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(Platinum Tooling: Prospect Heights, IL) -- Platinum Tooling, an importer of live tools, angle heads, marking tools, Swiss tools, and multiple spindle tools manufactured by various global suppliers, is now importing Henninger speed increasers for North America. The announcement was made by company…
ISO 9001 has begun its revision process. In the next few months, all eyes will be riveted on that arena as everyone seeks to anticipate the changes and what they’ll augur for their own quality management systems. The attention is not undeserved.
Equally important but with considerably less…
The manufacturing sector has always played a crucial role in the economy. But our industry has been grappling with a notable shortage of labor in recent years.
This scarcity of skilled workers is a pressing concern for industry leaders, who recognize the potential consequences for production…
(GelSight: Waltham, MA) -- GelSight, a pioneer in tactile intelligence technology, announced a global partnership agreement with Hexagon, a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. The partnership will enable the companies’ respective…
(Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Omnex has announced its latest webinar, “Changes to AS9100 QMS Near You.”
Date and time: Feb. 29, 2024, 11:00 a.m. Eastern Speaker: Craig Thompson
As quality professionals are aware, international industry standards such as AS9100 undergo revisions approximately every…
(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- Renishaw’s new TEMPUS technology enables users of RenAM 500 series metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems to reduce build times by up to 50%. The technology uses advanced scanning algorithms that sequence the layer data in a way that maximizes productivity while…
Have you seen the headlines about the new study in Nature that “conclusively proves” remote work harms innovation and creativity? That study matches previous anecdotes by leaders like Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of Ellevest, when she claimed remote work made her employees more productive but less…
Generative AI took the world by storm in 2023, from the classroom to the film studio, and the writer’s bench to the White House. Enterprises and creative industries worked to figure out how to leverage it in their operations, while classrooms and government entities struggled to govern its use.
In…
(KYZEN: Nashville, TN) -- KYZEN, a global leader in innovative, environmentally friendly cleaning chemistries, will exhibit at MECSPE 2024, the international reference fair for the manufacturing industry. The event is scheduled to take place March 6–8, 2024, at BolognaFiere in Bologna, Italy. The…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Research led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Marti Checa and Liam Collins has pioneered a groundbreaking approach, described in the journal Nature Communications, toward understanding the behavior of an electric charge at the microscopic level.
Their findings could be…
An intricate, honeycomb-like structure of struts and beams could withstand a supersonic impact better than a solid slab of the same material. What’s more, the specific structure matters, with some being more resilient to impacts than others.
That’s what MIT engineers find in experiments with…
In manufacturing industries, calculating overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) offers deep insights into the performance of production processes and enables data-driven improvements.
Determining OEE is a standard method for assessing the productivity of production lines compared to their…
Continuing on the theme of value stream mapping (and process mapping in general) from my article “Where is your value stream map?”, I outlined the typical scenario: The map is built by the continuous improvement team, and they are the ones primarily engaged in the conversations about how to close…
(Evident: Waltham, MA) -- The new IPLEX TX II videoscope combines the versatility of a 2.2 mm-diameter flexible scope with an ultrathin 1.8 mm rigid scope in a single package, enabling users to choose the best setup for their remote visual inspection application. The result is a videoscope that…
(Hexagon: Tucson, AZ) -- Hexagon, a global leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies, announced it is partnering with Western Australia’s Augment Technologies to help mines maximize ore yield and optimize operational efficiencies by accurately…
(Aras: Andover, MA) -- Aras, a leader in product life-cycle management and digital thread solutions, has announced the agenda, including keynote and mainstage panel discussions, for its annual event, ACE 2024, March 4–7, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The theme for this year’s event is “Unlocking…
Air conditioning is hotter than ever—hot as in demand, a must-have, a comfort most of us want, and, with higher-trending temperatures generating heat-related health issues, one that many can no longer live without.
NVision, a leader in 3D noncontact optical scanning and engineering, has worked…
Battery trays are structural elements that enclose and safeguard the battery modules and their supporting electrical and thermal management systems. Battery modules must precisely fit into the battery tray, which must fit seamlessly within the vehicle's chassis.
Variations in tray dimensions can…
(Rad Source NDT: Buford, GA) -- Rad Source NDT, a global leader in developing state-of-the-art inspection systems that prioritize quality, safety, and technological advancements along with advanced inspection solutions, announced the arrival of its latest innovation: the NDT 1000 X-ray inspection…
(CMS: Weatherford, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) announced its 2024 Call for Papers for the 40th annual Coordinate Metrology Society Conference (CMSC), July 22–25, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The eminent membership association for measurement professionals worldwide, the…
Utility companies play an essential role in our communities, supporting our well-being and quality of life. But providing always-on services that rely heavily on machinery, technology, and other assets can pose a challenge. In the dynamic and demanding world of utilities, mastering the art of asset…
Mergers have become the norm in the telco sector recently: Far EasTone and Asia Pacific Telecom in Taiwan in 2022, True and DTAC in Thailand, as well as Celcom and Digi in Malaysia both in 2023. These represent a global shift toward an era of two or three players in each market, especially in Asia…
(Caster Concepts: Albion, MI) -- Conceptual Innovations, a leader in the world of industrial material-handling solutions, has received patent approval for the company’s innovative HaloDrive Omnidirectional Drive System. This new technology provides a complete solution for precise yet unrestricted…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Industries such as finance and healthcare need to monitor incoming internet data for evidence of malware and insider cyberattacks. The latest internet security protocol, known as TLS 1.3, makes it more challenging to comply with these requirements while maintaining web…
Without a basic grasp of financial concepts at the C-suite (executive) level, small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) may be limited in their ability to compete in an increasingly crowded marketplace. This is why financial literacy is near and dear to my heart.
As a former manufacturer myself…
