Story links for Oct. 4, 2019
Tech Corner: Lasertec Optelics Hybrid Confocal Microscope
Laser and white-light confocal in one body
We take a closer look at the Lasertec Optelics Hybrid Confocal Microscope, which features high resolution, wide FOV, nano-scale measurement, and wavelength selection.
Remote work has made many rethink what work is. Is it hours spent working or is it getting a set of tasks done? Do we subconsciously manage our time so that our tasks take 40 hours? We talk with Donna McGeorge, bestselling author of the It’s About Time series of books.
If you look up "smart manufacturing," you mostly find a lot of jargon. But what does it look like to the people who use it? We talk with Paul Rogers, president of the North, South, and Central America region for Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division.
Resources:
Digital Transformation for Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing Whitepaper: Reducing costs through virtual simulation
As the capabilities of automated guided vehicles expand, people may be overthinking AGV ownership. For many smaller companies there are low-cost AGV solutions that will work for them. We talk with Mike Kotzian of Kivnon.
Videos:
K05 Twister: Small and rotational automated guided vehicle
In this Friday's Tech Corner we look at the KinAiry system from Brunson Instrument Company, which can be used for calibrating laser trackers to ISO's recently released 10360-10:2021. In the lab or in the field, the KinAiry can ensure that instruments are operating within factory tolerances.
To celebrate International Women's Week we talk to Shannon Karels and Kathy Miller, authors of Steel Toes and Stilettos…. A true story of women manufacturing leaders and lean transformation success.
Solving problems can be hard. Sometimes we are so bogged down in our own biases or past experience we can’t see clearly. Maybe art can help. We talk to Amy Herman, author of Fixed: How to perfect the fine art of problem solving.
It takes a lot of resolve, support, and money for startups to succeed. Hexagon has launched a program called Sixth Sense that addresses some of the critical roadblocks faced by startups. We talk to Milan Kocic, Head of Sixth Sense Open Innovation Platform.
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The supply chain is in desperate need of realignment. Although pundits predict improvement later in 2022, that is a hope, not a solution. We talk with Lisa Anderson, supply chain expert and president of LMA Consulting Group.
Related article: Is It Possible to Realign the Supply Chain?
In the battle for talent in today's post-pandemic job market, the companies that give their employees the most flexibility with their work and schedules will be the winners. We talk to Russ Hill and Jared Jones, senior partners of Lone Rock Consulting and authors of "The Great Resignation."
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