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Gabriel Popkin
They’re called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, a group of thousands of compounds that contain a chemical bond between fluorine and carbon. That bond has proved to be one of the most stable and unbreakable known to chemistry—a fact baked into the common nickname “forever chemicals,”…
Quality Digest
(Waygate: Huerth, Germany) -- Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business and world leader in nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions for industrial inspection, has launched its new ultrasonic precision thickness gauge, the Krautkrämer CL Go+.
This versatile and convenient inspection tool is…
Quality Digest
(Kawasaki Robotics: Wixom, MI) -- Kawasaki Robotics has launched a line of intelligent cobots, showcasing its AI-enabled R and BX series robots for welding as well as multi-SKU palletizing and depalletizing.
Powered with partner NEURA Robotics’ robotic assistant platform, the CL Series combines…
James Chan
Preventive maintenance (PM) is an approach to asset and facilities management that relies heavily on planning, coordination, and collaboration. These features are essential to performing preventive maintenance activities such as routine inspections, preemptive equipment maintenance, and parts…
Quality Digest
(ZEISS: Dresden, Germany) – May 7, 2024, saw the opening of new premises for ZEISS Innovation Hub Dresden, providing additional space for innovation projects and the opportunity for further growth.
The team is moving from the Else Kröner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) for Digital Health on the campus of…
Quality Digest
(Control Concepts: Chanhassen, MN) -- Control Concepts announces the AirSweep MAX, a globally patented pneumatic flow aid system that eliminates bridging, rat-holing, and buildup in bulk-material handling equipment in industries such as food, pharmaceutical, mining, and even in current recycling…
Luk Van Wassenhove, Akhil Bhardwaj, Henk Akkermans
Disasters can act as brutal audits of organizations to which even venerable institutions like Boeing are subject. In the wake of two fatal crashes, as well as a midflight door blowout, Boeing has shaken up its C-suite and pledged to prioritize safety over profit.
Will these measures solve its…
Kristen Goodell
Women make up nearly half of the working population in the United States. But they are underrepresented in the manufacturing industry. According to Women in the Workplace, women constitute approximately one-third of the manufacturing workforce and only 24% of manufacturing C-suite positions.…
Quality Digest
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- On April 9, a trailer with the words “Born by Fire” emblazoned on the back was pulled down MIT’s North Corridor (a.k.a. the Outfinite). Students, clad in orange construction vests, maneuvered their futuristic creation out of the trailer, drawing a surge of curious bystanders…
Quality Digest
(Detection Technology: Espoo, Finland) -- Detection Technology, a global leader in X-ray detector solutions, announces the global availability of a comprehensive range of TFT (thin-film transistor) flat panel detectors. The portfolio includes IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) and a-Si (amorphous…
Quality Digest
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- It’s easy to learn the metric system with the SI Units Card Deck (NIST SP 1297), an interactive educational activity that helps learners build their skills using the major elements of the International System of Units (SI).
The card deck consists of nine sets of cards,…
Quality Digest
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Researchers simulated a key quantum state at one of the largest scales reported, with support from the Quantum Computing User Program, or QCUP, at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The team’s techniques could help develop quantum simulation…
Mike Figliuolo
As leaders, we like being decisive and making quick decisions. We know our businesses well and are willing to act. Doing so without true contrarian input can be dangerous, though.
You can make better decisions simply by identifying and relying on your own personal Mr. Spock. Yes, I’ve been…
Q.Big 3D
Additive manufacturing of oversized plastic components offers enormous advantages for mold-free small- and medium-size production runs. The key to this is Q.BIG 3D’s VFGF (variable fused granulate fabrication) process.
Reiser Simulation and Training, in Berg near Starnberg, Germany, commissioned…
James Chan
Preventive maintenance (PM) is a proactive maintenance strategy built on calendar-based maintenance tasks, regular inspection, and preemptive repair of physical assets. Physical assets may refer to equipment, production machinery, and operational facilities. Preventive maintenance tasks are…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded cooperative agreements totaling nearly $3.6 million aimed at building the workforce needed to safeguard enterprises from cybersecurity risks. The grants of roughly $200,…
Katie Gilbert
Researchers at Stanford Graduate School of Business have pushed past the limitations of A/B testing into another area of experimentation focused on “multi-armed bandits.” Mohsen Bayati, a professor of operations, information, and technology who has been exploring these problems for the past 15…
Anthony Vianna
Over the past decade, technological improvements have seen 3D laser scanning become an increasingly important alternative to tactile measurement in an expanding range of measurement applications.
The success of laser scanning owes as much to under-the-hood technologies that improve the usability…
Quality Digest
(Sandvik Coromant: Sandviken, Sweden; Mebane, NC) -- Cutting tools specialist Sandvik Coromant has upgraded the damping mechanism for its Silent Tools turning adaptors for an even more consistent performance and improved surface finish during internal turning operations at long overhangs.
With…
Quality Digest
(PI Americas: Auburn, MA) -- PI, a global leader in precision motion control and nanopositioning products, has released a unique planar XY-Theta-Z nanopositioning stage based on air bearings and direct drive motors.
Unlike conventional multi-axis stages, the A-361 employs only one moving platform…
Pierre-Nicolas Disser, Megan Wallin-Kerth
QIMA, previously called AsiaInspection, is known for not only making inspection and certifications easier, but also increasing accessibility via a convenient digital platform and strong focus on compliance. Both SMEs and e-commerce businesses have benefited from this increase in affordability and…
Rob Moorey
Equipment failures in healthcare can have serious consequences, including delays in diagnosis or treatment, scheduling disruptions, and patient safety risks. Health systems should empower clinical engineering teams with technology that helps identify potential failures. This will allow health…
Quality Digest
(City Montessori School: Lucknow, India) -- City Montessori School (CMS) is hosting its 25th International Convention on Students’ Quality Circles (ICSQC 2024), scheduled for Dec. 3–7, 2024, at the Kanpur Road Campus in Lucknow. This is in collaboration with World Council for Total Quality and…
Quality Digest
(Dürr Group: Southfield, MI) -- For the second year in a row, a Dürr innovation has impressed an independent review board and won the Automotive News PACE Award. The EcoInCure oven cures complex car bodies with superior paint quality faster and more efficiently than conventional ovens. Designed to…
Quality Digest
(CMSC: Weatherford, TX) -- To celebrate the Coordinate Metrology Society’s 40th anniversary at this year’s conference (July 22–25, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina), the society is expanding its program to include three keynote speakers who have been recognized as “titans” of the coordinate…
