All Features
Quality Digest
(CAMTEC: Karlsruhe, Germany) -- With its new CPS-EC2000 AC/DC power supply series, CAMTEC Power Supplies once again sets a benchmark for high-precision industrial power supplies on the DIN rail. Equipped with SiC-MOSFET technology, the 2,000 W CAMTEC EC power supply offers everything the ambitious…
Akhilesh Gulati
On an assembly line for household appliances, 10 operators assembled motors for downstream production. Demand was high, but output consistently fell short—and many motors failed final inspection, requiring weekend overtime to catch up.
Managers tried the usual fixes. Push the operators, tweak the…
Mike Figliuolo
I hear it all the time: “Let’s boil this idea down.” That’s a huge communication mistake.
What people are trying to do by “boiling it down” is get rid of all the extraneous information surrounding their idea to find something crisp they can share with others. The hope is that the crisp idea will…
Jake Walton
Nobody would get into a self-driving car simply because the door locks worked and the alarm system was functioning properly. Those security features protect the car from being stolen or tampered with, but they say nothing about whether the car’s AI will stop in time when a child runs into the road…
Quality Digest
(Hexagon: Stockholm) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announces an evolved version of PULSE, its real-time environmental monitoring solution for coordinate measuring machine (CMM) environments. It’s designed to help manufacturers improve measurement quality and reliability.
The…
Scott Ginsberg
At Dozuki, our teams are constantly on the factory floor. We spend hundreds of hours every year walking production lines, sitting in breakrooms with operators, and standing alongside quality managers during high-stakes audits. These site visits have given us a front-row seat to the friction between…
Quality Digest
(Sandvik Coromant: Sandviken, Sweden) -- Cutting tool specialist and manufacturing solutions provider Sandvik Coromant recently introduced CoroTurn PI, a new family of internal turning tools combining precision chip breaking, all-directional turning, and a unique tool holder design to unlock…
FARO
Aircraft are routinely exposed to damage from bird strikes, lightning strikes, hailstorms, collisions with ground support equipment, or debris on the runway.
As fleets grow and skilled technicians become harder to find, airlines and maintenance, repair, and overhaul facilities (MROs) face mounting…
Mike King, Massimo Franza
‘This product isn’t approved to be imported into this market,” says a customs official while reviewing the importation documentation.
Local quality and regulatory teams are quickly brought into the conversation and see that the product’s registration has been valid for several years, and no local…
Quality Digest
(AMPERA: Palm Beach Gardens, FL) -- Shortly after the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) finalized its new regulation, 10 CFR Part 53, next-generation nuclear startup company, AMPERA, announced its goal to obtain NRC licensing for its subcritical, thorium-fueled reactors.
On Feb. 23, 2026,…
Paul Hanaphy
Pottery is a metaphorical gold mine for archaeologists. Well-preserved ceramics offer a rare glimpse into the lives of past societies, their cultures, traditions, and how they expressed status. When analyzing such finds, stamps and inscriptions are often key.
This is certainly the case for Dries…
Quality Digest
(CADEXSOFT: Tallinn, Estonia) -- CADEXSOFT announces the release of Manufacturing Toolkit 2026.2: a CAD SDK for developers building quoting and MaaS platforms, with DFM checks, native B-Rep, feature recognition, and web visualization.
Manufacturing Toolkit 2026.2 highlights include:• Support for…
Quality Digest
(Info-Tech Research Group: London) -- Increasing operational complexity and rising customer expectations are placing new demands on warehouse performance. Yet many manufacturers still operate with disconnected environments, inconsistent processes, and limited data visibility that restrict their…
Jeffrey T. Slovin
Manufacturers can’t control tariffs, supply chain volatility, labor shortages, or geopolitical instability. But they can manage operational efficiency.
Operational excellence is one of the few factors that organizations can fully control. In challenging economic times, quality is an increasingly…
Quality Digest
(HeyGears: Irvine, CA) -- HeyGears launches its first clear 3D printing resin for Reflex RS and RS Turbo 3D printers, UltraPrint Production PAF10 Clear, alongside its Transparent Solution, featuring step-by-step workflows to create outstanding transparent 3D printed effects. This enables more users…
Leena Rinne
Manufacturing leaders often focus on technology, automation, and efficiency metrics to drive productivity. But the reality is that most KPIs on the factory floor still depend on people.
When frontline employees feel valued and supported, they show up more engaged, do better work, and contribute…
Jennifer Chu
The next time you’re scrolling your phone, take a moment to appreciate the feat: This seemingly mundane act is possible thanks to the coordination of 34 muscles, 27 joints, and more than 100 tendons and ligaments in your hand. Indeed, our hands are the nimblest parts of our bodies. Mimicking their…
Quality Digest
(Sandvik Coromant: Sandviken, Sweden) -- Sandvik Coromant, a leader in cutting tools and tooling systems, recently launched GC1240, an indexable milling grade engineered to overcome the toughest stainless-steel machining challenges and deliver unwavering performance.
Powered by an innovative nano-…
Quality Digest
(TIA: Arlington, VA) -- As artificial intelligence (AI) workloads drive unprecedented changes in data center design, performance, and operational risk, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has announced a coordinated set of actions to help the industry meet AI‑era infrastructure…
Harish Jose
The great systems thinker Russell Ackoff had a provocation that stayed with me: A system isn’t the sum of its parts. It’s the product of their interactions.
He used a simple example. Take the best engine from one car, the best transmission from another, the best brakes from a third. You will not…
Quality Digest
(imec: Leuven, Belgium) -- imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in advanced semiconductor technologies, has announced the arrival of the ASML EXE:5200 High NA EUV lithography system, the most advanced lithography tool available today.
With this strategic milestone, imec reinforces its…
William A. Levinson
Most quality practitioners, as well as process engineers, are familiar with management of change (MOC). This means that any significant change to a process factor, such as the familiar ones in cause-and-effect diagrams like manpower, machine, material, method, measurement, and environment, can have…
Quality Digest
(Clarity Pharmaceuticals: Eveleigh, Australia) -- Clarity Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company with a mission to develop next-generation products that improve treatment outcomes for patients with cancer, has signed a large-scale manufacturing supply agreement for copper-64…
Lisa Morris
AI adoption in medical practices is growing steadily, with most providers seeing positive ROI. But progress depends on overcoming integration, skills, and trust barriers to focus AI where it delivers real clinical and operational support.
As the healthcare industry continues to embrace digital…
Greg Rankin
For decades, the process industries have relied on layers of protection to prevent hazardous events. When risk reduction requirements were high, safety instrumented systems (SIS), governed by standards such as IEC/ISA 61511, provided a clear framework for design, operation, and life-cycle…