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S. Heather Duncan
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) uses a software algorithm that Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) developed to check for flaws in additively manufactured components. This is part of the process of identifying promising metals and alloys for 3D printing the next generation of nuclear reactors. …
Quality Digest
(Han’s Robot: Shenzhen, China) -- Han’s Robot, a leader in collaborative robotics, reflects on 2024, a year in which it won widespread accolades and recognition. These achievements highlight the company’s commitment to innovation, excellence, and customer satisfaction.
In July 2024, Han’s Robot’s…
Derek Deasy, Enoch Li
Having a coach these days is almost a given, an essential part of any senior executive’s career portfolio. But while some leaders swear by their coaches, others just can’t seem to find the “right one.” What causes these wildly different experiences?
While there are multiple approaches and…
NIST
Without us realizing it, metrology and its associated standards and services play a big role in our daily lives. We buy groceries that are weighed or measured. Prepackaged products are weighed or measured during production. Medicine at the pharmacy is measured to make sure it contains the right…
Quality Digest
(Divergent: Brea, CA) -- Driven by a mission to develop and provide adaptive, high-performance, scalable hardware for the automotive, aerospace, and defense industries, Divergent Technologies hopes to reinvent data-driven manufacturing in high-complexity environments.
To deliver on its ambitious…
Quality Digest
(GARDCO: Columbia, MD) -- Paul N. Gardner USA (GARDCO), worldwide distributors, producers, and designers of quality physical and inspection instruments for paint, coatings, and related industries, announces its new coatmaster Flex noncontact wet film thickness gauge.
The coatmaster Flex is an…
Sabine Terrasi
It creates a warm and inviting atmosphere. Its natural grain and color tones have a lively effect and add character to a room. We are talking about classic wood flooring—usually laminate, and optionally with a click system for easy installation.
Scheucher Holzindustrie GmbH, from Mettersdorf,…
Angie Basiouny
Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli is routinely asked to predict the future of work. His expert answer is always the same: “The future looks like the past.”
He’s not trying to be cryptic. It’s just that the big changes ushered in by the pandemic five years ago are still unfolding—remote…
Quality Digest
(CEESI: Nunn, CO) -- Colorado Engineering Experiment Station Inc. (CEESI) is extending the abstract submission deadline for the 2025 CEESI Gas Ultrasonic Meter User’s Conference. If you have presentations that discuss new technical developments, deployment of new technology, case studies,…
Christopher Chidzik
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- Shipments of cutting tools, as measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report compiled in a collaboration between the Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $183.1 million in November 2024. Orders decreased 13.8% from…
Christine Schaefer
In a recent blog, I provided many reasons to apply to be a 2025 Baldrige examiner. The benefits of serving in this volunteer role were conveyed by three highly experienced Baldrige examiners with career expertise from the business, K-12 education, and healthcare sectors. Each served as an…
Stephanie Ojeda
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s inspections and subsequent actions all come down to product quality. Quality system failures result in noncompliances that FDA inspectors target during their inspections. If there is any doubt that a manufacturer’s product is safe and effective, it is the…
Quality Digest
(Siemens: Plano, TX) -- Last January at CES 2025, one of the world’s most influential tech events, Siemens showcased its vision for a future where data, AI, and software-defined automation converge to empower customers to take bold leaps in industrial innovation.
“Industrial AI is a game-changer…
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(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata Inc., a leading global PLM (product life cycle management) strategic consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “Recovery for a Stalled PLM Initiative—Part 2.” The hour-long webinar will take place Feb. 13, 2025, 11:00 a.m.…
Akhilesh Gulati
Paul was sitting in his office staring at production numbers from the past quarter. Despite having a great team, strong customer demand, and state-of-the-art equipment, the factory’s performance wasn’t meeting expectations. There was a bottleneck in the assembly line—a critical chokepoint that was…
Quality Digest
(RS: Corby, UK) -- RS, a global product and service solutions provider for industrial customers, offers an expansive selection of digitalization and integration solutions engineered to boost efficiency and productivity in the process manufacturing industry.
In addition to pervasive industrial…
Anne Trafton
For many industrial processes, the typical way to separate gases, liquids, or ions is with heat, using slight differences in boiling points to purify mixtures. These thermal processes account for roughly 10% of the energy use in the United States.
MIT chemical engineer Zachary Smith wants to…
Stephanie Ojeda
In April 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first artificial intelligence-powered diagnostic system, a software program used to detect diabetes-related vision loss.
Since then, the industry has seen explosive growth of AI in medical device manufacturing, which is…
Quality Digest
(Filtration Technology Corp.: Houston) -- Filtration Technology Corp. (FTC) is expanding its manufacturing headquarters to meet escalating demand for its innovative filtration and separation solutions. The new facility will increase manufacturing and operations space by 55,000 sq. ft., bringing the…
Quality Digest
(Siemens: Plano, TX) – Siemens Digital Industries Software announces Teamcenter Digital Reality Viewer, a new software solution that brings the NVIDIA Omniverse platform and accelerated computing to Teamcenter, enabling high-quality, high-performance photorealistic visualization of large, complex…
Mike Figliuolo
For me, the future is all about learning and teaching. Learning new ideas or disciplines fascinates me. Interconnecting those experiences and disciplines and creating new ideas to share with others through teaching is even more exciting. And the more I teach, the more I learn from my class…
Jones Loflin
I enjoy painting, and I’ll admit that I’m not the neatest painter out there—I get a lot on me. And I’m not the fastest painter either, but I feel like I do a pretty good job. One of the tools that helps me improve my painting skills is painter’s tape (the blue stuff is my favorite). It enables me…
Quality Digest
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek’s vented M-375 series of linear variable differential transformers (LVDTs) is widely used in hydraulic cylinders to precisely measure position and monitor the position of pistons. This capability helps prevent piston overextension or underextension, ensuring safe…
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(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata Inc., a leading global product life cycle management (PLM) strategic consulting and research firm, has published a new e-book focused on the application of service life cycle management (SLM) in the industrial machinery industry, and how Siemens Digital…
Quality Digest
(Nordson EFD: East Providence, RI) -- Nordson EFD, a Nordson company, has announced that it will showcase its standout PICO Nexμs jetting system at MD&M West, being held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, Feb. 4–6, 2025.
In Booth 2715, medical device manufacturers can view…
