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(AME: Florence, Italy) -- Advanced Microwave Engineering (AME), a pioneer in occupational safety technology, has expanded the range of its AMESPHERE safety-as-a-service anti-collision solution. AMESPHERE VISTA enables the detection of untagged pedestrians, thanks to integrated AI cameras and its…
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(SprutCAM Tech: Limassol, Cyprus) -- SprutCAM Tech has announced the rollout of the SprutCAM X and SprutCAM X Robot 17.0.13 update, a significant enhancement packed with more than 100 changes, including workflow improvements and bug fixes.
Enhanced job assignment for 6D contour operations
A new…
Mike Figliuolo
Sometimes the key to getting a lot done is to actually do nothing at all.
I’ve been dreading writing this post. Massive writer’s block. “I have nothing to say,” says the tired little voice in my head (no comments from the peanut gallery).
Normally, I write on Sundays. Writing is relaxing for me.…
Morehouse Instrument Co.
In the healthcare sector, precision isn’t just a requirement. It’s a necessity where the margins for error are perilously thin, and the consequences of inaccuracy can be grave. At the heart of this precision lies the unassuming yet critical load cell, a device whose reliability is foundational to…
Dawn Bailey
The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), a 2019 Baldrige Award recipient, is a nonprofit organ procurement organization (OPO) in Pittsburgh with a federally designated service area encompassing a population of 5.5 million in western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and one county in New…
Quality Digest
(AW-Lake: Oak Creek, WI) -- AW-Lake’s TRICOR Coriolis flow meters are being used to verify that accurate amounts of fiberglass resin are dispensed during the fabrication of panels molded for doors and windows of motor homes and RV trailers.
During the manufacturing process, fixed-ratio pumps…
Laurie Locascio
Growing up as a scientist, I didn’t see role models who looked like me. I grew up in a small town where my father was a physicist—and my role model. He nurtured me to be a scientist, just like him. I’m so grateful he didn’t have different expectations for my brothers and me. He always told me that…
James Chan
Management of change (MOC) is a defined process that organizations establish and follow to ensure health, safety, and reduction of risk during periods of change. MOC systems and policies are essential for companies that undergo significant updates to their facilities, personnel, equipment, or…
Quality Digest
(NewTek Sensor Solutions: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek Sensor Solutions offers a white paper on the “Attributes and Benefits of AC- and DC-operated LVDT Position Sensors” that compares the differences in technology, unique properties, and ideal applications for each type of sensor.
Without any…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to announce an open competition for a new Manufacturing USA institute focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the resilience of U.S. manufacturing. NIST…
Quality Digest
(Exemplar Global: Milwaukee) -- As part of the celebrations around its 35th anniversary, Exemplar Global has announced the return of its Excellence in Auditing Expo, which will launch on Monday, April 22, 2024.
With more than a dozen exclusive presentations from many of the leading thinkers in…
Gleb Tsipursky
Generative AI, when harnessed correctly, has the potential to revolutionize the way companies operate, innovate, and compete. But the question that arises is how businesses can effectively tap into this potential. The answer lies in setting up an AI center of excellence that combines IT with…
ISO
Trust makes the world go ’round. Without it, democracies crumble and relationships suffer. The same goes for organizations and businesses: Without the trust of their customer base, they simply can’t succeed.
Trust, however, is never a given. Like respect, it must be won. In an ever-evolving…
Quality Digest
(Mettler-Toledo: Columbus, OH) -- Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection Group will exhibit a wide variety of its world-class pharmaceutical and biotech inspection technology in Booth 2361 at Interphex, being held at the Javits Center, New York, April 16–18, 2024.
These X-ray systems, metal detectors,…
Quality Digest
(Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Omnex has announced its latest webinar, “ASPICE 4.0 Seen From a Hardware View.”
Date and time: April 16, 2024, 8:30 a.m. EasternSpeaker: Micael Edvardsson
The Automotive SPICE PAM and PRM v4.0 was released Nov. 29, 2023. One notable change was that new process groups were…
Henry A. Zumbrun
Calibration, a critical aspect of maintaining equipment precision, involves more than routine checks. It’s a complex decision-making process in which quality, lead time, and price are weighed. The belief that you must compromise on one to excel in the others is a common misconception in the…
Saurabh Joshi Shripad
Risk assessment and continual process verification (CPV) are fundamental regulatory requirements for pharmaceutical companies to ensure drug safety, efficacy, and quality. While risk assessment involves analyzing, mitigating, communicating, and monitoring risks that could ultimately affect patients…
Quality Digest
(Rockwell Automation: Milwaukee) -- Rockwell Automation, the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, announced the results of the annual “State of Smart Manufacturing Report,” a global study surveying more than 1,500 manufacturers across 17 of the…
Quality Digest
(Sandvik Coromant: Mebane, NC) -- Cutting tool specialist Sandvik Coromant has expanded its CoroMill Plura solid end mill family with a new concept: CoroMill Plura ball nose, optimized for semifinishing to finishing profiling operations in ISO S applications.
“CoroMill Plura ball nose for ISO S is…
Quality Digest
(Full Scale Media: New York) -- Kara Branch, 34, is an award-winning chemical engineer and founder of Black Girls Do Engineer, a nonprofit dedicated to getting more Black and brown girls into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) through the power of access, representation, hands…
Quality Digest
(Laser Components: Olching, Germany) -- Laser Components presents the Fiber Inspection Probe (FIP), a fully automated inspection tool from Tempo Communications that provides fast and reliable analysis of fiber-optic connectors and associated bulkheads.
This tool assists with verification of…
Mike Figliuolo
Pay. It’s the topic we love to avoid. We don’t discuss it with friends or family. It’s verboten at cocktail parties. Heck, we discuss cancer, religion, and abortion at dinner parties more easily than we talk about our paychecks. We don’t even like to discuss compensation with the person whose pay…
Lee Simmons
Investors and business leaders are always on the lookout for the next big thing, the paradigm shift that will upend industries and change the world. The hope is to get in early and ride the wave—or at least avoid getting flattened by it. But where should they be looking?
“There’s a huge literature…
Lawrence Bernard
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have determined how to avoid costly and potentially irreparable damage to large metallic parts fabricated through additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, caused by residual stress in the material.…
Quality Digest
(Starrett: Athol, MA) -- The L.S. Starrett Co., a global manufacturer of metrology systems, precision measuring tools, and gauges, has introduced the latest video system in its KMR Series—the KMR-MX 200 Manual Video System.
The new system offers a unique platform, filling the gap for companies…
