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(Optical Gaging Products: Rochester, NY) -- Optical Gaging Products (OGP), a leading manufacturer of precision optical and multisensor metrology systems, has introduced SmartScope E18, a high-capacity benchtop video measurement system that delivers fully automatic three-axis measurement performance…
Self-driving cars are often controlled by deep learning models that sometimes fail in unexpected situations. For instance, the car might inexplicably brake and block the path of an oncoming emergency vehicle. A human driver or passenger may need to react rapidly to prevent a collision.
To help…
They may seem simple, but standard operating procedures (SOPs) are surprisingly tricky. On the surface, they describe how a specific process is carried out at your organization. Pretty straightforward, right?
In reality, there are a lot of requirements for writing a good SOP, and auditors have a…
(Alva Industries: Trondheim, Norway) -- Alva Industries (ALVA), a manufacturer of frameless motors and owner and creator of FiberPrinting technology, brought its interactive slotless vs. slotted motor technology demo to WoTS 2026 in Utrecht, Netherlands.
The hands-on demo allowed visitors to…
(Flexxbotics: Boston) -- At IMTS 2026 in Chicago, Flexxbotics, the autonomous manufacturing platform company, announced the latest release of the Flexxbotics platform and a set of solutions designed to help manufacturers increase production capacity, improve yields, and reduce downtime by scaling…
In order to do business, we have to use predictions of various sorts. These range from seat-of-the-pants guesses to the results of sophisticated modeling. In every case, the key to effective forecasting is to understand the uncertainty in the forecast. Ways to do this are the subject of this…
A quality team’s supplier toolbox is deep. Supplier questionnaires, PPAP, supplier scorecards, incoming inspection, audits, corrective action—the list goes on.
In my years of experience as a quality leader, the challenge I see is matching each one to the right stage in the supplier process and the…
(Marposs: Auburn Hills, MI) -- In September at IMTS 2026 in Chicago, Marposs showcased its Visual Tool Setter (VTS), a noncontact optical tool measurement system designed to provide fast, precise, and reliable tool inspection directly on machining centers and milling machines.
Built on CCD-based…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- To monitor the amount and type of nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities, scientists look for a special signal—the unique pattern of gamma rays emitted by specific radioactive elements. However, some of these elements also emit X-rays in the same energy…
A measurement isn’t only a number. It’s a number obtained by an instrument in a physical state.
That distinction becomes critical when the instrument moves, bends, conforms to a surface, or relies on software to correct its own geometry. A rigid gauge can often treat its working geometry as a…
Finding something underground is one thing. Giving a project team information they can actually use is another.
A technician might pick up a signal with an electromagnetic locator. A ground-penetrating radar scan might show an anomaly running through a proposed work area. An old drawing might…
(METTLER TOLEDO: Columbus, OH) -- The METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection Group will introduce its M50 R-Series AdvancedLine metal detectors to North America at Booth 2122 at Pack Expo, Oct. 18–21, 2026, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Jaison Anand, METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection market manager…
(Leopard Imaging: Fremont, CA) -- Leopard Imaging, a leader in AI perception and spatial intelligence solutions, introduces the LI-DragonFire-VGA-GM2B, a high-performance uncooled infrared camera module designed for thermal imaging in industrial applications. Combining high-resolution thermal…
A new Financial Times analysis reports that U.S. technology companies have cut nearly 140,000 jobs in 2026 while pouring record sums into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The obvious story is that AI is replacing workers. The more important story is that executives are using AI to justify…
(IrisX : West Chester, OH) -- Engineering drawings are packed with critical manufacturing information, yet much of those data still has to be found, reviewed, and reentered by hand. IrisX changes that by turning engineering drawings into structured, reusable data for engineering, manufacturing, and…
In today’s politically correct business world, too many leaders are more concerned about not offending their employees than they are about helping them grow.
One of the biggest issues keeping teams from achieving greater success is a leader’s fear of mandating the activities and behaviors…
(EMG Presses: Marigny-Saint-Marcel, France) -- EMG Presses, a leading manufacturer of manual, pneumatic, mechanical, and hydropneumatic presses, is launching an innovation dedicated to the needs of monitoring and total traceability of industrial processes.
EMG offers a range of force and/or…
On April 2, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to Purolea Cosmetics Lab, reference 722591-04022026. By now, most of you have heard the story. The company had used AI agents to write drug product specifications, procedures, and master production records. No qualified…
(ISO: Geneva) -- On Sept. 1, 2026, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN), and the OpenWallet Foundation announced a landmark agreement to provide access worldwide to a set of key…
For decades, reverse engineering was a tool reserved for large manufacturers. Aerospace manufacturers leaned on it to keep aging fleets in service when computer-aided design (CAD) data were missing. Defense contractors relied on it to re-create components that had long outlived their original…
Consider an AI tool that delivers consistently accurate results and demonstrates impressive capabilities. If the people who are expected to rely on it can’t understand how decisions are reached or challenge outcomes that appear wrong, why would they trust it with an important decision? Would an…
(Caterpillar: Irving, TX) -- As industries face growing labor shortages and increasing productivity demands, Caterpillar is collaborating with FieldAI to advance physical AI, autonomy, and robotics that help job sites and factories operate more safely and more efficiently. By turning real-time…
(CADEXSOFT: Tallinn, Estonia) -- CADEXSOFT announces the release of Manufacturing Toolkit 2026.5, a CAD SDK for developers building quoting and MaaS platforms, with DFM checks, native B-Rep, feature recognition, and web visualization.
Manufacturing Toolkit 2026.5 highlights:• Sheet metal updates•…
Michele Gelfand has studied and taught negotiation for years. A professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business, she sees negotiation as a skill that’s imperative for everyone to learn. “It’s not something we’re born with,” she says. “It’s something we learn over time…
I’ve now watched every quality management concept I learned during my professional career unfold in my granddaughter’s first five months of life.
As I observed her feeding habits, sleeping routines, health monitoring, and interactions with her environment, I found remarkable similarities to…