Accountable When AI Fails?
On April 8, 2025, a driverless Zoox robotaxi misjudged an approaching vehicle, braked too late, and sideswiped it at 43 mph on the Las Vegas Strip.
Learning How to Predict Rare Kinds of Failures
On Dec. 21, 2022, just as peak holiday season travel was getting underway, Southwest Airlines went through a cascading series of failures in its scheduling, initially triggered by severe winter weather in the Denver area.
New 3D-Printing Method Enables Complex Designs, Creates Less Waste
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Researchers have developed a resin that turns into two different kinds of solids, depending on the type of light that shines on it: Ultraviolet light cures the resin into a highly resilient solid, while visible light turns the same resin into a solid that is easily dissolvable in certain solvents.
Hearing aids, mouth guards, dental implants, and other highly tailored structures are often products of 3D printing.
Why AI-Powered Documentation Is Manufacturing’s New Insurance Policy
When quality failures go public, it’s not just your product on the line—it’s also your reputation, compliance status, and workforce morale.
Driving Safety and Saving Lives: Humanetics Makes Good Use of PolyWorks
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Humanetics is the world’s largest manufacturer of anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs), commonly known as crash test dummies.
The Role of Motion Control in Next-Gen Metrology and Inspection Systems
When manufacturing tolerances shrink to the micron, and part geometries become increasingly complex, the margin for measurement error disappears.
The Form of Decency
I am a longtime admirer of George Spencer-Brown’s “Laws of Form.” In this article, I explore how his notion of reentry helps illuminate the paradoxes and blind spots
Additive Manufacturing and Digital Replicas Made Easy
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Onboarding was made easy with the HandySCAN BLACK|Elite and integrated Scan-to-CAD software module, thanks to intuitive handling and interfaces.
The Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) is a leading-edge resource facility dedicated to driving innovation and advancing manufacturing technologies.
The State of Industrial Maintenance 2025: A MaintainX Survey
When I talk with maintenance leaders, I hear urgency. Pressure is mounting. They’re being asked to cut costs, attract skilled workers, and embrace AI—and fast. Yes, pressure turns coal into diamonds. But constant pressure can wear down even the best teams.
How Digital Twins Affect the Entire Product Life Cycle
Just like in the Star Trek holodeck, digital twins are virtual replicas of the physical world. They enable industries to predict and optimize processes using live data.