Have you ever felt like you’re speaking into a void in a hybrid meeting? You’re not alone. The shift to hybrid workplaces has introduced a unique set of challenges in communication and collaboration. The goals?

High-precision manufacturing is critical in industries where even the slightest deviation can lead to significant consequences. It encompasses processes that demand the utmost accuracy, often in sectors like aerospace, medical devices, and electronics.

Today’s quality leaders in the life sciences industry have nearly impossible charters. Long-term trends and sudden black swan events in combination can hinder an organization’s ability to exert control over product quality.

(Key Technology: Walla Walla, WA) -- Key Technology, a member of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, introduces RemoteMD 2.0, a remote support service for its optical sorting systems.

(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- Hermetically sealed linear position sensors from NewTek Sensor Solutions tolerate the high temperatures and vibrations of steam turbines to deliver accurate and reliable feedback on the position of governor and throttle valves.

(SMARTTECH3D: Lomianki, Poland) -- SMARTTECH3D has introduced its new CobotScan, which integrates an ultrasmall 3D scanning head with a cobot.

While people around the country are preparing champagne and getting ready to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve, I’m closely monitoring our clocks at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). 

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Thermometers can do a lot of things: measure the temperature at the center of your perfectly braised chicken or tell you whether to keep your child home from school due to illness. But because of their size, traditional thermometers are limited in their uses.

(IDS: Stoneham, MA) -- Whether it’s quality assurance, logistics tasks, or kiosk systems, it's helpful to have quickly available and optimally focused image information to make optimal decisions, avoid errors, and speed up work processes.

Stress is an inevitable part of life, shaping and influencing our every decision, emotion, and action, including the way we communicate. It may induce the silent treatment or cause an emotional outburst, both of which can cause future regret.