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Gleb Tsipursky
In an era when flexibility and autonomy are requirements, financial services leaders are ready to break the chains of traditional office norms. The results of a recent Deloitte and Workplace Intelligence survey make it clear: The future of the financial services sector is hanging in the balance,…
Donna McGeorge
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 improve your success.
The goal
Invest your…
(Greenlight Guru: Indianapolis) -- Greenlight Guru, a leading provider of cloud-based quality and clinical software for medtech companies, has announced strong results in Q3 as the company continues to expand its customer base globally and introduce innovative AI-powered solutions to the market.…
(DFRobot: Shanghai) -- DFRobot, a global leader in open-source hardware and advanced sensor technology, played a critical role in enhancing underwater data collection for the SAGA Underwater Habitat (UHAB). Developed by SAGA Space Architects, pioneers in human-centric space environments, the UHAB…
Phil Chadderdon
Workforce challenges these days are never-ending, not just for manufacturers but across the business spectrum. You have to be on top of your game to be successful building a talent pipeline, recruiting and hiring, onboarding and training, creating an engaging workplace culture, and promoting career…
Andrew Maynard
The 2023 Nobel Prize for chemistry isn’t the first Nobel awarded for research in nanotechnology. But it is perhaps the most colorful application of the technology to be associated with the accolade.
This year’s prize recognizes Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Aleksey Yekimov for the discovery and…
(Siemens: Munich) -- Through its operation, Plastic Fischer not only develops and deploys technology to stop ocean plastic but also creates local jobs to carry out the end-to-end operations. Today, the company has stopped more than 800 metric tons of plastic in rivers and prevented it from breaking…
(Creaform: Levis, Quebec, Canada) -- Creaform, a business unit of AMETEK and a leader in automated and portable 3D measurement solutions, announced the latest addition to its flagship HandySCAN 3DTM lineup, the MAX series.
The handheld MAX series line of industrial 3D scanners, designed and…
(Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Omnex has announced three upcoming webinars: “EwQIMS SP 11.2.0.3—Your Next Step in the Journey for the Digitalization of Quality”; “Key Changes in ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 Standards, Including AS9100, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and ISO 13485 Sector Standards”; and “APQP/NPD All-in…
(Hamar: Danbury, CT) -- Hamar Laser Instruments Inc., a world leader in laser alignment and calibration systems, has released its L-703SP Surface Plate Calibration System. The L-703SP is a compact geometry laser-based calibration system that is highly repeatable and offers extremely high resolution…
Angie Basiouny
If you want to brag about your accomplishments at work without sounding self-absorbed, take a lesson from professional athletes.
From the sidelines and at postgame press conferences, the most admired players talk about their own performance but always mention the strength of their opponents, the…
Paul Laughlin
It was via my professional body (the European Mentoring and Coaching Council) that I heard of the second edition of The Mentoring Manual. This is the latest book from globally recognized coaching and mentoring author Julie Starr.
Having heard Julie speak at the Wales Coaching Conference, I knew…
(Mitutoyo: Aurora, IL) -- Mitutoyo America Corp., a leading manufacturer of precision metrology instruments and solutions, announced new enhancements to its Vision Pro vision measurement system line. The most recent market research shows the vision machine measuring (VMM) market is set to explode,…
(Siemens: Plano, TX) -- Siemens Digital Industries Software is bringing AI-assisted design and greater cloud-based collaboration to its Solid Edge 2024 software, product design, and engineering software for the mainstream and part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software. Available…
(NewTek: San Antonio) -- NewTek Sensor Solutions now offers hermetically sealed 4-20mA sensors that accept long cables for process control and factory automation applications when standard lengths cannot reach distant control rooms, signal conditioners, PLCs, and data loggers. The robust analog 4-…
Scott A. Hindle, Douglas C. Fair
We are one year away from the 100th anniversary of the creation of the control chart: Walter Shewhart created the control chart in 1924 as an aid to Western Electric’s manufacturing operations. Since it’s almost prehistoric, is it now time to leave the control chart technique—that started out using…
Javeria Salman
While data science isn’t a new subject, there’s been growing interest recently in helping students—in both K-12 and higher education—gain data science skills.
One reason is the shifting job market, says Zarek Drozda, director of Data Science 4 Everyone, a national initiative based at the…
Rob Moorey
Growing medical equipment inventories and increasing technical complexity are demanding more than ever from the clinical engineering teams responsible for maintaining clinical assets. Simultaneously, a shrinking talent pool of biomedical equipment technicians (BMETs) could lead to large staffing…
(Bernard: Palatine, IL) -- As further evidence of the ongoing (at light speed) development in part production across all industries, four of Bernard & Co.’s clients have married machining with metrology. Essentially, the measurement of a machined or additive part is being done in the cutting…
Stephanie Ojeda
In December 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expects to issue its long-awaited overhaul of its Quality System Regulation (QSR). The biggest change is that the new Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) will harmonize with ISO 13485 for medical device quality management. With…
Noelle Toumey Reetz
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to rapidly advance, there are few areas that will not be radically affected. In fact, it’s already begun.
From education to commerce and medicine, research is playing an increasingly important role in addressing the new societal and technological changes…
(BILT Inc.: Grapevine, TX) -- BILT and ELB Learning are teaming up to provide a one-stop-shop for e-learning, digital training, and operational enablement. The award-winning solutions are modernizing knowledge transfer for corporate and technical professionals. ELB Learning’s modes include…
(Bowman: Schaumburg, IL) -- Quality departments and contract shops that test many different plated parts need an XRF analyzer with an expansive measurement area, selectable spot sizes, and high levels of precision and speed.
Bowman’s K Series benchtop XRF meets all of these requirements. It has a…
Harry Hertz
I enjoy solving puzzles! I start each morning by doing at least two New York Times puzzles, Wordle, and Connections. My wife and sons and their spouses do the same, although not necessarily as part of their early-morning routine (except on weekends). We have a texting thread where we each report…
Aymen Saidane
As the manufacturing world pushes toward the goal of zero-defect production, part inspection is critical. Sheet metal’s thinness, coupled with its susceptibility to warping, demands precision inspection—even the most minor deviations have significant implications down the line. This underscores the…
