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Ask anyone who’s bought a handheld 3D scanner with optical tracking system in the last few years about what sold them, and you’ll hear about speed. More points per second. Larger scanning areas. Faster data capture.
Those improvements matter. But when you look at the entire…
The healthcare technology management (HTM) industry is facing a looming labor shortage and must attract enough skilled professionals to meet future demand. The industry is grappling with an aging workforce, a shrinking traditional talent pool, and increasingly complex medical equipment.…
The complexity of today’s manufacturing operations and ever-evolving digital disruptions, including the biggest of all, artificial intelligence (AI), require standards that set the pace and keep organizations around the world aligned with what quality looks like.
ISO 9001 has…
Every industry has blind spots. Sometimes the problem is not a lack of expertise, or even information, but of connection.
While in Austin, Texas, at a recent Octave Live OnTour event, sitting in a large room filled with people from different industries, different methods,…
Manufacturers are exploring artificial intelligence, but most are still struggling to scale it across operations. According to the latest Sikich Manufacturing Industry Pulse survey, 92% of manufacturers are actively exploring AI. Yet roughly three-quarters of respondents remain in research or…
Walk into almost any factory, hospital, office, or warehouse, and you’ll likely encounter tier boards with a familiar set of colors: green, yellow, and red. Green means good. Red means bad. And yellow? Well, it has… some issues.
I began thinking about this after a discussion with…