Thread Quality Control Series: Go and No-Go Checks
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‘I just want to avoid spinning gauges all day.”
The Staggering Costs of Health Insurance ‘Sludge’
Seems everybody has a horror story about health insurance: Kafkaesque debates with robotic agents about what is and isn’t covered. Huge bills from a doctor you didn’t know was “out of network.” Reimbursements that take months to process.
ForTest Announces Dual Absolute T8090 Standard Level Leak Tester
(ForTest: Modena, Italy) -- A world leader in leak-testing solutions, ForTest has launched Dual Absolute T8090, a revolutionary instrument to solve the testing problems in electric car equipment for improving the
HELLA Improves Cycle Time, Sees Under Six Month ROI With Drishti
(Drishti Technologies: Mountain View, CA) -- Drishti Technologies, whose AI-powered manufacturing technology uses video analytics, data, and insights to bring significant benefits to manufacturers and their employees, and HELLA, a tier-one automotive supplier, has announced the latest in a joint
An AGV doesn't have to break the bank
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.
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Five Blunders That New Service-Based Businesses Should Avoid
Launching a service-based business is so appealing to entrepreneurs because these businesses are the easiest to start with no capital.
So... We’re Number One?
For years, when I was the director of the Michigan Quality Council during Gov. John Engler’s administration, we reviewed businesses across the state and looked for world-class service.
Heatable Sampling Probe Facilitates Natural Gas Measurements
(AS-Schneider: Nordheim, Germany) -- In natural gas storage facilities in underground salt caverns, hydrates can easily form in the pipes, clogging them and making regular measurement of the gas pressure massively difficult.
Olympus’ Scientific Solutions Business Splits From Global Medtech Company
(Olympus Corp.: Tokyo) -- Olympus announced the completion of the separation of its Scientific Solutions business to a wholly owned subsidiary, Evident Corp.
Study Examines How Machine Learning Boosts Manufacturing
Which companies deploy machine intelligence (MI) and data analytics successfully for manufacturing and operations? Why are those leading adopters so far ahead—and what can others learn from them?
