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Rick Gould
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting last month saw the launch of new guidance to support the logistics industry on its journey to net-zero emissions. Davos attendees got a first glimpse into how companies can better understand and track their logistics emissions. Released by the Smart Freight…
(Dürr: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany) -- From compact cars to pickup trucks, the EcoProFleet driverless transport system, developed by Dürr specifically for paint shops, transports auto bodies with great flexibility. The automated guided vehicle (AGV) comes into its own in combination with the new…
(SMARTTECH3D: Warsaw, Poland) -- SMARTTECH3D, a company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and sales of precise 3D scanners, has partnered with Oqton, a software provider owned by 3D Systems that delivers industry-leading software solutions both for inspection and reverse engineering…
Dirk Dusharme @ Quality Digest
One of the biggest problems when reading about any kind of innovation in the press is the prevalent assumption that everyone understands the topic and how it works. Whether it’s cloud computing, edge computing, cold fusion, controlled fusion, or recently, artificial intelligence (AI), experts and…
Alonso Diaz, Maria DiBari
A company’s quality management system should have a formal, effective, and efficient corrective action and preventive action (CAPA) program so management can stay informed and correct existing business problems. The data output and corrective actions from a CAPA program can help prevent recurring…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), a guidance document for voluntary use by organizations designing, developing, deploying, or using AI…
(Forschungsinstitut für Glas-Keramik: Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany) -- Forschungsinstitut für Glas-Keramik (FGK) is an institute affiliated with the Koblenz University of Applied Science, which deals with research into inorganic materials in the material groups of glass and ceramics. Koblenz offers an…
Liza Dzhezhora
Having appeared in the early 2000s, connected health technologies have gradually become a game changer in the healthcare industry. Healthcare providers that have embraced smart medical IoT solutions reduce costs, improve patient experience, and ensure preventive care.
The trend is not fading away…
Jennifer Lauren Lee
In a brightly lit subterranean lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sits a room-sized electromechanical machine called the NIST-4 Kibble balance.
The instrument can already measure the mass of objects of roughly 1 kilogram, about as heavy as a quart of milk, as…
Edward Griffor
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Many of us are enthusiastic about the prospect of self-driving cars or automated vehicles. They promise to free us from the stress of driving. Automated cars may also reduce accidents caused by distraction or poor judgment.
Cars now come with more automated features…
Gleb Tsipursky
Disney’s CEO Bob Iger demanded on Jan. 9, 2023, that all employees return to the office for at least four days a week because “in a creative business like ours, nothing can replace the ability to connect, observe, and create with peers that comes from being physically together.” That’s similar to…
Rupa Mahanti
Data are an organization’s most valuable asset. However, too much data are inaccurate, incomplete, irrelevant, obsolete, not well defined, or otherwise not fit for use. Bad quality data can lead to operational inefficiencies, poor decision making, non-compliance issues, and lost revenue.
According…
Gorur N. Sridhar
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety condition characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry (collectively termed obsessions), along with repetitive behaviors (or compulsions) aimed at reducing the associated anxiety.
For team members in…
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announced the expansion of its Simulation-driven Systems Development (SDSD) practice team with the addition of Sandeepak Natu as an executive consultant.
With industry experience of…
(Mitutoyo America Corp.: Aurora, IL) -- Mitutoyo America Corp., a leading manufacturer of precision metrology instruments and solutions, announces new versions of the IDC, IDF, and IDS series of Digimatic Indicators and products built around these indicators, such as depth and thickness gauges.…
(Mettler-Toledo: Columbus, OH) -- As a leading contract manufacturer of dietary supplements, Wellington Foods is focused on producing products that help people live healthy lives. Because this includes ensuring product safety, the company leverages Mettler-Toledo Safeline’s high-performance X37 X-…
Jake Mazulewicz
Do you lead your team to learn primarily from successes, or from failures? Many leaders argue that their teams are just too busy to spend time discussing why a successful project went well. They just wrap up fast, then dive into the next project. So, the unspoken insights and unwritten lessons…
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
With 2022 firmly in the rearview mirror and the new year now underway, it’s clear many of the opportunities and challenges affecting equipment manufacturers today will remain as relevant as ever in the weeks and months ahead. And while it’s a fool’s errand to try to predict exactly how 2023 will…
(Siemens: Plano, TX) -- Digital Industries Software announced the opening of eXplore Live at The Smart Factory@Wichita, an experience center convened by Deloitte that marries an ecosystem of world-leading organizations with business strategy and cutting-edge technology to demonstrate Industry 4.0.…
(NordLocker: Panama City) -- With the human element being the reason behind a whopping 82 percent of data breaches, employees are the weakest link when it comes to organizational cybersecurity. While every employee is essential for watertight security, people from some departments are much more…
Donald J. Wheeler
The shape parameters for a probability model are called skewness and kurtosis. While skewness at least sounds like something we might understand, kurtosis simply sounds like jargon. Here we’ll use some examples to visualize just what happens to a probability model as kurtosis increases. Then we’ll…
Zeeshan Hussain
Every engineer dreams of having a virtual personal assistant like Jarvis, the disembodied voice that carries out Iron Man’s orders. Smart assistants like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa are a step in the right direction, but they can’t help an engineer design a new car. Or can they? Recent progress…
Jennifer Chu
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- True to Moore’s Law, the number of transistors on a microchip has doubled every year since the 1960s. But this trajectory is predicted to plateau soon because silicon—the backbone of modern transistors—loses its electrical properties once devices made from this material dip…
(Kivnon: Barcelona, Spain) -- At this year’s ProMat, March 20-23 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Kivnon will showcase the latest addition to its AGV portfolio, its Forklift Pallet Stacker. Kivnon AGVs/AMRs are heavy-duty vehicles that improve safety and process efficiency.
But why is Kivnon’s…
Lisa Apolinski
A not-so-surprising fact, according to HubSpot: 65 percent of consumers state that the experience they encounter on a website is a “very important” factor in recommending a brand. If that statistic’s not enough, HubSpot also reported that 75 percent of consumers expect new technologies to be used…
