No Substitute for Experience
Last year, after many years of physical therapy, cortisone shots, and experimental treatments to prop up my failing knees, I decided to go bionic and get full knee replacements.
Smarter Quality Control: How Synthetic Data and AI Are Revolutionizing Manufacturing Efficiency
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The “Last Mile Problem” illustrates how achieving near-perfect accuracy (99.9%) in quality inspection dramatically increases in difficulty, underscoring the value of AI-powered synthetic data.
In 2025, sustainability is no longer optional—it’s a strategic imperative. Manufacturers, responsible for nearly 40% of global material waste, face rising demands to reduce emissions, cut waste, improve product consistency, and enhance efficiency.
If You Want Your Company to Grow, Fish for Whales
You can’t get big without thinking big right from the start. As an entrepreneur starting a business, it’s easy to see yourself as “the little guy.” If you do, you’ll forever stay the little guy.
Tariff Shocks on the Supply Chain
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Port of Los Angeles: Data for April suggest that container ship bookings are down by 60%, and 30% of Pacific Ocean bookings to the U.S. have been canceled.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, trade with our three largest partners—Canada, China, and Mexico—accounted for more than $1.32 trillion in imports and $0.82 trillion in exports in calendar year 2024.
MIT Engineers Print Synthetic ‘Metamaterials’ That Are Strong, Stretchy
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Metamaterials are synthetic materials with microscopic structures that give the overall material exceptional properties.
In metamaterials design, the name of the game has long been “stronger is better.”
Advancing Aerospace Additive Manufacturing
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Beehive Industries leverages cutting-edge additive manufacturing to create precision components for jet engines in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility.
When Jonaaron Jones started his master’s degree at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UT), his mentor invited him to visit the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, or MDF, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Facing Medtech Uncertainty
One of the key findings in Greenlight Guru’s 2025 Medical Device Industry Re
Tariffs: The Die Has Been Cast
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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.
Mastering Occupational Safety
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.
10 Ways a Smart Boiler System Can Improve a Manufacturing Plant
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.