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Dr. Donald J. Wheeler has been one of Quality Digest’s most highly read authors for decades. His teaching on the use of control charts in industrial settings has long been considered the gold standard. He has conducted more than 1,100 seminars in 17 countries on six continents, and his books have…
Dr. Donald J. Wheeler has been one of Quality Digest’s most highly read authors for decades. His teaching on the use of control charts in industrial settings has long been considered the gold standard. He has conducted more than 1,100 seminars in 17 countries on six continents, and his books have…
(Sandvik Coromant U.S.: Mebane, NC) – Sandvik Coromant, a global leader in metal cutting tools and solutions, is expanding its versatile CoroCut 2 with a new -GL parting and grooving geometry and an updated -CR parting-off geometry. The new and updated geometries increase chip control in long-chip…
As global trade uncertainty intensifies, health systems should take steps to minimize the effect of this volatility on their medical equipment inventory. The evolving policies of the United States and its trading partners could strain global supply chains and make acquiring or maintaining medical…
(Sandvik: Stockholm) -- Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Osa Demolition Equipment (OSA), an Italy-based manufacturer of demolition tools and hydraulic hammers. OSA will be reported as a business unit within the Attachment Tools division of Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions.
OSA’s range…
As director of quality at a manufacturing plant, James faced the reality of shift every day. As the plant embraced new technologies and adapted to changing global dynamics, he knew that quality management could no longer be reactive. The question was whether he could turn these shifts into…
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon AB has announced the appointment of Andreas Renulf as president of its Manufacturing Intelligence division, effective May 1, 2025. Renulf will report directly to Norbert Hanke, interim president and CEO of Hexagon. Josh Weiss, the current president of…
What’s your favorite regulatory pitfall? I know that’s a strange question, but if you’ve spent much time in the medical device industry, there are likely a few that come to mind. People reach out to me all the time asking how to break into the medical device industry—and I love those conversations…
(InnovMetric: Québec City) -- On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, InnovMetric will host PolyWorks Conference Live. This online event is an opportunity to showcase the latest advancements in PolyWorks, InnovMetric’s 3D metrology software, for existing or potential customers as well as the global…
Once hailed as both an ethical mandate and a strategic necessity after the upheaval of 2020, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives now face intense scrutiny and pushback. Major corporations—ranging from Walmart to Google—are quietly retreating from these programs amid escalating…
(Teledyne FLIR: Wilsonville, OR) -- FLIR, a Teledyne Technologies company, has introduced the Si1-LD, an industrial acoustic imaging camera that brings faster and more accurate compressed air leak detection to those operating on a modest condition-monitoring budget. The new FLIR Si1-LD offers…
(Fabricators and Manufacturers Association: Elgin, IL) -- This summer, thousands of kids will head to camp—not to canoe or trek in the woods, but to discover the exciting world of robotics, computer-aided design, and other manufacturing technologies.
Thanks to grants from the Fabricators and…
The pharmaceutical industry and the medical device industry have unique ways of defining terms like deviation and nonconformance. Often, this leads to confusion about how events should be classified and managed.
This article explains the difference between a deviation and a nonconformance, and why…
(Aras: Andover, MA) -- Aras, a leader in product life cycle management (PLM) and digital thread solutions, has shared key findings about the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in product development in its new report, “The Future of Product Life Cycle Management and Digital Engineering.”
The…
If you’re a corporate employer, you must know the importance of training and its effects on your firm’s growth. Teaching employees with the help of corporate training is an essential step that every firm should follow to reach its goals. Additionally, incorporating OSHA training ensures workplace…
(Wittgas: Witten, Germany) -- The new Can-Piercer, made from stainless steel and aluminum, is ideal for food industry applications. Its updated design is more compact and streamlined than the previous model, making it easier to handle and integrate into daily operations. Weighing just 3.8 kg, it’s…
Researchers use a technique called resonant inelastic X-ray scattering, or RIXS, to study the electronic behavior of quantum materials. The image above illustrates an ultrabright X-ray striking a quantum material’s electrons (gray circles) and scattering off the sample. In this example, the X-ray’s…
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- The process of catalysis—in which a material speeds up a chemical reaction—is crucial to the production of many of the chemicals used in our everyday lives. But even though these catalytic processes are widespread, researchers often lack a clear understanding of exactly how…
What happens when workers get a say in evaluating their managers? At one Chinese carmaker, the results speak for themselves: happier teams, better leadership, and a noticeable boost in productivity—without a single downside. Those are key findings of a recent study by Wharton associate professor of…
(Sandvik Coromant: Mebane, NC)--Sandvik Coromant, a global leader in cutting tools and tooling systems, has enhanced its lineup of next-generation Silent Tools turning adapters with additional sizes and configurations, including adapters with the Coromant Capto coupling and HSK-T coupling. This…
Keeping quality high in today’s fast-moving production world is a big challenge. Traditional quality checks have worked well, but they can be slow, require a lot of work, and are prone to mistakes.
AI could change this by making quality control faster, more accurate, and easier to scale. It could…
(ASTM International: Conshohocken, PA) -- The U.S. Standardization Center of Excellence (SCoE) for Critical and Emerging Technologies (CETs) is hosting its First Standardization Workshop May 14–15, 2025, at the Bethesda North Marriott in Rockville, Maryland.
The SCoE is a transformative initiative…
How do health and safety incidents affect your business? If a worker is injured or becomes ill, what kind of disruption does it cause? Is your productivity affected? What’s the effect on other workers in terms of workload or psychological health and well-being?
People are the foundation of every…
(Teledyne: Waterloo, ON) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and leader in machine vision, has announced the Tetra line scan camera family. Designed for a wide range of machine vision applications, Tetra leverages Teledyne’s latest multiline CMOS image sensor technology and builds on…
Risk-based thinking—it sounds easy. How hard can it be to think about risk? But did you know that the phrase “risk-based thinking” was only invented in 2015?
Did you know that the ISO says “risk-based thinking” is one of the foundations of quality management, but never defines it? Or that it…
