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(Momentum Technologies: Carrollton, TX) -- Momentum Technologies, a critical minerals refining and recovery company, has announced a series of milestones. Using its proprietary MSX technology, the company produced some of the purest rare earths ever reported at its demonstration plant in Carrollton…
(Aras: Andover, MA) -- Aras, a leading provider of digital thread solutions for product life cycle management (PLM) and engineering AI, announced a new “Industry Accelerator” designed to support semiconductor manufacturing and design organizations’ PLM strategies. This solution extends Aras…
Walter Shewhart’s average and range chart had been around for more than a decade when, in 1941, W. J. Jennett came up with the chart for individual values and moving ranges (an XmR chart). The XmR is built on the same foundation as the average and range chart, but it involves two unique ideas.…
The next advantage in business will come from leaders who can manage machine labor as deliberately as they manage people. Professor Ethan Mollick at Wharton framed this as AI management after watching executive MBA students use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Claude Code, and Google Antigravity to build…
(Renegade: Reedsburg, WI) -- Renegade Parts Washers is marking 30 years of manufacturing industrial parts washing equipment for machine shops, manufacturers, fleet maintenance operations, rebuilders, repair facilities, transit systems, rail operations, and industrial service teams.
Founded in 1996…
Most organizations are reluctant to spend time and money training their workforce on customer service.
There are a variety of reasons:1. It will do no good.2. By the time they’re trained, the employees will leave.3. It’s common sense. Everyone already understands customer service.4. It’s too…
(Hamar Laser Instruments: Danbury, CT) -- Hamar Laser Instruments, a world leader in laser alignment and calibration systems, has enhanced its L-703SP Surface Plate Calibration System with an optional, ultraquick Lapping Line View software module and new A-703SP-LM-M “mirrored” surface-plate…
Every boardroom has heard it. Every procurement checklist includes it. Every investor deck now features it somewhere between the mission statement and the revenue model. “AI ethics” has become the term that signals seriousness without necessarily delivering it. That gap deserves examination—because…
(Eve: Melbourne, FL) -- Eve Air Mobility, a global leader in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and urban air mobility (UAM) solutions, has published its inaugural Sustainability Report. The report outlines Eve’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy and…
(OGP: Rochester, NY) -- Optical Gaging Products (OGP), a leading manufacturer of optical and precision multisensor metrology systems for industrial quality control, has announced StarLite S1, the all-new semiautomatic 3-axis video measurement system.
StarLite S1 is a compact, workbench-style 3-…
False rejects quietly impede manufacturing efficiency, yet most quality teams treat them as an acceptable cost. This article examines why they persist, what makes them hard to eliminate with conventional systems, and how AI-based visual inspection is helping plants address the root cause.
The…
(AIMS Metrology: Dayton, OH) -- Metrology continues to transition from its role as a final quality control checkpoint to an inline and in-process function. The ability to check parts as they are made enables manufacturers to adjust equipment in real time, helping to reduce scrap and rework. The…
During times of excessive work and crisis, something has to give. Sometimes brutal prioritization is the only way to make it through those challenging times with your sanity intact.
It happens to all of us. The universe, in its infinite wisdom, determines this month, of all months, is the month to…
(Philatron: Los Angeles) -- Philatron Wire and Cable, a leader in custom cable manufacturing, announces the installation of its new high-heat silicone wire and cable production line. This expansion includes the capability to manufacture specialized silicone tubing. The new line directly supports…
Aerospace qualification standards continue to shift as component designs grow more intricate and real-world forces become better understood. Traditional single-axis testing methods don’t capture the complex, multidirectional stresses that modern spacecraft and aircraft encounter. Multiaxis testing…
With ISO 9001:2026 just around the corner, the topic of internal auditing is likely on the minds of many quality professionals.
This is the perfect time to reexamine your resources and strategies for internal auditing. The single biggest success factor of your audit program is who you select to…
(Propel: Redwood City, CA) -- Propel, creator of the first product value management (PVM) platform to transform how manufacturers develop, launch, and service products, has announced availability of model context protocol (MCP).
Propel is the first product life cycle management (PLM) vendor to…
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- A new study led by MIT researchers could drive the development of more energy-efficient digital displays—such as flat-screen TVs, augmented and virtual reality headsets, smartphone screens, medical imaging devices, and even large-area ambient lighting surfaces—that also…
Two years ago, the dominant conversation around AI in enterprise software was about pilots. Every company of a certain size had at least one: a proof of concept running in a sandbox, a chatbot layered over a knowledge base, or a model fine-tuned on proprietary data that never quite made it to…
(Greene Tweed: Lansdale, PA) -- Greene Tweed, a global leader in advanced materials and high-performance solutions, has developed a rapid prototyping process for its Xycomp DLF material that helps aerospace customers accelerate metal replacement development projects through faster testing and…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration scrutiny of AI and machine learning in medical devices is intensifying. Yet most companies still apply failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) methods designed for deterministic hardware failures. AI failures are probabilistic, context-dependent, and often…
Manufacturers have spent millions investing in safer equipment, smarter automation, and increasingly sophisticated operational technology. Yet employee disengagement, one of the most significant risks to workplace safety and productivity, remains stubbornly difficult to address.
Gallup’s recent…
(Fluor Corp.: Irving, TX) -- Fluor Corp. and its joint venture partner, Walsh Construction Co., reached Substantial Completion on the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) $2.1 billion Red and Purple Line Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project, the largest completed capital project in CTA’s history.…
Businesses running equipment that depends on actuators, especially in high-cycle or nonstop operations, already know this: It’s common for actuators to fail without showing any warning signs.
All of a sudden, the production line stops midshift. It’s not until hours later that you find out that the…
(Mahr: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Inc., a leading provider of dimensional metrology solutions, announced the launch of its MarSurf3D MS optical metrology platform, featuring a multisensor measuring head designed to deliver flexibility and modularity with precision.
The new 3D optical platform enables…