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(SymphonyAI Industrial: Woburn, MA) -- SymphonyAI Industrial has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-embedded MOM 360 manufacturing operations management with integrated manufacturing execution systems (MES) capabilities, enterprise-level governance, and AI-based process optimization. MOM 360…
Gleb Tsipursky
Covid-19 has disrupted many areas of our lives, including our careers. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to strengthen and secure your career during these uncertain times.
Due to the devastating effect of the pandemic on the restaurant industry, one of my coaching clients, Alex, who served…
Jacob Bourne
GE Renewable Energy has opened a new R&D facility in Bergen, New York, where it will research how 3D printing can play a role in boosting the energy efficiency of wind turbines.
Supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, researchers will explore 3D printing the concrete base of…
James J. Kline
Big data is a relatively new phenomenon. Its use is increasing in many organizations. But, as with many new processes, its use cuts both ways. It has positive benefits to both the organization and customers. It also has its potential downside. This piece looks at both with respect to the quality…
Matt Fieldman
I remember well when the phrase “a thousand points of light” entered regular usage. Popularized by President George H.W. Bush, the phrase referred to individuals and organizations that provide valuable and even lifesaving work in communities around the country. In 1990, President Bush founded the…
(Hardy Process Solutions: San Diego, CA) -- Hardy Process Solutions has announced a new line of bench scales that are easy to clean, low profile, and all stainless-steel construction. The HIBSX series offers simplicity and robust performance for light duty industrial weighing applications.
To…
(World of Asphalt: Milwaukee, WI) -- Sustainability is a growing concern for all segments of the economy, including construction and paving companies, not only because of the environmental impact on the community but for the economic impact on companies as well.
In their World of Asphalt 2022…
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(Metfab: Houston) -- Come meet us and discover our extensive line of industrial metalworking machinery this summer at the largest gathering of metalworkers at FabTech Toronto from June 14 to 16, 2022, at the Toronto Congress Centre (South Building) in Toronto, Ontario, Booth 8058.
Metfab Equipment…
Brandon Cornuke
Manufacturers work hard to minimize disruptions to their operations and invest significant resources to minimize production risk. They also are under constant pressure to find new ways to deliver more value to their customers. Sustainable business growth is critical to delivering this value. Many…
Georgia State University
Georgia State University researchers have successfully designed a new type of artificial vision device that incorporates a novel vertical stacking architecture and allows for greater depth of color recognition and scalability on a microlevel. The research is published in the journal ACS Nano.
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Kath Lockett
(International Organization for Standardization: Geneva) -- As the Covid-19 crisis grinds on, the forecast for the world’s economy is looking bleak indeed. In its “World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2022” report, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warns of an “uncertain recovery”…
(PRI: Warrendale PA) -- PRI (Performance Review Institute) Registrar has met the stringent requirements of ISO 17021 and ISO 27006 to gain ANAB accreditation to provide certification services to the internationally recognized information security management system (ISMS) ISO/IEC 27001:2013—“…
(Global Shop Solutions: The Woodlands, TX) -- Global Shop Solutions, a leading provider of ERP software with more than 3,000 successful implementations around the globe, has launched a new Fast Track ERP Implementation to reduce the time it takes manufacturers to go live with ERP software and…
Kurt Kleiner, Knowable Magazine
Every time you sit down with your phone in your back pocket, you’re reminded of a fundamental truth: Human bodies are soft and flexible. Electronics aren’t.
But soon there may be devices that can stretch, bend, and even repair themselves when they’re damaged. By harnessing the unusual properties of…
Merilee Kern
Since the dawn of civilization, humans have used natural remedies for their healing properties. Some of the same treatments are still used by billions around the world, based largely on anecdotal evidence and lore. Clinical research on natural treatments is lacking due to costly clinical trials,…
Cybercrime is on the rise. And as we move deeper into the digital age, the era of the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution, it’s also growing more sophisticated and severe, with serious consequences. As cyber criminals become more adroit, cybercrime has touched all our lives in one way or another…
American National Standards Institute ANSI
(American National Standards Institute: Washington) -- For decades, the effects of climate change have melted polar ice caps, driving polar bears to spend more time on land near Canada’s northernmost communities. As a result, bears and humans have been interacting more frequently—encounters that…
Duxin Sun
When you hear the word “nanomedicine,” it might call to mind scenarios like those in the 1966 movie Fantastic Voyage. The film portrays a medical team and robotic submarine shrunk to microscopic size to travel through a man’s body to clear a blood clot in his brain.
Nanomedicine has not reached…
Ben P. Stein
When we talk about measurement units here at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), you’ll typically hear us rattling off the official ones—such as the meter, the second, and the kilogram. These official measurements, which are part of the International System of Units (SI),…
(Yxlon: Hamburg, Germany) -- At this year’s Control trade show, the manufacturer of X-ray and CT inspection systems announced that it will change its name to Comet Yxlon, effective September 8, 2022. The new brand underscores Yxlon’s long-standing affiliation with Comet, a leading global innovative…
J. Stewart Black
Marjorie, an HR professional, receives a seemingly impossible mandate: She is asked to recruit six Spanish-speaking, front-end programmers with at least 10 years of experience who are able to relocate to Miami—all within a month.
Not so many years ago, this would have been impossible. Today, she…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Astudy led by researchers at the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help make materials design as easy as point-and-click.
The study, published in Nature Partner Journals’ Computational Materials, used an invertible neural network, a type of artificial intelligence that…
Quality Digest
(GrayMatter Robotics: Los Angeles) -- GrayMatter Robotics has won an RBR50 Innovation Award as one of the 50 leading robotics companies in the world. The award, selected by a committee of industry experts and the Robotics Business Review editorial team, recognized GrayMatter’s Scan&Sand…
Eric Whitley
Unplanned downtime is a major source of costs and loss in productivity for the manufacturing industry. According to IndustryWeek, unplanned downtime costs industrial manufacturers an estimated $50 billion annually. A major cause of such unplanned downtime is usually poor maintenance.
The…
Rick Gould
As the world enters the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, the climate crisis remains the biggest long-term threat facing humanity, according to the Global Risks Report 2022. Extreme weather due to climate change is seen as the second most serious short-term risk, with biodiversity loss coming in…
