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As manufacturing emerges from a period of contraction, the industry faces more than just empty roles. The average tenure of a manufacturing worker has dropped, but the complexity of the machinery hasn’t. While the industry sees signs of hope, we face a knowledge crisis far more dangerous than…
(SaidText: Reggio Emilia, Italy) -- SaidText announces the U.S. market rollout of its voice-driven AI platform designed for industrial and manufacturing operations.
The solution helps frontline teams capture critical updates hands-free and converts them into structured, trackable operational data…
What’s the biggest risk facing the leaders of most entrepreneurial ventures? It’s not closing that first round of funding or landing a cornerstone customer. As with most things, it all comes back to people—and your ability to lead those who don’t have much practice following.
It’s easy to be…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Two U.S. organizations will receive the 2025 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s only presidential honor recognizing performance excellence.
The award, based on the Baldrige Excellence Framework and administered by the National Institute of Standards…
(Groundup.ai: Singapore) -- Groundup.ai, the team behind the world’s first agentic AI for industrial maintenance, has announced the global launch of Groundup Academy.
This specialized, no-cost educational ecosystem is designed to transform the global industrial workforce from reactive “firefighters”…
From blood tests to mammograms, doctors need reliable measurements to make informed decisions about their patients’ health and deliver safe treatments. That’s why the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) serves as an important partner to health professionals and their patients…
In a long-running collaboration with GE Aerospace, researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia have been steadily working to improve the performance of high-pressure turbine (HPT) engines through computer simulations on leadership-class computing systems. These turbines are the heart of…
(HelloNation: Rochester, NY) -- How can homeowners keep their heating and cooling systems running efficiently without feeling overwhelmed by complex maintenance tasks? According to HelloNation, Barbara Huether Clark of Huether Heating & Cooling explains that HVAC system maintenance can be…
(Minitab: State College, PA) – Minitab, a global leader in data collection, predictive analytics, and process improvement solutions for manufacturers and organizations worldwide, has acquired Effex and its cutting-edge design of experiments (DOE) and optimization tool that offers true custom…
(AW-Lake: Oak Creek, WI) -- AW-Lake, a flow instrumentation manufacturer, announces the launch of its TH Series high-accuracy turbine flow meter, a precision liquid flow measurement solution for demanding industrial applications in which every fraction of a percent matters.
Precision machining,…
Imagine you’re a frontline worker. A new AI system has been rolled out on your line. You’ve heard that it boosts productivity, but you’re not sure how it works or what it means for your role.
Would you:• Spend 20 extra minutes entering data into it if you feel jotting notes on paper was just as…
(Hitem3D: Singapore) -- In 2026, image-to-3D AI is increasingly assessed through a practical lens—not how convincingly a model looks onscreen, but how reliably it performs in 3D printing workflows. As additive manufacturing moves deeper into customized production and short-run manufacturing, the…
Wrapped snugly in a custom container, seven carefully chosen materials left Earth on Aug. 24, 2025, traveling at 17,500 mph. Nestled at the top of a Falcon 9 rocket, house dust, freeze-dried human liver, and cholesterol joined four other scientific specimens to travel to the International Space…
(FARO, Lake Mary, FL; Creaform: Lévis, QC) -- Faro Technologies and Creaform, businesses of AMETEK Inc., announce a major new chapter in their evolutions that will reframe how industries approach metrology and reality capture.
The combination of FARO’s 3D measurement business segment with Creaform…
The traditional promise of work was simple: Support your life, care for your family, and build toward meaningful milestones like purchasing a home or saving for your children’s education. But for many modern professionals, that relationship with work is shifting. Instead of working to live, more…
In 1960, organizational psychologist Douglas McGregor introduced a conceptual framework of two contrasting theories about human motivation that grounded my Toyota Production System (TPS) learning.
His Theory X was based on the assumption that workers are fundamentally lazy and can’t be trusted to…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) at NIST announces the launch of the AI Agent Standards Initiative. This ensures that the next generation of AI—AI agents capable of autonomous actions—is widely adopted with confidence, can function securely on behalf…
(Rockwell Automation: Milwaukee) -- Rockwell Automation, one of the largest companies dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, releases new research highlighting how leading machine builders are strengthening performance, resilience, and customer trust amid increasingly…
Nano Tools for Leaders—a collaboration between Wharton Executive Education and Wharton’s Center for Leadership and Change Management—are fast, effective tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes, with the potential to significantly affect your success and the engagement and…
(IQVIA: Durham, NC) -- IQVIA, a global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence, announces a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA to help realize the potential of AI in healthcare and life sciences.
The healthcare and life sciences industries generate…
Working with a disability can be a frustrating and isolating experience. As someone who spent years blaming vitamin deficiencies, anxiety, and even Covid for worrisome symptoms before finally seeing a neurologist—and then a movement disorder specialist, I can attest that even the lengthy process of…
(SCANGRIP: Svendborg, Denmark) -- SCANGRIP, Europe’s leading manufacturer of LED work lights for professionals, has introduced three new products to the North American market: AREA 10 CONNECT, NOVA 10 CONNECT, and VEGA 4 CONNECT.
The Danish-made AREA 10 CONNECT work light from SCANGRIP has a…
What does onboarding mean? If you said “onboarding a salesperson” consists of doing the HR paperwork, giving a facility tour, a few days of shadowing existing salespeople, and then expecting the salesperson to hit the ground running, you’re not alone. Entirely too many sales managers feel that way—…
(GEARWRENCH: Sparks, MD) -- GEARWRENCH is expanding its lineup of diagnostic testing tools, launching four new products. New to the market is the GWSMART10, a 10 in. wireless bidirectional diagnostic tablet with charge docking station; GWSMART05, a 5 in. handheld bidirectional diagnostic tool;…
A few months ago, during separate visits to an emergency department and an urgent care center, I experienced what many patients and clinicians now consider routine: long waits, crowded spaces, and visible strain on staff. It raised a familiar question that I’ve been asking for years: If the…