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Gleb Tsipursky
Amazon’s recent decision to require corporate employees to return to the office five days a week is generating significant controversy. In a memo to employees, CEO Andy Jassy emphasized the benefits of in-person work, such as increased collaboration, innovation, and cultural connection.
Yet, this…
George Schuetz
When we think about making a simple measurement, such as an outside diameter, many methods can be used. These would include calipers, micrometers, mechanical snap gauges, air snaps, CMMs, and special fixture gauges, just to mention a few.
The problem with all these methods is that, while each is…
Quality Digest
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- A study led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory details how artificial intelligence researchers created an AI model to help identify new alloys used as shielding for housing fusion applications components in a nuclear fusion reactor. The…
Jennifer Chu
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry would be disassembled at the end of a building’s lifetime and reassembled into a new structure in a sustainable cycle that could supply generations of…
Jennifer King
Asset management is an integral part of a smoothly running business. It facilitates accurate forecasts, prevents theft and loss, and optimizes resources. However, according to the Wasp Barcode State of Small Business Report, 55% of small businesses still use manual asset management or don’t track…
Susan Robertson
Periodically, the popular press raises the idea that group brainstorming isn’t effective at generating creative solutions. That assertion is erroneous for a variety of reasons. Groups can—and do—successfully brainstorm creative and useful solutions.
But research does show that effective…
Quality Digest
(ZEISS: Oberkochen, Germany) -- The 42nd Werner von Siemens Ring will be awarded to the EUV development teams of ZEISS and TRUMPF, honoring researchers from both companies for developing high-NA-EUV lithography and the industrial use of EUV technology. Peter Kuerz (ZEISS SMT) and Michael Koesters (…
Quality Digest
(Verisurf: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf Software Inc. announces the release of Verisurf 2025. With the only CAD/CAM-based metrology software on the market, Verisurf continues to build on its heritage of intelligent model-based definition (MBD) with new features, enhancements, and optimized workflows…
FABTECH
With FABTECH 2024 in Orlando, Florida, fast approaching (Oct. 15–17), many in the steel industry are expected to attend. Some will be part of the manufacturing side of the iron and steel sector, some will be involved in fabrication, and others part of steel service centers.
So, how is the industry…
ISO
ISO and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have unveiled the world’s first international guidelines to help businesses and organizations expedite their contributions to the U.N.’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).
New guidelines for urgent action
The ISO/UNDP guidelines for…
Quality Digest
(OleumTech Corp.: Foothill Ranch, CA) -- OleumTech, a leader in industrial automation and IoT solutions, has launched the 4-20mA/HART version of its flagship tank level sensors. Previously available only in Modbus and wireless configurations, the HW-RL6 model is designed to meet the needs of users…
Quality Digest
(Green Badger: Savannah, GA) -- Green Badger, the leading SaaS developer for managing sustainable construction, announced that it has received a “Just. 2.0” label from the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), further validating the company’s focus on sustainability for the built…
Quality Digest
(Okuma America Corp.: Charlotte, NC) -- The executive team at Okuma America Corp. has announced a product addition to the company’s line of CNC horizontal machining centers: the MA-4000H. It features one of the largest machining areas of its class and has the spindle power and speed for maximum…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced agreements that enable formal collaboration on AI safety research, testing, and evaluation with both Anthropic and…
Thierry Mantel
Metal cold-rolling is a critical process in manufacturing various steel and aluminum products. As manufacturers look for ways to modernize and streamline their manufacturing and quality control processes, digital technologies are poised to transform the metal cold-rolling industry by offering…
Creaform
Reaume Bros. Racing is an American professional stock-car racing team that competes full time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Owned by Josh Reaume, the team fields the No. 22 Ford F-150 full time for multiple drivers, the No. 27 part time for Keith McGee, and the No. 33 full time for Lawless…
James Olthoff
Practically everything you use in your everyday life works because of measurement science. Without precise measurements, your car wouldn’t run, your phone wouldn’t work, hospitals couldn’t function, and the ATM would fail.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the national…
Quality Digest
(Artec 3D: Santa Clara, CA) -- At IMTS 2024 in Chicago, global 3D scanning hardware and software leader Artec 3D unveiled the first target-based laser scanner, the Artec Point, as part of its plans to expand further into industrial metrology. It also introduced the Spider II, capable of capturing…
Robin F. Goldsmith
There’s perhaps no better reputation for quality than Stradivarius. As I’ve learned from Wikipedia, a Stradivarius is a violin or other stringed instrument “built by members of the Italian family Stradivari, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), during the 17th and 18th…
Stephanie Ojeda
How can a quality manager secure stakeholder engagement and hold individuals accountable for the quality of their work throughout the corrective and preventive action (CAPA) cycle?
With the burden of quality and compliance on their shoulders, it can be tempting for a quality manager to gather…
Quality Digest
(L.S. Starrett Co.: Athol, MA) -- At IMTS 2024 in Chicago, L.S. Starrett Co., a global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gages, metrology systems, and more, announced its W4900 wireless digital electronic indicator, a precision measurement gage featuring touchscreen technology, multiple…
Quality Digest
(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Renishaw, a global metrology specialist, now offers longer sealed encoder scale lengths to support the development of large machine tools. Customers can choose FORTiS enclosed encoder linear scales as long as 4.24 m for their largest and most innovative machine…
Saurabh Joshi Shripad
Before the ICH Harmonized Tripartite Guideline Q9—“Quality risk management”—was introduced in 2005, the pharmaceutical industry was evolving but lacked a structured, scientific, and systematic approach. Various stakeholders, including the industry, regulators, and patient rights groups, recognized…
MIT News
Imagine how a phone call works. Your voice is converted into electronic signals, shifted up to higher frequencies, transmitted over long distances, and then shifted back down so it can be heard clearly on the other end. The process enabling this shifting of signal frequencies is called frequency…
Quality Digest
(OGP: Rochester, NY) -- Optical Gaging Products (OGP), a leading manufacturer of optical and precision multisensor metrology systems for industrial quality control, announces its next evolution of SmartScope 3D multisensor metrology systems, the SmartScope M-Series.
Offered in two benchtop and two…
