57% of Manufacturers Say Critical Knowledge Moves by Voice, Not Software
(Relay: Raleigh, NC) -- Relay, the system of action for physical operations, has released “The Factory Floor’s Missing
Turning Plastic Waste Into Resilient Building Materials
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Atlas Building Composites, an MIT spinout, recently supplied the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with American-made recycled composite trusses to construct this 40-foot bridge in a Massachusetts wetland.
The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they’re hard to solve.
Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement Are Not the Same
According to Shigeo Shingo, a subtle but important distinction exists between problem-solving and continuous improvement.
FLIR Introduces A8481 Compact HD MWIR Science Camera
(Teledyne FLIR: Wilsonville, OR) -- Teledyne FLIR has launched the A8481, a new compact HD MWIR science camera designed for researchers and engineers who need significantly more thermal detail without changing the workflows, optic
Communication Is Key to Reducing Execution Risk
Difficult decisions don’t end once you’ve made them. The biggest challenges come with execution risk. Does your decision get carried out the way you wanted it to? The key to successful execution is good change management.
Verivexa Connects ISO 27001 Implementation and Ongoing Management
(Verivexa: U.K.) -- Verivexa, a cloud-based provider of ISO management system tool kits and guided compliance workspaces, is now available for organizations implementing and maintaining an ISO/IEC 27001 information
The Revision Gap
Metrology, the scientific study of measurement, has never been faster or more precise. Yet many quality problems that land on a CMM table were decided weeks earlier, when someone measured against a drawing that was no longer the approved one.
Octave Expands Reliance NXG Quality Management System
(Octave: Madison, AL) -- Octave Intelligence, a global leader in software for the world’s mission-critical facilities and infrastructure, has announced the latest release of Reliance NXG Cloud Platform, delivering innovations th
Correlation Between Contact and Noncontact Surface-Analysis Equipment Is Critical
Contact surface-finish measurement and confocal optical surface-finish measurement are two different methods of measuring the roughness or irregularity of a surface.