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Editorial Quality Assurance the Old-Time Way
Mark Hembree
As a late Boomer, I can say my particular age group is better positioned than any to marvel at and bemoan what’s become of journalism and publishing in the last 40 years. Not that I’m a Luddite. The advent of word processors was a boon to ham-fisted typists like me. A word processor that actually…
Stanford Engineers Enable Simple Cameras to See in 3D
Andrew Myers
Standard image sensors, like the billion or so already installed in practically every smartphone in use today, capture light intensity and color. Relying on common, off-the-shelf sensor technology—known as CMOS—these cameras have grown smaller and more powerful by the year and now offer tens-of-…
Saildrone Develops Ocean Data Products With Siemens Xcelerator as a Service
(Siemens Digital Industries Software: Plano, TX) -- Saildrone, a California-based company that designs, manufactures, and operates a fleet of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs), has adopted Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, including cloud-enabled Xcelerator as a Service solution, enabling it to innovate…
Ethical Dangers of a Global Supply Chain
Jonathan Gilpin
Regardless of how much we, as a society, are able to implement and use technologies in business, global supply chains will always be dependent on the ways in which people interact with one another. Even local supply chains can be problematic, but it’s predominantly global ones that can pose…
Rapid Prototyping Reset
MIT News
The Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program (GEL Program) recently revamped and relaunched Engineering Design and Rapid Prototyping (D-PRO), a Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics course last taught in 2012. It was updated to center on a new multidisciplinary project focused on…
Two InfinityQS Leaders Awarded by Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics
(InfinityQS International: Fairfax, VA) -- InfinityQS International, the global authority on data-driven enterprise quality, has announced that Eric Weisbrod, vice president of product management, and Jason Chester, director of global channel programs, have been named to Supply & Demand Chain…
Upskilling Remote and Hybrid Employees
Gleb Tsipursky
The future of work—of hybrid and fully remote workers—will require upskilling of employees for organizations that wish to succeed in the post-Covid world. Leaders who want to seize a competitive advantage in that future will need to benchmark their training initiatives for best practices on…
Everything You Need to Know About Root Cause Analysis
Brittney McIver
At some point, every medical device company will encounter an issue that requires an internal investigation. Whether it’s due to a nonconformance, complaint, CAPA, or an audit issue, you’ll have to conduct a failure or root cause investigation to pinpoint why the issue occurred in order to resolve…
New Regulations Will Tighten Companies’ ESG Disclosures
Marc Lepere
As the war in Ukraine rages, finance professionals on Wall Street and in Europe recently attracted outrage by suggesting that investing in arms manufacturers should be treated as ethical investing. In the fight against tyranny, they argued that such an investment “preserves peace and global…
Mold-Masters Introduces Manifold Leak Detection Technology
(Mold-Masters: Georgetown, ON, Canada) -- Mold-Masters has enhanced the advanced plastic leak detection capabilities found on its TempMaster hot runner temperature controllers. Mold-Masters is the first in the industry to use thermal analysis to detect plastic leaks within the manifold pocket. This…
Rethinking the Future of Plastics
ISO
(ISO: Geneva)--On March 2, 2022, at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, senior representatives from 175 countries backed a groundbreaking resolution to stop plastic pollution. This will result in a legally binding, international agreement by the end of 2024, aiming to make…
Coordinate Metrology Society Opens Executive Committee Nominations
(Weatherford, Texas: April 4, 2022) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) today announced that nominations are open for its Executive Committee, including for the position of Vice Chair.  Nominees must be members of the CMS. Founded in 1984, the CMS is a large membership of users, service…
A Better Way to Separate Gases
David Chandler
Industrial processes for chemical separations, including natural gas purification and the production of oxygen and nitrogen for medical or industrial uses, are collectively responsible for about 15 percent of the world’s energy use. They also contribute a corresponding amount to the world’s…
How to Have More Successful Conversations
Knowledge at Wharton
Negotiating a salary increase or a job promotion ranks high on the list of hard conversations to have at work, and it doesn’t get any easier without a plan. “People think, ‘I’m just going to knock on their door, sit down with them, and noodle around and see where this goes.’ That’s not a plan,”…
SIOP Expert Suggests Supply Chain Requires 360° Planning
(LMA Consulting Group: Claremont, CA) -- Manufacturing and supply chain expert Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group, predicts supply chain disruptions to continue through 2023. She suggests implementing a sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP) or sales and operations planning (…
PQ Systems Acquires The Elsmar Cove
(PQ Systems: Dayton, OH) -- PQ Systems, the most recommended provider of quality software solutions, has acquired The Elsmar Cove, the leading quality forum for industry professionals. Elsmar.com was originally launched by standards compliance expert Marc Smith in January 1996 as a free resource…
Intermediaries Must Produce or Get Out
William A. Levinson
Ryan Day1 describes how the rise of independent auto dealers is a “gray swan” event for the automobile industry. This was not only bound to happen, as observed by the author, but also long overdue. The article states, “...current state laws prohibit OEMs from selling new vehicles directly to…
How to Prepare a Maintenance Budget
Bryan Christiansen
Top management often struggles to approve large sums required for annual maintenance because the expense is seen as a necessary evil. As a result, if a business encounters short-term financial constraints, the first place it looks for savings is maintenance. This is why your maintenance budget can…
Field Inspection Management Digitizes Inspection Processes in Minutes
(Fulcrum: St. Petersburg, FL) -- Fulcrum has added intelligent team automation capabilities to its Field Inspection Management platform. Intelligent team automation delivers a way for safety, quality, and maintenance inspection teams to improve productivity, operational excellence, and organization…
Using Smart Technologies to Improve Quality and Reliability
Anthony Tarantino
In 2007, Nassim Taleb described black swans as highly improbable events that had dramatic or even catastrophic effects on markets and economies. Until recently, it seemed that such events were indeed rare.1 There’s now a major rethinking with the world entering the third year of the Covid-19…
NIST Discovery Could Increase Accuracy in Measuring Blood Flow
NIST
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a potential source of error when using acoustic waves to measure the properties of fluids such as blood. Their discovery raises the possibility of more accurate diagnostic tests for certain types of blood…
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Introduces IRXross FTIR Spectrophotometer
Quality Digest
(Shimadzu Scientific Instruments: Columbia, MD) -- Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the IRXross™ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer. This midlevel FTIR model achieves upper-end performance, including high-level S/N ratio, resolution, measurement speed, and ease of use.…
Quality Inspection for Brake Discs
Bhaskar Ramakrishnan
To ensure vehicular and pedestrian safety, it’s imperative that brake discs are of superior quality to enable safe braking distances, which is a key metric. Any imperfections on a brake disc can cause safety hazards, heating of the brake assembly, and increased wear and tear. Maintaining tighter…
Why Innovation Should Be More Like Easter Eggs
Susan Robertson
Every year in the spring, Amy B., a buyer for a large retail chain store, hosts an Easter egg-decorating, team-building party, where she and a bunch of her suppliers spend an entire afternoon coloring and bedazzling hard-boiled eggs. None of them bring their kids. They do this for the sheer…
How Standards Can Help Catch Climate Change Cheats
ISO
After lengthy wrangling, the 2021 COP26 climate summit ended with 197 parties agreeing to the new Glasgow Climate Pact. It will get countries to strengthen their CO2 emissions-cutting targets for 2030 by the end of next year, and formally recognize the need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions…

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