Whereas “big data” will make organizations smarter, open data will be far more consequential for increasing revenue and business value, according to Gartner Inc.

(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc. and Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology LLC announced today they will share adjacent exhibit space and demonstrate a network of shared metrology solutions at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Sept. 10-15, 2012.

A s you may be aware, causality is critical in strategy execution.

I went canoeing last week with my 13-year-old son, Ben, on the boundary lakes between Minnesota and Ontario.

ISO 14001 originated in the 1990s, and ISO 50001 is even newer. The basic and easily understandable concepts behind them have, however, been around for more than 100 years.

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Anyone who has tried to build a piece of furniture from scratch knows the frustration of painstakingly cutting pieces of wood, only to discover that they won't fit together because the cutting was not quite accurate enough.

I’m a quality engineer, so it probably goes without saying that I like gathering and analyzing data. Minitab and I spend a significant amount of time together. Some might say our relationship is unhealthy—perhaps even codependent.

Passionate Pauline is driving down the boulevard in the early morning, whistling to the tune “Oh Happy Day” with a big smile on her face, ready to take on the day with a vengeance and excited to tackle any challenges that may come her way.

(AMT: McClean, VA) -- June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $462.95 million, according to The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S.