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As a technology leader, I must admit that making the right investment in new innovations has its challenges. It’s easy to get caught up in the grandiose potential solutions offer, become overwhelmed by the setup, and struggle with employee adoption.
Every day, quality leaders face a variety of production and process issues. Although some problems are easy to fix, others require deeper investigation, such as using a 5 Whys analysis or fishbone diagram.
Working on a bomber, Douglas Aircraft Co., Long Beach, California, 1942.
The Chinese character for crisis means “danger” and “opportunity,” and tariffs have created a supply chain crisis throughout the United States.
When an ordinary beam of neutrons strikes the team’s silicon grating, the millions of scored lines on the grating convert the neutrons into an Airy beam with a wavefront that travels along a parabolic path. The triangular shapes on the detector match the predicted behavior of an Airy beam, offering evidence of the team’s success.
In a physics first, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a way to make beams of neutrons travel in curves.
Toshiro Mifune and Daisuke Kato in the 1950 film Rashomon.
When we step into a complex organization—whether in manufacturing, healthcare, or finance—we often find ourselves navigating a sea of competing truths. Everyone seems certain they see the problem clearly. Yet somehow, solving it feels harder than it should.
In the casting industry, efficiency is key to producing high-quality parts while minimizing rework. Comprehensive data play a vital role in optimizing each manufacturing step.
To meet the precise requirements associated with semiconductor manufacturing, integrated circuit (IC) packaging and assembly providers must navigate complex quality certification processes, such as those for the well-known ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 standards.
Occupational health and safety (OHS) is often brushed aside as a checkbox exercise—something assigned to compliance officers or forgotten in day-to-day operations. But this mindset comes at a cost.
Boiler systems are a critical element of many manufacturing plants because they serve as a reliable source of heat and steam to power various processes.
Uploading something “to the cloud” has become common enough that most people are acutely aware of the storage advantages of cloud services—whether in their personal or professional lives—as well as how they might benefit administrators in any business.
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