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(X-Rite: Grand Rapids, MI) -- As the urgency of climate change grows, the global plastic market faces increasing pressure to minimize its environmental impact. At NPE2024, May 6–10, in Orlando, Florida, X-Rite, a global leader in color science and technology, will showcase how digital color…
Mark Graban
I’ve learned so much from Timothy R. Clark of the firm LeaderFactor, and author of the excellent book, The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety (Berrett-Koehler, 2020). I can’t recommend his work enough—including his free podcasts, webinars, and more. I was fortunate to go through a formal…
Daniel Marzullo
If you ever feel like some parts of your work turbocharge your day while other parts leave you running on empty, it might be time for an energy audit.
This exercise can be a game-changer if you feel unmotivated or uninspired by your work. Here’s how to do it.
Reflect on your typical workday. Which…
Graham Ward
Just as there’s no yin without yang, there’s no leadership without followership. The two interdependent and complementary roles can’t exist without each other.
Followership is the symbiotic interchange between a leader and those they seek to influence. However, the word has long carried…
Georgia Institute of Technology
(Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta) -- Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a light-based means of printing nano-sized metal structures that is significantly faster and cheaper than any technology currently available. It is a scalable solution that could…
David L. Chandler
In the predawn hours of Sept. 5, 2021, engineers achieved a major milestone in the labs of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) when a new type of magnet, made from high-temperature superconducting material, achieved a world-record magnetic field strength of 20 tesla for a large-scale…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- IMBU releases “AI Reconstruction,” an innovative 3D computed tomography (CT) reconstruction software solution powered by artificial intelligence that lifts the traditional trade-off between scan speed and image quality.
By applying deep learning techniques to…
Mike Figliuolo
It’s important to have customer-friendly policies if you want to have a great customer service culture. Your policies drive team behaviors, so be sure they’re consistent with the brand you want to put forward.
I’m going to hark back to my recent post, “$325 Equals $210? The Math of Customer-…
Quality Digest
(SICK: Minneapolis) -- All in one, one for all: With the new W10 photoelectric proximity sensor, SICK presents a sensor that can be used to solve a wide range of detection tasks in automation technology more universally than ever before.
The sensor series comprises just four variants, which differ…
William A. Levinson
In his Quality Digest article published in February 2023, Michael Mills1 reported that the next version of ISO 9001 will add to clause 4.1, “Understanding the organization and its context” the words, “the organization shall determine whether climate change is a relevant issue.”
Although nothing in…
James Chan
Tracking work orders is an essential aspect of work order management, and it becomes immensely more efficient with the help of tracking software.
Work orders are the centerpiece of an effective maintenance program. Once a work order request is initiated, it triggers a set of tasks and workflows…
(Mettler-Toledo: Columbus, OH) -- Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection Group will exhibit several of its popular inspection solutions in Booth 1502 at Pack Expo East, being held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, March 18–20, 2024.
Designed for bulk and packaged food and…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- For those who dream of driving their electric vehicle long distances to see the world’s largest ball of twine, Chelsea Chen is dedicated to making it possible.
Chen, a polymer physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is studying ion…
Roman Davydov
In 2024, operating in the automotive market has become increasingly difficult. Global and local supply chain disruptions, product quality issues, and ongoing talent shortages are some of the greatest challenges automotive businesses face globally.
The majority of automotive companies already…
Nikhil Arora
In the latest TalentLMS research, we zoomed in on employee appreciation in U.S. companies. We examined how employees view appreciation practices and their favorite ways of receiving recognition. Moreover, we explored AI’s potential for bridging the employee recognition gap. The research also dug…
(Schreiner Pro Tech: Oberschleissheim, Germany) -- Schreiner ProTech, a Germany-based global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative functional labels for automotive and engineering-based industries, has collaborated with electronics logistics provider ifm to develop a functional product…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated the widely used Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), its landmark guidance document for reducing cybersecurity risk. The new 2.0 edition is designed for all audiences, industry sectors, and organization…
(Starrett: Athol, MA) -- The L.S. Starrett Co., a leading global manufacturer of metrology systems, precision measuring tools and gages, and more, has announced it will be highlighting its latest vision systems, digital video comparators, and force measurement systems at Quality Show South 2024,…
(IAQG: Brussels) -- The International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) has announced the publication of the first international aerospace (IA) standard, IA9137: “Guidance for the Application of AQAP 2110 within a 9100 Quality Management System.” SAE International, the organization’s partner in…
(UpNano: Vienna) -- For the first time, mechanical properties of two-photon polymerization (2PP) 3D-fabricated bulk specimens in the millimeter-to-centimeter range have been tested using established standardized methods.
This breakthrough was made possible by combining the use of the fastest…
Adam Sutter
In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of business, the concept of transformation often conjures images of monumental overhauls and radical shifts. However, for some enterprises, effective transformation takes a different, more nuanced form—one that involves strategic adjustments rather than…
Maggie Overfelt
Michele Gelfand finds inspiration for new projects all around her: taking in the banter in a boardroom, speaking with taxi drivers when traveling, observing the interactions between physicians and nurses during an unexpected trip to the doctor. The idea for one of her most recent papers was sparked…
Angie Basiouny
New research from Wharton shows that technology firms pull a more diverse pool of job applicants when they offer remote work, a finding that could help shape how jobs are designed in the future.
In their paper, accepted for publication in Management Science, Wharton professors David Hsu and …
NIST
Stain-resistant clothing, fast-food wrappers, and extreme weather gear such as certain jackets and pants—these products get many of their desirable features from a class of manufactured chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). But there’s a major downside: Researchers have found…
Audrey Kim
Emails that drone on and on. Meetings that could have been Slack messages. Memos loaded with empty jargon. We’re all familiar with friction, or what Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao describe as “forces that make it harder, slower, more complicated, or downright impossible to get things done.”
In…
