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The next time you’re scrolling your phone, take a moment to appreciate the feat: This seemingly mundane act is possible thanks to the coordination of 34 muscles, 27 joints, and more than 100 tendons and ligaments in your hand. Indeed, our hands are the nimblest parts of our bodies. Mimicking their…
(Sandvik Coromant: Sandviken, Sweden) -- Sandvik Coromant, a leader in cutting tools and tooling systems, recently launched GC1240, an indexable milling grade engineered to overcome the toughest stainless-steel machining challenges and deliver unwavering performance.
Powered by an innovative nano-…
(TIA: Arlington, VA) -- As artificial intelligence (AI) workloads drive unprecedented changes in data center design, performance, and operational risk, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has announced a coordinated set of actions to help the industry meet AI‑era infrastructure…
The great systems thinker Russell Ackoff had a provocation that stayed with me: A system isn’t the sum of its parts. It’s the product of their interactions.
He used a simple example. Take the best engine from one car, the best transmission from another, the best brakes from a third. You will not…
(imec: Leuven, Belgium) -- imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in advanced semiconductor technologies, has announced the arrival of the ASML EXE:5200 High NA EUV lithography system, the most advanced lithography tool available today.
With this strategic milestone, imec reinforces its…
Most quality practitioners, as well as process engineers, are familiar with management of change (MOC). This means that any significant change to a process factor, such as the familiar ones in cause-and-effect diagrams like manpower, machine, material, method, measurement, and environment, can have…
(Clarity Pharmaceuticals: Eveleigh, Australia) -- Clarity Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company with a mission to develop next-generation products that improve treatment outcomes for patients with cancer, has signed a large-scale manufacturing supply agreement for copper-64…
AI adoption in medical practices is growing steadily, with most providers seeing positive ROI. But progress depends on overcoming integration, skills, and trust barriers to focus AI where it delivers real clinical and operational support.
As the healthcare industry continues to embrace digital…
(Leopard Imaging: Fremont, CA) -- Leopard Imaging announces its latest high-performance machine vision solution: LI-IMX530-10GigE-NL, a 25 MP global shutter camera optimized for NVIDIA Holoscan-based edge AI platforms.
Designed to meet the growing demand for real-time, high-resolution perception…
For decades, the process industries have relied on layers of protection to prevent hazardous events. When risk reduction requirements were high, safety instrumented systems (SIS), governed by standards such as IEC/ISA 61511, provided a clear framework for design, operation, and life-cycle…
(Frost & Sullivan: Santa Clara, CA ) -- Frost & Sullivan announces that Locus FS has received the 2026 North American Technology Innovation Leadership Recognition in the precision fermentation sector for its outstanding achievements in product development, technology-led innovation…
Validating AI software makes most quality teams uneasy.
Their unease is not unjustified. The new Annex 22 provides a framework for AI use, but the guidance remains in draft. Most quality teams still have questions, especially around validation.
Why? Quality teams are trained to validate systems…
(Bold Laser Automation Inc.: Bedford, NH) -- High-value parts demand extra care and stability for thin-film removal and cleaning of sensitive components.
Bold Laser Automation introduces the LPCl1820UV Laser Precision Cleaning System, a Class 1 industrial laser platform engineered for high-…
Many of modern astronomy’s achievements can be traced back to relatively unknown women who painstakingly cataloged the stars in the early 1900s.
Called the Harvard Computers (because they performed calculations), these women combed through thousands of photographic plates of stars and cataloged…
(SCANOLOGY: Hangzhou, China) -- SCANOLOGY, a leading 3D scanning solution provider, has announced the launch of SIMSCAN-S Gen2, a palm-sized 3D scanner designed to help manufacturers perform high-precision inspections with greater confidence, speed, and flexibility.
Manufacturers are required to…
In the high-stakes world of modern manufacturing, environmental, health, and safety (EHS) management is no longer a back-office checkbox. It has become a strategic function that directly affects worker safety, regulatory compliance, operational continuity, and long-term performance. Unfortunately,…
At the heart of every construction project around the world is a handful of vehicles doing all the heavy lifting. Whether it’s a digger, tractor, or crane, this machinery must be safe, efficient, and fit for purpose—and purpose can depend quite a lot on the project at hand.
It’s often possible to…
(BYK-Gardner USA: Columbia, MD) -- BYK-Gardner USA, a worldwide partner of the automotive, paint, and plastics industries for quality control of color, appearance, and physical properties, introduces the color2go, a portable spectrophotometer that combines precise color and 60° gloss measurement…
(COPA-DATA: Salzburg, Austria) -- The process and packaging industry is changing, and developments such as digitalization, increasing regulatory requirements, and changing consumer behavior are challenging producers, machine builders, and system integrators.
Software manufacturer COPA-DATA will be…
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new forensic DNA reference material, RM 8043, that includes degraded DNA as well as mixtures of high-quality DNA from multiple individuals. This material will help crime labs verify that their methods produce accurate results…
If you ask 10 different manufacturers to identify their toughest problem, odds are at least five of them will say, “We can’t get parts through the shop floor fast enough.”
When you think about it, that answer shouldn’t come as a surprise. Today’s manufacturing customers demand increasingly shorter…
(Sandvik Coromant: Stockholm) -- Cutting tool specialist Sandvik Coromant has launched the CoroMill MR20, an advanced, indexable milling concept engineered to deliver unmatched stability, predictable performance, and exceptional metal removal rates in demanding materials and applications. Designed…
(Vention: Montreal) -- Vention, creator of the world’s only full-stack software and hardware automation platform, has announced the commercial launch of Rapid Operator AI, a solution designed to automate complex, unstructured tasks, beginning with deep-bin picking.
The launch marks a significant…
Across manufacturing floors, pharmaceutical labs, and industrial supply chains, AI is moving from experiment to infrastructure. Systems now monitor equipment before it fails, flag quality defects faster than inspectors, and recommend production schedules that once required entire planning teams.…
(Physik Instrumente: Shrewsbury, MA) -- Physik Instrumente (PI), a global leader in precision motion control and nanopositioning technology, has introduced its modular precision linear (MPL) stage family, a configurable platform designed to simplify the specification and integration of high-…