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(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Almost everything about leadership—including how to adapt in a post-pandemic world, lead a hybrid workforce, and overcome burnout among skilled staff members to address the “great resignation”—has changed or been challenged over the last few years.
In 2022, 14…
Most white-collar employees have spent the bulk of their career working in teams. However, the rise of hybrid work environments is changing work paradigms in ways that make us wonder whether we still need teams. We’re not saying this lightly: Between the two of us, we’ve spent more than 40 years…
Most white-collar employees have spent the bulk of their career working in teams. However, the rise of hybrid work environments is changing work paradigms in ways that make us wonder whether we still need teams. We’re not saying this lightly: Between the two of us, we’ve spent more than 40 years…
In our connected, digital world, cryptographic algorithms are implemented in every device and applied to every link to protect information in transmission and in storage. During the past 50 years, the use of cryptographic tools has expanded dramatically, from limited environments like ATM…
In our connected, digital world, cryptographic algorithms are implemented in every device and applied to every link to protect information in transmission and in storage. During the past 50 years, the use of cryptographic tools has expanded dramatically, from limited environments like ATM…
(Argolytics: State College, PA) -- Argolytics, maker of Trendable software solutions for quality control, announced a partnership with CFA Solutions, makers of the nonconformance tracking and reporting software 80/20 Quality. The new agreement will integrate the two software programs to make a…
You may not be familiar with the term “information technology asset management” (ITAM), but most businesses deal with it on a regular basis (for better or worse). ITAM is what helps control the costs of computers, servers, software, and services used to create the computing environment modern…
Rather than rebounding in 2022, economic conditions in the United Kingdom have deteriorated. Forecasts for growth in 2022 and the year after have been cut dramatically.
The reasons for this are well documented. Take your pick from soaring energy costs, supply chain disruptions, the effect of Covid…
(NIMS: Fairfax, VA) --The National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) has new on-the-job training solutions for employers to learn about at the 2022 International Technology Manufacturing Show (IMTS). The NIMS booth is 215618, located in the lower level of the north building of McCormick Place…
From my standpoint, technology transfer is not easy, especially when attempting to introduce a new capability or technology into the manufacturing sector. Smaller manufacturers in particular present unique environments and challenges that must be appropriately understood if the transfer is to…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- A new ASTM International standard will provide guidance to medical device manufacturers on powder reuse in powder bed fusion manufacturing processes. ASTM’s additive manufacturing technologies committee (F42) developed the standard, which is now available as F3456…
Quality management is essential to the growth and performance of any organization. It’s a valuable resource in the effort to ensure that products and services satisfy the highest quality requirements and deliver positive customer results.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers must ensure that the…
Welcome to the season that many leaders face with more than a little trepidation: midyear reviews. It’s the point on the calendar that serves as a reminder that the time remaining to deliver desired 2022 results is finite. It’s also the point when managers find themselves working (and worrying)…
(MIT: Cambridge, MA)--A pop-up hearing aid exposition called HearWeAre... a travel agency that matches older and younger travelers for group adventures... an app that guides outgoing hospital patients through every step of the discharge process.
These are a few of the projects presented by…
(Creaform: Lévis, QC) -- Creaform, a business unit of AMETEK and a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, is launching two scanners with great price-performance ratios as part of its HandySCAN 3DTM SILVER Series solution suite. The new HandySCAN 307 Elite …
(Qualio: San Francisco) -- Qualio, a trusted cloud quality management system for the entire life sciences ecosystem, announced significant growth during the first half of 2022, including expanded business and technology integration capabilities, and an enhanced consulting partner program.
“As the…
(NIST: Boulder, CO) -- In an emergency, first responders need to track assets, personnel, and other vital information in an unfolding situation. A new NIST prize challenge encourages developers to improve these incident command dashboards.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of…
Elon Musk recently demanded that all Tesla staff return to the office full-time, according to an email sent to executive staff and leaked on social media. Musk said those who don’t want to come to office should “pretend to work somewhere else,” insinuating that those who work from home aren’t…
There is Alexa sitting on the kitchen counter waiting for your next query. But before she tells you how to make a perfect avocado salad, would you like to know something about the person who invented her?
As the use of automated assistants and other AI agents becomes more pervasive, how humans…
(Dispense Works: McHenry, IL) -- The Ring Dex 2 evolved from Dispense Work’s standard line of filling and capping equipment. The system features machine-tool quality construction combined with the latest technologies and new designs to help customers streamline their production.
Each workstation…
(Greenlight Guru: Indianapolis, IN)--Greenlight Guru, pioneer of the Medtech Lifecycle Excellence Platform, has acquired SMART-TRIAL, maker of the first and only electronic data capture (EDC) platform designed for medical devices and diagnostics. SMART-TRIAL offers a comprehensive data collection…
(L.S. Starrett Co.: Athol, MA) -- L.S. Starrett Co., a leading global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gauges, metrology systems and more, will be demonstrating the latest in quality control inspection technology at International Manufacturing Technology Show booth 135044 in the…
(Newswire: Englewood, CO) -- Science Interactive earns the Quality Matters (QM) Certification for their Environmental Science curriculum following a detailed review process. The QM certification mark is the internationally recognized symbol of online and blended course design quality.
“Developed…
Quality-related data collection is useful, but statistics can also deliver misleading and even dysfunctional results when incomplete. This is often the case when information is collected only from surviving people or products, extremely satisfied or dissatisfied customers, or propagators of bad…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -- A study led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers promises to help sharpen accuracy for climate-change models and enable more reliable predictions of extreme weather.
The team’s results outline an invertible neural network—a type of artificial intelligence…
