(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Small and medium-sized manufacturers know that employees are their most important asset. Without their commitment, no company can succeed. Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) recognizes this.

Anyone who has ever seen a crew team rowing down the river has likely wondered why one person is a passenger and everyone else in the boat is rowing like mad. It would seem the coxswain has the easiest job in the boat.

Imagine a factory where quality assurance actually increases the production speed.

(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Researchers at the U.S.

(Ansys: Pittsburgh) -- Ansys has collaborated with

Calibration is essential in almost every facet of industrial processes. The calibration process verifies test instrument accuracy by comparison with recognized standards, and measurement validity hinges on one crucial concept: traceability.

Curing time is the Achilles heel of multimaterial 3D printing. Typically, a multimaterial 3D printer uses thousands of nozzles to deposit resins, which are then smoothed with a scraper or roller before being cured with ultraviolet (UV) light.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is seeking candidates for the 2024

(Dürr: Southfield, MI) -- Plastic parts are often painted using conventional spray guns. But with prices for materials and cleaning rising, high-speed rotary atomizers are becoming more cost-effective.

Parts 1, 2, and 3 of our series on statistical process control (SPC) have shown how data can be thoughtfully used to enable learning and improvement—and consequently, better product quality and lower production costs.