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(EPP: Brussels) -- EPP Manufacturing Pricing Forum 2024, scheduled for April 10–12, 2024, in Barcelona, Spain, promises transformative insights for the manufacturing sector. Facing challenges and opportunities like sustainable pricing models, AI integration, carbon neutrality, and net zero…
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the launch of its annual PLM Status & Trends survey.
This survey, now in its sixth year, is intended for PLM practitioners with experience implementing and using PLM…
Mike Figliuolo
If you have a new business idea, I’m excited for you. If you ever want to get it off the ground, however, be sure you have a problem. A real problem. I know that sounds cryptic. Allow me to explain.
When I hear a new pitch, the first question I ask is, “What’s the problem?”
You would be surprised…
Zach Grey
There is something wonderfully simple about a wind turbine gently turning in the breeze.
As the wind flows by the blades of the turbine, a rotating force is created that spins the giant assembly. The rotation is then converted into electricity, just like conventional power generation.
A wind…
(Sunnova: Houston) -- Sunnova Energy International, an industry-leading adaptive energy services company, is opening the Sunnova Adaptive Technology Center (ATC) during the first quarter of 2024.
The ATC will comprise state-of-the-art energy testing and integration technologies, including a…
(CMSC: Weatherford, TX) -- The 40th annual Coordinate Metrology Society Conference (CMSC) takes place July 22–25, 2024, at the Embassy Suites in Concord, North Carolina, near Charlotte.
If you have recently contributed to a unique or interesting project that pushes the boundaries of scientific and…
Te Wu
Business skills are constantly changing to keep up with current technological and societal trends. But 2023 wasn’t an ordinary year, and there were three major developments that accelerated the evolutionary process of project management.
First, thanks to the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022,…
Silke von Gemmingen
Smart waste management is one of the core tasks within smart cities, i.e., those urban areas in which innovative technologies and data-driven solutions are used. They aim to improve residents’ quality of life, minimize environmental impact, and use resources more efficiently. Conserving resources…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Researchers demonstrated that stainless steel and other metal alloys coated with hexagonal boron nitride, or hBN, exhibit nonstick or low-friction qualities along with improved long-term protection against harsh corrosion and high-temperature oxidation in air.
Metal alloys…
(SprutCAM Tech: Limassol, Cyprus) -- SprutCAM Tech, the innovative CAD/CAM/OLP software company, announces the release of SprutCAM X 17.0.11.
Key features of SprutCAM X and SprutCAM X Robot 17.0.11 include: • Enhanced .dxf format support. SprutCAM X enables users to import sketches in .dxf format…
Gleb Tsipursky
Many companies have struggled with figuring out their flexible work policies. What they may not realize is that many investors are watching—and judging. Indeed, a number of investors have explicitly and publicly integrated work-from-home (WFH) policies into their evaluations of prospective…
Katia Savchuk
Since generative AI went mainstream in 2023, it has inspired an equal measure of hype and fear. Boosters of tools such as ChatGPT and DALL-E predict that they will transform our economy, while skeptics worry about their potential to produce inaccurate or harmful results and ultimately replace…
(CIMdata/Eurostep: Ann Arbor, MI, and Stockholm) -- CIMdata and Eurostep have shared details about the upcoming PLM Road Map & PDT 2024 North America conference, scheduled to take place at the Marriott Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia, on May 8 and 9. This globally recognized PLM-focused event…
(Teledyne: Waterloo, ON) -- Teledyne DALSA announces its latest Sapera Vision software, complete with enhanced versions of its AI training graphical tool Astrocyte 1.50, as well as its image-processing and AI libraries Sapera Processing 9.50.
Teledyne’s Sapera Vision software provides field-proven…
Scott A. Hindle, Douglas C. Fair
So far in this series our focus has remained on statistical process control (SPC) in manufacturing. We’ve alternated between more traditional uses of SPC that remain relevant in this digital era and discussing uses of SPC and its related techniques that are enabled by the marvels of modern…
James Chan
The term lean maintenance describes a methodology that focuses on eliminating waste and continually identifying opportunities for improvement. Over time, a lean approach to maintenance extends the useful life of assets, maximizes profitability, improves resource allocation, and enables more…
Alonso Diaz, Maria DiBari
Quality consistently ranks among organizations’ foremost competitive priorities; it’s a prerequisite for success in the global marketplace. Firms that want a competitive edge do it by delivering products that meet customer needs and function as intended.
Despite the long-standing emphasis on the…
(Atlantic Project Cargo: Hallandale Beach, FL) -- In an era of efficiency and speed, Atlantic Project Cargo sets a standard of innovation and reliability in the logistics and transportation industry with its ability and track record of successfully handling complex shipping issues worldwide.…
(Suburban Tool: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Suburban Tool Inc., well-known in the toolmaking industry for its high-precision, high-quality tools, has added an aluminum cast-iron hybrid straightedge. “Master-Edge Hybrid” complements Suburban’s existing line of successful aluminum and cast-iron…
ISO
(ISO: Geneva) -- World War II made an indelible mark on the world. As fighting ceased in 1945, the world was in dire need of rebuilding and reformation at an unprecedented scale. ISO was one of the key global organizations to rise from the ashes to do exactly that. Today, it can once again help the…
Mike Figliuolo
By eliminating low-value work from your life, you can focus on more important things. Get rid of difficult customers and focus on driving your business instead.
To get your new year started right, I’d like to share with you what I’ve been taught by homemade bread, lawn mowers, and cheap customers…
Creaform
End-to-end manufacturers are companies that lead products through the entire manufacturing process, from design to customer delivery. Unlike businesses that manufacture their products with a segmented manufacturing process, end-to-end manufacturers have complete control over the different parts of…
(ABB: Zurich) -- ABB is launching a new digital suite of applications for hoist monitoring and optimization, now rebranded to ABB Ability Smart Hoisting, which opens it up for further integration to other cloud solutions and extended offerings that significantly increase the operational performance…
(Teledyne FLIR IIS: Richmond, BC) -- Teledyne FLIR IIS is committed to revolutionizing machine vision in factory automation applications. Advancements in industrial automation require machine-vision technologies to work in extreme environments while ensuring the production capabilities are highly…
Matthew Barsalou
A root cause analysis (RCA) should be empirical; however, this can be difficult when dealing with human error. A typical human failure is a missed operation, such as when a process step isn’t carried out. This could mean a part wasn’t installed, a bolt wasn’t tightened, or a server didn’t deliver a…
