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Susan Robertson
When you think of famous visionary leaders, you often think that they have something, know something, or do something that the rest of us don’t have, don’t know, or can’t do. The truth is, they don’t. The only thing they have is an intuitive understanding of how to open their minds and consider new…
Jennifer King
In the hustling world of manufacturing, where machines hum and productivity is king, there’s a human element that’s sometimes overlooked: the well-being of the workers themselves. That’s where employee wellness programs come in, adding a jolt of energy and care into the mix. These programs aren’t…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Imagine you’re the new head of cybersecurity at your company. Your team has made a solid start at mounting defenses to ward off hackers and ransomware attacks. As cybersecurity threats continue to mount, you need to show improvements over time to your CEO and customers.…
(Stäubli Robotics: Pfäffikon, Switzerland) -- At ANUGA FoodTec, Hall 7.1, Booth C049, Stäubli Robotics will showcase the breadth of its innovative food-safe automation solutions, covering a range of industry segments and numerous applications in primary and secondary processing and packaging.…
Michael Mills
Superficially, ISO 9001 and climate change sound different: ISO 9001 is about how to do things well so your organization satisfies its customers; climate change is about physical and chemical interactions in the atmosphere, and the consequences for our lives in the future.
But ISO is adding…
Phanish Puranam, Asher Lawson, Miguel Sousa Lobo
Just two months after its launch in late 2022, ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users. Along with other advanced language models, it quickly began encroaching on territory traditionally exempt from automation, such as tasks requiring creativity, intuition, and decision-making.
So, what…
(SignalFire: Marlborough, MA) -- SignalFire Wireless Telemetry, a leading manufacturer of industrial wireless telemetry products, is partnering with Axess-Corrosion, a United Kingdom provider of corrosion monitoring sensors, to integrate SignalFire’s RANGER cellular transmitter in a new pipeline…
(Teledyne: Richmond, BC) -- Teledyne FLIR IIS (formerly Point Grey Research), industry pioneer of the area scan USB concept, has added the Dragonfly S USB3 camera series to its machine-vision portfolio. The new series addresses the market’s need for a modular, compact, and lightweight camera for at…
Miron Shtiglitz
The main benefit of deploying artificial intelligence (AI) for quality inspection is a significant improvement in defect detection. However, the data generated and stored by inspection systems have the potential to deliver additional benefits, including major improvements in yield.
Anyone working…
Matthew Bidwell
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…
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek’s smart NTC-6000 signal conditioner takes the complexity out of setting up a signal processing system while protecting against operating failures and cybersecurity hacks. Both intuitive and user-friendly, the NTC-6000 Quik-Cal supports AC-operated LVDT, RVDT, or…
(Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Omnex announces its latest webinar, “Integrating VDA 6.3 and IATF 16949 Internal Audits.”
Date and time: Feb. 8, 2024, 11:00 a.m. Eastern.
Speakers: Roy Gray
Organizations certified to IATF 16949 are required to perform regular internal audits, which include system,…
Del Williams
An experienced conveyor supplier can advise food processors on the ideal options for resolving common challenges associated with conveying powdered food products, such as caking, packing, and hazardous dust emissions.
Almost every industry has a powdered version of products or ingredients that…
Jones Loflin
By now you will have already broken one or more of your resolutions for the new year. You didn’t mean to; it was just so hard to keep that major commitment. While I do believe in setting worthwhile and measurable goals for a new year, I prefer identifying small changes I can sustain throughout the…
(Teledyne e2v: Grenoble, France) -- Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies company and global innovator of imaging solutions, has launched OnyxMax, the next generation of its popular Onyx 1.3M low-light CMOS image sensor. This new sensor is designed for extremely low light conditions, down to 1 mLux…
(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Renishaw’s FixtureBuilder 3D fixture-modeling software is now available via a new subscription service. Customers can take advantage of a complimentary 12-month subscription to this highly accessible fixture-planning software when they purchase qualifying metrology…
Alonso Diaz, Maria DiBari
Inspections by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are on the rise after the nation has recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic. Domestic inspections showed a drop in 2020 due to state health guidelines around quarantine.
The rise has more than doubled within three years of post-pandemic…
Jessica Rector
Do you have a Negative Nancy (NN) or Toxic Tim (TT) that you’re keeping longer than you should? Would you let them go if you weren’t so short staffed? One Negative Nancy or Toxic Tim infiltrates the whole company, and their attitude spreads throughout, affecting everyone.
Think of it like this:…
Anjana Susarla, Casey Fiesler, Kentaro Toyama
The year 2023 was one of AI hype. Regardless of whether the narrative was that AI was going to save the world or destroy it, it often felt as if visions of what AI might be someday overwhelmed the current reality. And though anticipating future harms is a critical component of overcoming ethical…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- To optimize clinical manufacturing processes for innovators developing breakthrough cell therapies, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the launch of the Gibco Cell Therapy Systems (CTS) Cellmation software, a first-of-its-kind automation solution designed…
(EPP: Brussels) -- EPP Manufacturing Pricing Forum 2024, scheduled for April 10–12, 2024, in Barcelona, Spain, promises transformative insights for the manufacturing sector. Facing challenges and opportunities like sustainable pricing models, AI integration, carbon neutrality, and net zero…
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the launch of its annual PLM Status & Trends survey.
This survey, now in its sixth year, is intended for PLM practitioners with experience implementing and using PLM…
Mike Figliuolo
If you have a new business idea, I’m excited for you. If you ever want to get it off the ground, however, be sure you have a problem. A real problem. I know that sounds cryptic. Allow me to explain.
When I hear a new pitch, the first question I ask is, “What’s the problem?”
You would be surprised…
Zach Grey
There is something wonderfully simple about a wind turbine gently turning in the breeze.
As the wind flows by the blades of the turbine, a rotating force is created that spins the giant assembly. The rotation is then converted into electricity, just like conventional power generation.
A wind…
(Sunnova: Houston) -- Sunnova Energy International, an industry-leading adaptive energy services company, is opening the Sunnova Adaptive Technology Center (ATC) during the first quarter of 2024.
The ATC will comprise state-of-the-art energy testing and integration technologies, including a…
