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(CO2Meter: Ormond Beach, FL) -- CO2Meter, a leading manufacturer in gas detection solutions, announces the release of an industrial gas detector designed to monitor gases in industrial environments. The new series will measure either oxygen or carbon dioxide, protecting employees working near and…
(Graphite One: Vancouver, BC) -- Graphite One announces the delivery of synthetic graphite anode material samples for analysis by U.S.-based global end-users. Three of the active anode material samples delivered are each designed to meet different lithium-ion battery requirements: high-energy…
Mike Figliuolo
Your legal department is screwing up. Royally.
You work hard to build relationships with other businesses. How many hours do you invest getting closer to partners, customers, and suppliers? And then that wonderful handshake happens, and it’s time to hammer out the agreements. That’s when Larry the…
Neil D'Souza
Executives and decision-makers, as well as entire companies, are going to be affected by current and upcoming changes in regulations in 2024. Companies that adapt their operations to comply with the new laws in the United States and abroad will prove to be at the top of the success ladder,…
Christine McLear
The current talent pipeline for manufacturing isn’t adequate to fill existing job openings, let alone provide the number of skilled workers that will be needed in the future. Emerging demand for data analysts and semiconductor technicians will require a more collaborative approach to expand…
(ColloidTek: London) -- Finnish deep tech company ColloidTek has developed Collo Analyzer, a new method for real–time liquid process quality monitoring, offering significant benefits for the food and beverage manufacturing industry. Based on EMF sensors and machine learning, the technology detects…
(Cetec ERP: Austin, TX) -- Cetec ERP has announced plans to exhibit software tailored to meet the needs of machine shops and metal fabrication businesses at the Design 2 Part Show, March 13—14, 2024, in Irving, Texas. Cetec ERP offers tailored solutions for machine shops and metal fabrication,…
Mark Hembree
Without raising false alarms, it’s fair to say that password insecurity is a problem that lives near you and is worthy of your attention.
In its article, “139 password statistics to help you stay safe in 2023,” digital security firm Norton cites a report by password manager LastPass that more than…
Chris Caldwell
The quest to optimize equipment efficiency, ensure consistent quality, and lower operational costs while empowering a stronger workforce continues to permeate the industrial landscape. While challenges persist, the transformative potential that high-performance robotic automation is bringing to…
(Advanced Magnet Lab: Melbourne, FL) -- Advanced Magnet Lab Inc. (AML), a leader in the development of innovative magnet technologies, has enjoyed a successful year of advancing its technology, capabilities, and strategic relationships for positioning into commercial manufacturing of permanent…
Donald J. Wheeler
When do we need to fit a lognormal distribution to our skewed histograms? This article considers the basic properties of the lognormal family of distributions and reveals some interesting and time-saving characteristics that are useful when analyzing data.
The lognormal family of distributions…
Divina Bisuelan
With remote work on the rise, more companies are facing the operational challenges that come with remote teams. According to one U.K. study, for instance, 67% of respondents aged 18–34 expressed difficulty building relationships with colleagues since they began working remotely.
In my experience,…
(Infor: New York) -- Infor, the industry cloud company, has announced a partnership with ETQ, part of Hexagon, to strengthen the solution ecosystem for food and beverage, life sciences, chemicals, fashion, and distribution enterprises requiring best-in-class quality management and environmental,…
(Siemens: Princeton, NJ) -- Siemens Digital Industries Software has launched two groundbreaking solutions: HEEDS AI Simulation Predictor software, and Simcenter Reduced Order Modeling software. These tools empower engineers to tackle the most complex challenges manufacturers face, delivering…
Kari Miller
Traditionally, quality management in the pharmaceutical industry has strayed away from artificial intelligence (AI) for fear of setting it loose with such sensitive information. They have been cautious of implementing an additional element of intelligence into their process. But will organizations…
Greg MacDonald
As we launch into Industry 4.0, the need for advanced automation and high-performance connectivity solutions intensifies, requiring protocols like Industrial Ethernet for maximum efficiency and productivity. Products like ix Industrial and Single Pair Ethernet are ideal new interconnects, offering…
(Emergent: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) -- Emergent Vision Technologies, a pioneer in high-speed GigE vision cameras and zero-data-loss vision technologies, announces the launch of the Eros camera series, which will support 5 GigE, 2.5 GigE, and 1 GigE speeds through auto-negotiation.
Eros…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a documentary, The AD-X2 Controversy, that highlights a moment in history when scientific integrity came under attack.
It all began in the 1940s when an entrepreneur began selling AD-X2, a chemical…
Scott A. Hindle, Douglas C. Fair
You are assigned a new task to demonstrate that an existing process will have the capability to meet newer and tighter specifications. The change in specifications for critical-to-quality characteristic P is due to new regulatory requirements; hence, the specifications must be met. The task is…
Phil Geldart
When it comes to customer service, few companies do it better than the UPS Store, Chick-fil-A, and REI.
That’s not according to me. That’s according to a recently published Best Customer Service list, which was compiled in a partnership between Forbes and HundredX, a data analytics company focused…
University of Vienna
In the field of high-performance mirrors, everyone chases the impossible: coatings with perfect reflectivity. In the visible range of wavelengths (i.e., between 380 nm and 700 nm), advanced metallic mirrors achieve reflectivities as high as 99%, which means 1 photon is lost for every 99 reflected.…
(Configit: Copenhagen, Denmark) –– Configit, a global leader in configuration life-cycle management (CLM), announces the latest release of the Configit Ace enterprise-grade product configuration platform. The new release enhances the existing BOM Solve solution and provides customer-driven…
(Morehouse Instrument Co.: York, PA) -- Morehouse Instrument Co., a trusted and accredited provider of force and torque measurement services for more than 100 years, has announced six webinars exploring topics such as measurement traceability, decision rules, accuracy vs. uncertainty, force…
(Teledyne: Waterloo, Ontario) -- Teledyne DALSA has announced its Xtium2-XGV PX8, a GigE vision-compatible image acquisition board with an engine that converts GigE vision image packets into ready-to-use images in real time. It also has a hardware-assisted packet resend logic that improves the…
Mike Figliuolo
My favorite time of year is rolling around (and no, it’s not the holidays with their nauseatingly excessive tinsel-before-turkey consumerism). I’m talking about the time for end-of-year progress reviews. They’re those agonizing, mandatory, and often confusing reams of paper we’re forced to suffer…
