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(GelSight: Waltham, MA) -- GelSight, a pioneer in surface analysis technology, has announced the release of GelSight Mobile 4.5, the latest software update for its GelSight Mobile inspection platform. The release improves overall measurement performance, combining system-level optimizations with…
A manufacturer knew something was wrong with its innovation process. Ideas moved slowly. Priorities weren’t always clear. Different parts of the business had different views of how projects were supposed to move. So, the obvious conclusion was that the innovation process needed to be fixed—a…
Building a nuclear power plant is one of the most complex construction projects in the world. It requires thousands of trucks to ship parts, often to remote regions, where huge teams of skilled workers such as electricians and welders come together to assemble everything over many years.
Financing…
(AIM3D: Rostock, Germany) -- AIM3D, a pioneer in pellet-based 3D printing since 2017, offers the ExAM 255 and ExAM 510 3D printing systems with high build speeds, high quality, and superior cost efficiency. AIM3D has now certified a new ExAM A 510 specifically for aerospace applications, with a…
A new study from Ramp and Revelio Labs offers valuable evidence about how companies behave after investing heavily in artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, the resulting headlines, hyped by the authors themselves claiming AI doesn’t cause job loss, push the findings past their breaking point.…
(Intertronix: Chula Vista, CA) -- Intertronix, a California manufacturer of security labels, tamper-evident labels and seals, and hologram labels, established in 2005, is offering its tamper-evident calibration seals to quality and metrology teams that need a simple, auditable way to show that…
Flu season arrives every year, but its effect is never entirely predictable. Patient volumes can rise quickly, respiratory cases can require specialized equipment, and hospital teams already stretched thin must respond without compromising care. In that environment, readiness depends on more than a…
(Accura Solutions: Melbourne, Australia) -- Accura Solutions has announced the availability of Accura, a modern, cloud-native electronic quality management system (eQMS) designed to simplify quality management for life sciences, healthcare, laboratories, and other regulated organizations.…
(Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has released PC-DMIS 2026.2, introducing PC-DMIS Specialized Geometries, a new application that brings complex geometry inspection into a single workflow. Gear inspection modules are available…
Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) could fly deep into the heart of a raging wildfire, avoiding sudden flare-ups and dodging falling tree branches to gather critical information for rescuers. But in this dangerous situation, the UAV could easily be damaged or destroyed by falling debris.
The UAV—and…
Adaptability is crucial for success in many industries. This is especially true in marketing, where customer expectations can shift, platforms introduce new features, and competitors change their positioning.
As a leader, you must learn to thrive amid chaos and embrace experimentation and…
(Sandvik Coromant: Sandviken, Sweden) -- Manufacturers are under pressure to reduce production costs while maintaining component quality and process reliability for a diverse mix of materials and applications. To help simplify drilling operations, Sandvik Coromant has expanded its CoroDrill Dura…
Most environmental monitoring programs I see are run in a clean, cold, empty plant. Sanitation finishes at 4 a.m., the swabs go down at 5, the results come back negative, and the report gets filed. The program is compliant. It’s also, in the way that matters, telling you almost nothing.
A…
(Intelex Technologies ULC: Dallas) -- Intelex Technologies ULC, a global leader in cloud-based environmental, health, safety, and quality (EHSQ) management software, has unveiled Insight AI, a new capability that transforms raw EHS data into predictive, actionable intelligence. The announcement was…
(Manufacturing Entropy: Lafayette, IN) -- Production meetings end with action items nobody owns. The meeting ends, everyone nods, and the board still looks green. A week later the same issue is back, because the action item never had an owner. That is value leaving the plant while the numbers look…
For improvement work to be successful, an organization needs a clear structure with defined roles and responsibilities. If it invests in an improvement organization for the long term, it can ensure lasting results. Here, we explore what an organization aimed at effective improvement might look like…
John owned a distribution company, and he was the entire sales department. Every major deal ran through him. Every key relationship lived in his phone. He was missing his daughter’s dance recitals. His wife said he was never home. The business was growing, but John had become its ceiling.
If you…
(TRIGO: Nanterre, France) -- TRIGO is deploying practical AI solutions to help manufacturers and transportation OEMs anticipate supplier risks, accelerate continuous improvement, and strengthen supply base quality.
Already in operation, these solutions have reduced supplier assessment times by…
(Relay: Raleigh, NC) -- Relay, the system of action for physical operations, has released “The Factory Floor’s Missing Data Layer,” a new report on how critical operational information moves across factory floors. The perception research found that 86% of respondents say sensors and machine data…
The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they’re hard to solve.
Atlas Building Composites, a spinout of MIT, is on a mission to address both problems with a single solution. The company has developed an AI-…
According to Shigeo Shingo, a subtle but important distinction exists between problem-solving and continuous improvement.
I grew up in manufacturing with the idea that problem solving was standardization kaizen: a means to return flagging process performance to an established standard. For example…
(GelSight: Waltham, MA) -- GelSight, a pioneer in surface analysis technology, announced that its Modulus surface measurement system has been named to Time magazine’s list of the Best Inventions of 2026. The honor follows Modulus’ selection in Fast Company magazine’s 2026 Next Big Things in Tech…
Difficult decisions don’t end once you’ve made them. The biggest challenges come with execution risk. Does your decision get carried out the way you wanted it to? The key to successful execution is good change management.
If you want to make a successful executive decision, communicate the…
(Teledyne FLIR: Wilsonville, OR) -- Teledyne FLIR has launched the A8481, a new compact HD MWIR science camera designed for researchers and engineers who need significantly more thermal detail without changing the workflows, optics, software, and infrastructure they already use.
Built around a…
Metrology, the scientific study of measurement, has never been faster or more precise. Yet many quality problems that land on a CMM table were decided weeks earlier, when someone measured against a drawing that was no longer the approved one.
Closing that gap isn’t a measurement problem. It’s a…