch probe. This can record the measured values for…
Quality Digest
(U.S. Army: Arlington, VA) -- Aluminum scrap is one of the most common materials found on military bases and aircraft carriers worldwide. Now, the U.S. Army has tapped Georgia Tech to help turn that waste into power that can be generated off the grid and on demand.
The Army Research Office…
Etienne Nichols
The corrective and preventive action (CAPA) process is one of the most important elements within a medtech company’s quality management system (QMS). The goal of the CAPA system is to identify, address, and prevent systemic issues that could compromise product safety, regulatory compliance, and the…
Kate Zabriskie
Ever had that moment when a project seemed crystal clear during a meeting, only to find out weeks later that everyone had completely different interpretations? It’s like playing a grown-up version of the “telephone” game where what starts as “We need this done by the end of the week” ends up being…
Quality Digest
(IBM: Armonk, NY) -- As enterprises scale AI agents across their organizations, IBM announces the industry’s first software to bring AI security and AI governance teams together and provide a unified view of enterprises’ risk posture.
The new capabilities enhance and integrate watsonx.governance …
Mike Figliuolo
Most days we walk through life unaware of the conversations occurring around us. And then there are those times you overhear a conversation that stops you dead in your tracks. You have to hit rewind in your brain and ask, “Did they actually just say that?”
Ever have one of those moments? Clearly,…
Quality Digest
(Shimadzu: Columbia, MD) -- Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) introduces the AUTOGRAPH AGS-V Series tabletop precision universal testing machines. Featuring a wide selection of load cell capacities, versatile control options, and compatible accessories, the AGS-V Series delivers dependable…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum, carbon fiber is a staple in aerospace and high-performance vehicles. Now, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a way to make it even stronger.
ORNL researchers simulated 5 million atoms to study a …
Quality Digest
(High QA: Hazlet, NJ) -- High QA, a leading provider of integrated manufacturing quality management software, has joined InnovMetric’s PolyWorks Digital Thread Program. This strategic partnership empowers manufacturers of all sizes to bridge the gap between 2D-inspection quality requirements…
Quality Digest
(Interact Analysis: Austin, TX) -- In early 2025, the manufacturing sector was looking bright with a year of strong growth expected, according to Interact Analysis. The U.S. and China were showing signs of rapid growth, with Europe appearing to shake off the stagnation of recent years. However, in…
Adam Galinsky, Maurice Schweitzer
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 affect your success and the engagement and…
Quality Digest
(Wall Colmonoy: Los Lunas, NM) -- Wall Colmonoy is building the next generation of skilled furnace workers by launching a three-year furnace apprenticeship program at its Los Lunas, New Mexico, facility. In partnership with the University of New Mexico-Valencia, Americas Job Center Los Lunas, and…
Stephanie Ojeda
Many companies are still clinging to paper-based and unconnected electronic processes, despite the clear disadvantages. Without modern tools like QMS software, these organizations risk compromising product quality, falling behind in compliance, and ultimately losing competitive ground.
In contrast…
Quality Digest
(Plasser & Theurer: Linz, Austria) -- Plasser & Theurer is a global technology leader for track maintenance machines. A globally active, family-owned company, it’s committed to supplying suitable track and maintenance systems to all regions of the world.
Although the basic operating…
Sanath Hegde
For quality heads, compliance officers, auditors, and engineering leaders, audits have been a time-consuming, resource-intensive process, yet necessary to build resilient operations, prevent costly failures, and maintain competitive advantage.
The question isn’t whether to audit, but how to…
Harish Jose
In this article I’m exploring the need for ethics in systems thinking using the ideas of Heinz von Foerster and Russell Ackoff. The two come from different traditions within systems thinking. Von Foerster comes from physics and second-order cybernetics, and Ackoff from operations research and…
Quality Digest
(Nuvvon: Parsippany, NJ) -- Nuvvon, a leader in next-generation energy storage, reports a major breakthrough in solid-state battery scalability. This fall the company will be releasing its first samples of 1Ah and 5Ah solid-state rechargeable lithium-ion pouch cells.
“This is a real breakthrough…
Quality Digest
(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Renishaw, a world leader in measuring and manufacturing systems, has launched its latest pioneering solution for shop-floor process control, the Equator–X 500 dual-method system. It brings unique capabilities to manufacturers around the world, enabling them to select…
Gleb Tsipursky
As companies and government agencies push forward with return-to-office (RTO) mandates, they risk exacerbating a workplace problem that many have failed to address adequately: gender discrimination.
New research from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management highlights how in-person…
Mike Figliuolo
I love passionate people—people who throw themselves into their work with every last bit of energy they have. To them, everything about their work is important. It’s serious business, and they drive hard to form the world in an image they’re proud of.
However, with passion comes peril. If…