Applying AI-Driven Inspection in High-Volume Manufacturing
In high-volume manufacturing, inspection often struggles to keep pace with production. That challenge becomes even greater when the material itself is naturally variable and the defects aren’t always easy to define consistently.
Ursa Major Achieves 10 Successful Hadley Engine Flights
(Ursa Major: Berthoud, CO) -- Ursa Major’s Hadley liquid rocket engine has completed 10 consecutive successful flights, including multiple missions at sustained hypersonic speeds, with Stratolaunch.
When Women Shape the Rules, Consumers Benefit
Markets run on trust. Trust runs on standards. And standards only work when the people shaping them reflect the people they are meant to protect.
A Regulatory Loophole Could Delay Ozone Recovery by Years
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- Often hailed as the most successful international environmental agreement of all time, the 1987 Montreal Protocol continues to successfully phase out the global production of chemicals that were creating a
5 Weirdly Nonstandard Things About the Metric System
The modern metric system—known as the International System of Units, or SI—is a model of consistency and logic. But in some cases, the logic seems to break down.
Nikon’s APDIS MV5X Laser Radar Sets a New Standard
(Nikon: Shinagawa, Tokyo) -- Nikon Corp. announces the launch of the APDIS MV5X, the latest addition to its APDIS laser radar product lineup.
Artec Leo Digitizes a 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite
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Replicad’s founder Jaap Termeer 3D-scanning the Gibeon meteorite outside his house.
What would you do if a 240-kg iron rock older than the Earth landed outside your house?
Your IMTS 2026 E-Blast Strategy
IMTS 2026 opens at Chicago’s McCormick Place this year on Sept. 14. Visitors are already planning which booths to put on their schedules.
Equipment Management Is a Fragmented System in Integrated Hospitals
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Efficient equipment management helps support safer, faster patient care.
High-volume medical equipment serves as the operational backbone of our healthcare system. From infusion pumps and monitoring devices to hospital beds and support surfaces, these assets support nearly every aspect of patient care.