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(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) – Renishaw, a global engineering technologies company, has partnered with Canada Makes, Canada’s premier additive manufacturing (AM) network, to promote the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) technology across Canada. Renishaw’s AM engineers, designers, and…
Patrick Willemson
As sustainability and transparency become increasingly vital to global business practices, the European Union has introduced the Digital Product Passport (DPP)—an initiative that will reshape the manufacturing landscape worldwide.
For manufacturers in the U.S. and other regions, understanding the…
Etienne Nichols
A quality management system (QMS) is at the heart of every successful medtech company. A QMS comprises all the policies, processes, and procedures that ensure the production of safe and effective medical devices—which means that problems with your QMS can quickly become problems with your products…
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(Vuzix Corp.: Rochester, NY) -- Vuzix Corp., a leading supplier of smart glasses and augmented reality (AR) technology and products, announced that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has expanded its deployment of Vuzix M400 smart glasses after…
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(RTX BBN Technologies: Cambridge, MA) -- RTX BBN Technologies is developing compact, low-power, deployable photonic sensors that will provide users with better awareness of environmental elements critical to their missions with greater than 10 times the precision of current sensors. This new…
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(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, ON) -- Teledyne DALSA has introduced Z-Trak 3D Apps Studio, a suite of software tools developed for in-line 3D machine vision applications. Designed to work with Teledyne DALSA’s Z-Trak family of laser profilers, it simplifies 3D measurement and inspection tasks on…
ISO
(ISO: Geneva) -- As COP29, the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, drew to a close on Nov. 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Standards Pavilion, led by ISO, IEC, and ULSE, alongside eight other standards organizations, hailed significant progress in recognizing the crucial role of…
Gleb Tsipursky
As organizations increasingly integrate generative AI (gen AI) to boost productivity, innovation, and competitive advantage, they encounter a host of challenges. Many face resistance to change, fears of job displacement, and concerns about data privacy.
Understanding and overcoming these…
Yushiro Kato, Quality Digest
The state of American manufacturing is in dire need of improvement. For decades, the U.S. economy has been transforming into a service-based model while the manufacturing power we associate with the American postwar capacity of the 1950s and ’60s has dispersed offshore.
This slow degradation of U.…
Gary Peacock
W ith the rapid digital transformation of manufacturing, including technologies like cloud solutions, digital twins, next-generation devices, automation, and AI, the role of metrology is poised for a transformative evolution. What can we expect from new quality systems, and how is the metrology…
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(Artec 3D: Santa Clara, CA) -- Artec 3D, a global leader in 3D scanning, has launched Artec Studio 19 (AS19), a professional all-in-one software solution for 3D scanning, processing, reverse engineering, and quality inspection. Now featuring wider scanner integration, significant performance…
ISO
A customer calls asking for details about how they are registered in your company’s database so they can make sure their information is updated. You get a phone call from a business partner who needs to contact your colleague and asks you to check her calendar to see when she’s free. Although in…
Mike Figliuolo
As leaders, we say we want our people to be empowered to go out and make decisions. We say we’re OK with them making mistakes, and we’ll still support them making decisions on their own. But not really.
I’m lucky to have a huge leadership lab in the form of the SmartBrief on Leadership weekly…
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(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Teletrix, a company specializing in radiation training tools, has transitioned from a research and development license to a commercial license for an augmented reality (AR) platform that simulates ionizing radiation. This advanced platform, known as VIZRAD AR, was developed…
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(CEESI: Nunn, CO) -- Registration is now open to sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees for the 2025 CEESI Gas Ultrasonic Meter User’s Conference at Hyatt Regency, San Antonio Riverwalk, San Antonio, June 10 and 11, 2025.
The CEESI USM Conference provides a forum for ultrasonic meter manufacturers…
Anil More
The jet in pneumatic dimensional (or air) gauging is the mechanical part of the sensing probe—air plug gauge, air ring gauge, air caliper gauge—through which compressed air is directed onto the part under measurement.
In its simplest form, we have two jets working in tandem facing in opposite…
Michael Sharp
Welcome knowledge seeker! Do you feel dazzled and awed by the great potential of artificial intelligence (AI)? Perhaps hesitant or lost when terms like convolution, deep learning, or autoencoder are thrown around? Well, fear not, for you’ve come to just the right place. You don’t need to be a…
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(Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has unveiled an automated computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming tool, ProPlanAI, that cuts the time taken to program factory machine tools by 75%. Powered by Microsoft Azure services…
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(EPIGAP OSA: Berlin) -- EPIGAP OSA Photonics, a global manufacturer of custom and standard LEDs and photodetectors, has rolled out an extensive line of high-power shortwave infrared (SWIR) LEDs.
The unique OCI-490 series of SWIR LEDs features an extended wavelength range from >1720 nm to 2300…
Cal Newport
The goal: Using proven strategies, cut the clutter to focus on core priorities.
Nano Tools for Leaders—a collaboration between Wharton Executive Education and Wharton’s Center for Leadership and Change Management—are fast, effective tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes…
Chip Bell
Is your organization about fun? How often do your customers giggle? How much of your business strategy is about funniness—not just entertainment, but customer experiences made joyful by design? What are your customers’ principal memories of their encounters with your organization?
Before we go too…
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(Paul N. Gardner Co.: Columbia, MD) -- Paul N. Gardner Co. (GARDCO), a worldwide distributor, producer, and designer of high-quality physical test and inspection instruments for paint, coatings, and related industries, announces the launch of its new how-to video series.
The videos are designed to…
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(Starrett: Athol, MA) -- L.S. Starrett Co., a leading global manufacturer of precision metrology systems, measuring tools, gages, and more, has announced it will be featuring the automated inspection capabilities of its metrology and force measurement systems at MD&M West Advanced Manufacturing…
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(Evident: Waltham, MA) -- Evident recently announced the release of its newest OmniScan phased array flaw detector, the OmniScan X4. With multiple ultrasonic technologies and powerful imaging capabilities, the OmniScan X4 is designed to allow inspectors of all skill levels to quickly and accurately…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has launched an experimental platform for energy sector-related data with enhanced emphasis on governance and usability. The Open Energy Hub is a connection hub of…
