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Choosing the right microscope for your application is no small feat. It’s a decision that requires a deep understanding of the task at hand and the tools available to you. From magnification to resolution, and from ease of use to customization options, there are several aspects to consider when…
When was the last time you asked your clients for genuine feedback on working together, beyond just revisions on projects and deliverables?
Over the years, I’ve found it incredibly beneficial to do quarterly check-ins with every client to get a sense of how things are going.
Not only does this…
(Pico MES: San Francisco) -- Pico MES, a software company enabling midsize factories to error-proof their assembly processes, is enhancing production, employee satisfaction, and business growth for factories at the heart of American manufacturing.
More than 98% of the U.S. supply chain has…
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, will conduct a free, one-hour educational webinar, “2024 PLM Market Update,” Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 11 a.m. Eastern.
The PLM economy, CIMdata’s term for the global ecosystem of software and…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- A collection of seven technologies for lithium recovery developed by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been licensed to Element3, a Texas-based company focused on extracting lithium from wastewater produced by oil and gas…
(Artec 3D: Santa Clara, CA) -- Artec 3D, a 3D scanning hardware and software leader, has launched a special offer to help Artec Eva Lite users expand their efforts and capture even more-detailed 3D models.
For a limited time, Eva Lite owners can upgrade their device to an Artec Eva for about $4,…
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…
‘I’ll have you eating out of the palm of my hand” is an unlikely utterance you’ll hear from a robot. Why? Most of them don’t have palms.
If you have kept up with the protean field, gripping and grasping more like humans has been an ongoing, Herculean effort. Now, a new robotic hand design…
Many consumers across the United States are increasingly aware of the decreasing quantity for many of the products that they regularly purchase and consume. This concept is know as product downsizing or shrinkflation, a term used to describe how a consumer product is sold at the same price, but its…
(Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced the launch of PRESTO System, an innovative modular suite of automated robotic inspection cells revolutionizing the landscape of 3D measurement for automotive and aerospace…
My platoon was out in the field on training exercises. We had been out there for about two weeks, so we all smelled kind of “ripe” at that point. One of the more senior officers in my battalion came to my unit’s area to see how things were going. This “gentleman” personified the term—he was an “…
They’re called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, a group of thousands of compounds that contain a chemical bond between fluorine and carbon. That bond has proved to be one of the most stable and unbreakable known to chemistry—a fact baked into the common nickname “forever chemicals,”…
(Waygate: Huerth, Germany) -- Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business and world leader in nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions for industrial inspection, has launched its new ultrasonic precision thickness gauge, the Krautkrämer CL Go+.
This versatile and convenient inspection tool is…
(Kawasaki Robotics: Wixom, MI) -- Kawasaki Robotics has launched a line of intelligent cobots, showcasing its AI-enabled R and BX series robots for welding as well as multi-SKU palletizing and depalletizing.
Powered with partner NEURA Robotics’ robotic assistant platform, the CL Series combines…
Preventive maintenance (PM) is an approach to asset and facilities management that relies heavily on planning, coordination, and collaboration. These features are essential to performing preventive maintenance activities such as routine inspections, preemptive equipment maintenance, and parts…
(ZEISS: Dresden, Germany) – May 7, 2024, saw the opening of new premises for ZEISS Innovation Hub Dresden, providing additional space for innovation projects and the opportunity for further growth.
The team is moving from the Else Kröner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) for Digital Health on the campus of…
(Control Concepts: Chanhassen, MN) -- Control Concepts announces the AirSweep MAX, a globally patented pneumatic flow aid system that eliminates bridging, rat-holing, and buildup in bulk-material handling equipment in industries such as food, pharmaceutical, mining, and even in current recycling…
Disasters can act as brutal audits of organizations to which even venerable institutions like Boeing are subject. In the wake of two fatal crashes, as well as a midflight door blowout, Boeing has shaken up its C-suite and pledged to prioritize safety over profit.
Will these measures solve its…
Disasters can act as brutal audits of organizations to which even venerable institutions like Boeing are subject. In the wake of two fatal crashes, as well as a midflight door blowout, Boeing has shaken up its C-suite and pledged to prioritize safety over profit.
Will these measures solve its…
Disasters can act as brutal audits of organizations to which even venerable institutions like Boeing are subject. In the wake of two fatal crashes, as well as a midflight door blowout, Boeing has shaken up its C-suite and pledged to prioritize safety over profit.
Will these measures solve its…
Women make up nearly half of the working population in the United States. But they are underrepresented in the manufacturing industry. According to Women in the Workplace, women constitute approximately one-third of the manufacturing workforce and only 24% of manufacturing C-suite positions.…
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- On April 9, a trailer with the words “Born by Fire” emblazoned on the back was pulled down MIT’s North Corridor (a.k.a. the Outfinite). Students, clad in orange construction vests, maneuvered their futuristic creation out of the trailer, drawing a surge of curious bystanders…
(Detection Technology: Espoo, Finland) -- Detection Technology, a global leader in X-ray detector solutions, announces the global availability of a comprehensive range of TFT (thin-film transistor) flat panel detectors. The portfolio includes IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) and a-Si (amorphous…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- It’s easy to learn the metric system with the SI Units Card Deck (NIST SP 1297), an interactive educational activity that helps learners build their skills using the major elements of the International System of Units (SI).
The card deck consists of nine sets of cards,…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Researchers simulated a key quantum state at one of the largest scales reported, with support from the Quantum Computing User Program, or QCUP, at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The team’s techniques could help develop quantum simulation…
