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Thwing-Albert Instrument Company
Quality control workflows are only as effective as the machinery they rely on. Ensuring functionality requires understanding what to test and how to measure these factors. Consequently, choosing appropriate material testing equipment is a crucial—if overlooked—step in the quality assurance process…
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(ADDMAN: Fort Myers, FL) -- ADDMAN has partnered with Create it REAL to make ADDCAAM, an award-winning slicing software, available as a plug-in for REALvision Pro. This integration brings ADDCAAM to a broader segment of manufacturers through a new, accessible channel without compromising on…
Silke von Gemmingen
In areas such as high-precision metalworking, accuracy is nonnegotiable. This includes the automotive industry and its suppliers, which are in crisis in Germany for several reasons. The industry is under enormous pressure to deliver products of impeccable quality while reducing operating costs (for…
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(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc., a global leader in advanced metrology solutions, has launched its sixth-generation laser tracker, the integrated laser tracker (iLT). It represents the pinnacle of laser-tracker technology refinement, featuring several improvements over the previous…
Stefanie Koperniak
For more than a decade through a collaboration managed by MIT.nano, MIT and Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec), one of the largest universities in Latin America, have worked together to develop innovative academic and research initiatives with a particular focus on nanoscience, nanotechnology, and,…
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(6K Additive: Burgettstown, PA) -- 6K Additive and the German technology company TRUMPF announced that TRUMPF has qualified 6K Additive’s titanium metal powder for use in the TruPrint additive manufacturing systems. Both organizations have a strong customer base in aerospace, and initiatives toward…
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(UMI Coatings: Irondale, AL) -- UMI Coatings, a next-generation protective coatings provider, has announced its official launch. Focused on delivering industry-leading protective technologies and technical service, UMI Coatings offers high-performance solutions designed to protect and preserve…
Creaform
Hawthorne High School of Manufacturing & Engineering in Los Angeles is not your typical high school program. Led by program coordinator Lucas Pacheco, it’s a hub where young minds are immersed in advanced manufacturing and engineering design courses. With a hands-on curriculum covering multi-…
Elisa Duquet
The semiconductor industry is one of the most complex, dynamic, and technologically advanced sectors in the world. It plays an essential role in shaping modern life, serving as the foundation for everything from smartphones and MRI machines to kitchen appliances and space shuttles. In today’s…
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(Artec Leo 3D: Santa Clara, CA ) -- For more than 2,000 years, Alexander the Great’s tomb has been lost to time, with countless searches leading to dead ends. The team behind Expedition Unknown set out to cover digs, with archaeologists on the verge of solving this historical mystery. Having looked…
Gleb Tsipursky
Generative AI (gen AI) is fundamentally transforming industries, reshaping the way professionals innovate, create, and solve problems. These systems, capable of generating text, images, music, and complex solutions, aren’t just tools—they’re catalysts for a paradigm shift in the professional and…
John O'Kelly
Warehouses are the backbone of supply chains, ensuring that goods move efficiently from suppliers to consumers. However, the physical demands of warehouse work—heavy lifting, repetitive motions, and prolonged standing—can take a toll on employees, leading to fatigue, injuries, and long-term strain…
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(ESI Motion: Simi Valley, CA) -- ESI Motion, a leader in advanced space and defense controller subsystems, has released its latest off-the-shelf SADA actuator, Solaris.
This space-rated product is engineered to meet the demanding requirements of outer space, delivering unmatched performance and…
Mike Figliuolo
Email is the bane of our existence. Sure, it’s awesome for funny cat videos, chain letters, and getting awesome blogs like this one (see what I did there?), but it can also cause massive amounts of stress and waste tremendous amounts of time.
One of the first things I do when I take on a new…
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(Nippon Steel: Tokyo) -- Nippon Steel Corp., Japan’s largest and one of the world’s leading steel manufacturers, and TIER IV, the pioneering force behind the world’s first open-source software for autonomous driving, are working together to automate steel transportation with heavy-duty autonomous…
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(EPIGAP OSA: Berlin) -- EPIGAP OSA Photonics, a global manufacturer of custom and standard LEDs and photodetectors, has launched a new website with an interactive product-search function for LEDs and photodetectors.
The company’s extensive product line includes: LED chips that operate in UV, VIS,…
NIST
Every year, employers across the United States open their doors to curious kids, inviting them to experience a day in the life of their parents at work. On April 25, 2025, Take a Child to Work Day and Beyond will give children whose parents work in manufacturing a fun opportunity to explore…
Alexander Kramida
Nearly everything we know about the universe comes from light. Cosmologists learn about the universe by studying light from faraway stars and comparing what it shows us to the light of the same atoms here on Earth. Astronomers use this information to study the expansion of the universe after the…
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(BLM: Novi, MI) -- BLM GROUP USA has announced the availability of ArGo, a new scalable and customizable CAM programming software dedicated to 5-axis lasers. ArGo enables the complete management of tubes and three-dimensional metal profiles such as deep-drawn, stamped, die-cast, and hydroformed…
Sabine Terrasi
Today, modern measurement technologies enable high-precision detection of the movement of liquids and gases, providing valuable data for numerous applications. How does air flow around an airplane? How does blood move through our veins? And how can pollutant emissions in combustion processes be…
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(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- The process of discovering molecules that have the properties needed to create new medicines and materials is cumbersome and expensive, consuming vast computational resources and months of human labor to narrow down the enormous space of potential candidates.
Large language…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Andrew Iams saw something strange while looking through his electron microscope. He was examining a sliver of a new aluminum alloy at the atomic scale, searching for the key to its strength, when he noticed that the atoms were arranged in an extremely unusual pattern. “…
Jones Loflin
I took a deep breath as we left the “car park,” as it’s called in Ireland. The only comforting thought I had was, “I’m glad I paid for the upgrade to an automatic.” Changing gears with my left hand while navigating roundabouts and narrow, rock wall-lined roads was an added stress I didn’t need when…
Krister Shalm
One lecture in an undergraduate quantum physics class changed my life forever.
It was 2001, and the professor introduced the idea that physicists could use quantum particles to build a new kind of superpowerful computer. I was so captivated by the idea that quantum physics could lead to…
Quality Digest
(Rensa Filtration: Aurora, IL)--Rensa Filtration, a leading manufacturer and distributor of consumable, mission-critical air filtration solutions, announces that its SuperFlo HEPA V-Bank and HEPA Deep Pleat filters have been evaluated by UL Solutions and meet the requirements of UL 900 standard for…
