State of the Steel Industry and Steel Service Centers Across the US
With FABTECH 2024 in Orlando, Florida, fast approaching (Oct. 15–17), many in the steel industry are expected to attend.
World-First International Guidelines to Fast-Track SDG Success
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ISO-UNDP agreement signing at the ISO General Assembly, 2024
ISO and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have unveiled the world’s first international guidelines to help businesses and organizations expedite their contributions to the U.N.’s sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Digitalizing Metal Cold-Rolling Inspections for Enhanced Quality
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Automated processes, tactile-sensing technology, and other digital solutions can make inspections faster and more cost-effective. Photo by Killian Cartignies on Unsplash.
Metal cold-rolling is a critical process in manufacturing various steel and aluminum products.
3D Scanners Aid NASCAR Stock Car Racing
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Credit: rbr_teams on Instagram.
Reaume Bros. Racing is an American professional stock-car racing team that competes full time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Owned by Josh Reaume, the team fields the No. 22 Ford F-150 full time for multiple drivers, the No.
Ways to Influence Stakeholder Buy-In During the CAPA Process
How can a quality manager secure stakeholder engagement and hold individuals accountable for the quality of their work throughout the corrective and preventive
Nanostructures Enable On-Chip Lightwave-Electronic Frequency Mixer
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The demonstration of a lightwave-electronic mixer at petahertz-scale frequencies is a first step toward making communication technology faster and advances research toward developing new, miniaturized lightwave electronic circuitry capable of handling optical signals directly at the nanoscale. Credit: Sampson Wilcox/Research Laboratory of Electronics
Imagine how a phone call works. Your voice is converted into electronic signals, shifted up to higher frequencies, transmitted over long distances, and then shifted back down so it can be heard clearly on the other end.
How AI Can Help Revolutionize the Patient Experience
With its roots in compassion and humanity, the healthcare sector might seem an unlikely place for artificial intelligence (AI) to play a big role.
3D-Printing Massive Parts for Hydropower
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Hoover Dam: It’s not part of this project—at least not yet. Credit: janie.hernandez55
A unique manufacturing program for large metal parts holds promise to help revitalize American manufacturing and return clean-energy manufacturing technologies to the United States.
How Leaders Turn Screwups Into Learning Opportunities
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After properly rigging an M1 tank, students use two recovery systems to extract the tank from a mud mire pit at the Ordnance School’s Vehicle Recovery Training Center. Credit: U.S. Army.
For many of us, screwing up is in our DNA. It happens. Blame Murphy if you like, but it happens. However, when this happens to someone on your team and you’re in a leadership role, the implications of a mistake can be far-reaching.
Think Harder
I once attended a presentation that Eli Goldratt gave for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.