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George Caceres
Because I’m a microplastics researcher, my friends sometimes jokingly ask me, “How many microplastics do you think I consumed this week?”
I can’t give an exact answer. Unfortunately, it’s not zero.
Microplastics—the tiny plastic particles that break down from plastic products—are everywhere. And…
Jessica Rector
Burnout is affecting every industry, company, and role. There are no exceptions.
Leaders often find themselves in the trenches, navigating through the chaos and driving their teams toward success. However, amidst the pursuit of goals and objectives, burnout remains a lurking enemy that can…
Quality Digest
(Mitutoyo America Corp.: Aurora, IL) -- Mitutoyo America Corp. has announced the release of My.Mitutoyo.com Version 3.0, an innovative update to its end-user portal offering an array of new features and improvements. All enhancements improve the end-user engagement experience through new, easy-to-…
Quality Digest
(Dot Compliance: Phoenix) -- Dot Compliance, a provider of AI-enabled quality management system (QMS) solutions, has raised $17.5 million in Series B extension funding, marking a significant up round. The new round of financing was co-led by existing investors IGP Capital and Vertex Ventures with…
Peter Cappelli
A recent report showed that 59% of managers said they had received no training on how to be a manager before becoming one. Management professor and director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources Peter Cappelli says that stunning statistic is compounded by the fact that most of those managers are…
Etienne Nichols
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal agency tasked with regulating the medical device market and ensuring the safety and effectiveness of all devices for patients.
The FDA classifies medical devices by risk into three categories: Class I, Class II, and Class…
Quality Digest
(DATRON Dynamics: Milford, NH) -- The DATRON neo provides high dynamics in machining aluminum, especially when a high surface finish is required. In industries with large and small batch production (like the electronics industry), bigger, conventional machines are only cost-effective when cranking…
Quality Digest
(IDS: Obersulm, Germany) -- Compact, cost-effective, and with exceptional image quality in low ambient light: IDS is the first industrial camera manufacturer to offer the 2 MP sensor IMX662 in both color and monochrome versions. The sensors belonging to Sony’s Starvis 2 series are designed for…
Quality Digest
(Fluke Calibration: Everett, WA) -- The Fluke 9500C High-Performance Oscilloscope Calibrator is designed for calibration professionals who need to cover workloads below 4 GHz accurately, reliably, and efficiently.
Features and benefits• Better accuracy• High signal purity• High bandwidth• Four…
Quality Digest
(3D Systems: Rock Hill, SC) -- DuraForm PA11 Natural is produced from a renewable biosource that offers outstanding toughness and excellent impact resistance. Now you can easily manufacture tough, impact-resistant plastic prototypes or high-performance production parts capable of withstanding harsh…
Aziz Tahiri
The aerospace industry is constantly innovating and pushing the limits of what’s possible. This puts a lot of pressure on manufacturers to ensure their airplanes are top-notch in quality, safety, and efficiency. To meet these demands, the industry is undergoing a significant transformation,…
Stephanie Ojeda
An analysis of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning letters by the Food and Drug Law Institute reveals a perhaps not-so-surprising link between training gaps and FDA violations.
It’s one of several factors motivating companies to switch to automated training management software. The…
Kelly Nault, Ko Kuwabara, Yejin Park
Giving and receiving help are essential aspects of organizational life, whether that’s providing career advice or soliciting a colleague’s input on a tricky technical problem that you just can’t solve. Through help exchange, individuals gain access to ideas, resources, and relationships that help…
Quality Digest
(Dura Label: Plymouth, MA) -- DuraLabel has announced the availability of its new Kodiak Max industrial sign and label print systems.
Kodiak Max enables companies to bring multicolor, industrial-strength sign and label production in-house. Users can instantly create messaging to their exact…
Mike Figliuolo
This article is an excerpt from the cutting room floor. It was in an early draft of my book One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership (Jossey-Bass, 2011; order your copy here). It covers how to lead through guidelines rather than leading through rules.
We need…
Aman Pandey
In the dynamic landscape of the life sciences industry, ensuring compliance with good manufacturing practices (GMP) is imperative to guarantee the safety, efficacy, and quality of pharmaceutical products.
One critical aspect of GMP is the analytical product quality review (APQR), an essential…
Quality Digest
(Emergent Vision Technologies: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) -- Emergent Vision Technologies, a pioneer in high-speed GigE Vision cameras and zero copy and zero-loss vision technologies, has introduced its expanded real-time 3D/4D reconstruction capabilities within eCapture Pro software.
“…
Quality Digest
(Ansys: Pittsburgh) -- Ansys has announced the release of its AI-powered virtual assistant, AnsysGPT. Built using ChatGPT technology, the virtual assistant fuses the expertise of Ansys engineers with the power of artificial intelligence to deliver a general-use tool capable of providing rapid, 24/7…
Bruce Hamilton
I was asked to lead a workshop in the sales order department of a manufacturer that we had helped with process improvement on the factory floor. Those efforts had positively reverberated across the company in the form of fewer late and expedited orders. Still, sales order employees were wondering…
Del Williams
In the food industry, it’s common for processors to test—and even retest—their products on the conveyor systems they are considering purchasing. After all, every food product or raw ingredient has distinct characteristics that will determine how it behaves under the stresses and pressures of…
Quality Digest
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata Inc., a leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announced that its Aerospace & Defense Practice Leader, James Roche, will be featured as a speaker at the upcoming Digital Engineering Conference (DICE) in Idaho Falls, Idaho, April…
Quality Digest
(Dürr: Southfield, MI) -- Dürr is adding an electrostatic air spray gun (ESTA gun) to its range of manual spray guns. The new EcoGun AS MAN DC/EC is a more sustainable way of painting, reducing overspray by about 40%. It comes in two versions with direct or external charging and is equally suitable…
Pawel Korzynski
Amid seemingly never-ending layoffs and a laser focus on efficiency, companies expect their employees to make productive and focused use of their time on the clock. Yet, research has shown that they often spend a significant amount of time cyberloafing—using the internet for personal purposes…
Antonio Possolo
If a traveler from Germany goes to Vietnam and falls ill, the results of their blood test there should be as meaningful as if the test were taken at home. If a Japanese airliner lands in Argentina and needs a part, that part needs to be installed using properly calibrated tools.
Commerce, science…
Quality Digest
(Kwik Mark: McHenry, IL) – Kwik Mark’s U.S.-made KT-5C cylindrical attachment is designed to handle larger and heavier cylindrical or multisided parts. In addition to the 6 in. diameter, three-jaw chuck, the system features a precision-ground 5-C collet spindle that accepts industry standard lathe…
