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Recent developments in thermal signature analytics have expanded the applications of thermal cameras beyond routine troubleshooting; they now contribute to paper machine control, energy usage benchmarking, wet streak detection, and the identification and prediction of certain classes of sheet…
(FlackTek: Landrum, SC) -- FlackTek, a pioneer in high-performance materials processing, has launched the MEGA FlackTek—the world’s most sophisticated and largest high-speed bladeless planetary mixer. It’s now available for commercial orders.
With an hourly output measured in tons per hour, the…
(Marposs: Auburn Hills, MI) -- In today’s highly competitive manufacturing environment, efficiency, accuracy, and reliability are more critical than ever. Tool setting plays a pivotal role in achieving these goals. Toward that end, Marposs has introduced the ML3G, a noncontact tool measurement…
A recent company meeting revealed what management called a “handoff problem.” The sales team would close deals, then toss them over the wall to the service team, which would promptly fumble the relationship because they didn’t understand what had been promised or why the customer bought in the…
In manufacturing, the term connected worker has quickly gone from emerging concept to executive mandate. As companies grapple with turnover, skill gaps, and increasing complexity, the urgency to modernize frontline work has never been clearer.
What is a connected worker platform?
A connected…
(ANSI and America Makes: New York) -- America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have announced the release of the September 2025 Gaps Progress Report.
This report details efforts over the last six months by standards developing organizations (SDOs) and other stakeholders…
Most negotiations have an opening bid. That bid becomes the anchor that the rest of the negotiation centers upon. If you’re good at setting anchors—and avoiding being anchored to a number you won’t like—you’ll get more out of your negotiations.
An interesting dynamic that can happen in…
(NIBS: Washington, D.C.) -- The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, announced the release of its Report for a Central Building Information Modeling (BIM) Transportation Library (CBTL), a landmark road map for creating national,…
Meritocracy—the idea that individuals should advance and be rewarded on the basis of their talent and hard work—is one of the most widely celebrated ideals in education, business, and government. It shapes how organizations recruit, evaluate, and promote, promising a fair system where the best rise…
(Physik Instrumente: Auburn, MA) -- Physik Instrumente (PI), a leader in precision motion control, introduces the A-361 air-bearing XY-rotation stage, a compact nanopositioning platform engineered for ultrahigh precision and stability in demanding research and industrial applications.
The A-361 XY…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to lead three research collaborations with fusion industry partners as part of the 2025 cohort of the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy program, or INFUSE. The awarded projects will tap ORNL’…
Imagine this: A production line hums along smoothly. Operators clean and check equipment between cycles to spot problems before they snowball. No scrambling. No surprises. That’s what autonomous maintenance looks like.
It’s a concept born from the principles of total productive maintenance (TPM),…
(Tektronix: Beaverton, OR) -- Tektronix announces its 7 Series DPO oscilloscope, the first in a new generation of ultrahigh-performance instruments. Engineered to deliver the industry’s lowest noise and highest ENOB, and designed to scale, the 7 Series launches with bandwidth up to 25 GHz.…
Your market is shifting, your competitor just pulled ahead, and the one person who could execute the next move has resigned. You can’t get more data fast enough, yet the window to act is closing. In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world, this is the moment that defines…
Organizations are eager to benefit from generative artificial intelligence. But in the rush to deploy AI to meet business goals, some companies jump in without fully weighing whether it’s best to buy an existing model, purchase a model and enhance it with their own data, or build a custom AI…
(Rockwell Automation: Milwaukee) -- Rockwell Automation Inc., a company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has announced expanded integration capabilities for its Connected Worker solution from Plex, by Rockwell Automation. These advancements allow the Connected Worker…
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(By Light: McLean, VA) -- By Light Professional IT Services has announced it has officially achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2, placing the company among a select group of defense and technology contractors nationwide. While By Light earned this certification for its…
Small to midsize manufacturers are facing mounting pressure from unpredictable supply chain disruptions. From fluctuating customer demand to reshoring operations and diversifying suppliers, maintaining efficiency and protecting cash flow have never been more critical.
Global instability, shifting…
In October 1989, my company hosted Total Improvement Process Week, one of the most productive experiences of my career. Our consultant was Ryuji Fukuda, a Deming Prize winner and author of Managerial Engineering (Productivity Inc., 1983), a book I still value for its emphasis on management’s role…
(Advancion: Buffalo Grove, IL) -- Advancion Corp., a global leader in life science buffers and proprietary specialty ingredients, has released its 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report, available at advancionsciences.com/sustainability.
Now in its fourth year of comprehensive sustainability…
(ZeroTouch: Tualatin, OR) -- ZeroTouch, part of the Sandvik Group, is announcing the grand opening of its new headquarters, a state-of-the-art center designed to accelerate innovation in industrial metrology automation.
The expansion underscores ZeroTouch’s contribution to Sandvik’s purpose of “…