We talk with tookmaker and metrologist Nobby Assman, one of the winners of Zeiss's 2020 Measuring Hero Championship in the category Outstanding Application—Smallest Measured Component. How do you measure something really small? Really carefully.
Assman Verspaningstechniek website: http://www.verspaningstechniek.nl/over-assmann
Zeiss Measuring Hero Challenge: https://www.zeiss.com/metrology/campaigns/measuringhero.html
We talk to Artem Kroupenev, VP of Strategy at Augury, about lights-out manufacturing—fully automated factories that require no human presence onsite. Can your factory really run unattended? How close are we?
One of the more interesting measurement technologies we cover is 3D measurement. We talk about careers in 3D metrology with Matt Ilardo from Brookhaven National Laboratory and Keith Bevan from the National Physical Laboratory in the United Kingdom. From manufacturing to field work to R&D, 3D metrology offers exciting job opportunities to tech-minded individuals.
If you are a woman with an interest in technology...
We'll talk with Rina Molari-Korgel, a woman who has spent years as a 3D portable metrology specialist not only within manufacturing settings, but in some very interesting field settings as well.
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Available in “software” and “hardware” configurations, WedgeLink keyboard wedges convert the incoming data from a gage device connected to a computer’s serial or USB port into the “keystroke” format compatible with all Windows programs. Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access are two commonly used programs requiring a keyboard wedge.
Tech Corner looks at the Covid-19 Employee Management System, an app from Ergonomics International, that companies can use to track compliance with Covid-19 safety measures. Monitors employee health, workstation safety, touch-point sanitizing, and more.
OSHA Document: "Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19"
We talk to Stanley Chao about the problems of fake personal protective equipment (PPE) hitting the market. Where is it from? Does all the blame rest with China? What you can do?
Article: This Time, It’s Not All China’s Fault
Book: Selling to China: A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
As Quality Digest’s Ryan Day writes in his article “Embracing Work-From-Home: Insights for employers” the recent shelter-in-place orders have made work-from-home the new normal, and some organizations are struggling with the transition to working as a remote team. But there are companies that have been doing so for quite some time, and we can benefit from their experience.
Here are some tips that you can find in Ryan’s article and his interview with Eric Doster, CEO of Dozuki, and Jennifer Dennard, COO of Range. They have been working within remote teams for years.
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