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(AIM3D: Rostock, Germany) -- Every 3D printing process competes with classic manufacturing strategies such as casting or milling in terms of mechanical properties, time factors, and cost-effectiveness. It is also in competition with alternative 3D printing technologies. The technological challenge…
Jeff Dewar
In this third installment of our five-part series, we talk with Jim Templin, CEO of ASQE.
Yes, you read that right, ASQE. As in ASQ Excellence. It’s an entirely new legal entity connected at the hip to the ASQ we all know and love. It’s a trade organization that other organizations can belong to,…
Isaac Maw
Automation provides opportunities for new, more efficient workflows and better resource use in manufacturing. Despite a long history of fears concerning job losses brought on by automation, these anxieties aren’t typically reflected in reality.
To learn more about the best ways to upskill workers…
Rachel Gordon
(MIT CSAIL: Cambridge, MA) -- Tool use has long been a hallmark of human intelligence, as well as a practical problem to solve for a vast array of robotic applications. But machines are still wonky at exerting just the right amount of force to control tools not rigidly attached to their hands.
To…
Mark Hembree
Many trade shows have disappeared or diminished in recent decades—but not the International Manufacturing Technology Show, a biannual event held every even-numbered year in Chicago, this year from Sept. 12–17. In its 33rd year, IMTS was of sufficient scope to take up nearly half of McCormick Place—…
Jon Speer
Medical device product development and risk management are often treated as entirely separate processes. Sure, there is usually acknowledgement and understanding that these two processes are related. But it is important to realize that product development and risk management share more than that.…
(IDS: Minneapolis, MN) -- Anyone who needs readily available industrial cameras for image processing projects is facing a difficult task due to the worldwide chip shortage. IDS Imaging Development Systems has therefore been pushing the development of alternative USB3 hardware generations with…
(Marposs: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Marposs has announced MAINDO, its new digital platform that integrates Marposs monitoring, measuring, testing, or other manufacturer device or solutions throughout the entire production process. MAINDO combines quality and process in a holistic production-monitoring…
Tom Taormina
It’s a conundrum that faces everyone who operates a manufacturing or service business: Most are unaware of the dire consequences of a defect reaching a customer until a process server hands them a lawsuit. By then it’s too late. Regardless of the outcome, the people and businesses will be…
Pat Toth
In an earlier article in this series, “Cybersecurity and Industry 4.0: What You Need to Know,” we discussed the four aspects of Industry 4.0: cyber-physical systems (CPS)/cobots, internet of things (IoT), cloud manufacturing, and automation, as well as how they are interconnected. Strong…
Patrick Hardy
Responding to disasters is one of the most important activities that employees can be asked to grapple with. From natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes to technological situations such as power outages, chemical spills, and transportation accidents, as well as security emergencies like…
(Teledyne: Richmond, BC, Canada) -- Teledyne FLIR is pleased to announce the Forge 5GigE area scan camera family for machine vision. Constructed on an all-new modern platform, Forge is designed to provide a rich combination of advanced imaging features and is engineered to handle the most complex…
(ETQ: Burlington, MA) -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, has appointed John Taylor, its former senior vice president of engineering and operations, to chief technology officer (CTO), effective immediately. In this new role, Taylor will be responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of ETQ Reliance,…
(Waygate Technologies: Huerth, Germany) – Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business and world leader in nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions for industrial inspection, introduces Krautkrämer SpotVision, a new phased array ultrasonic solution for spot weld inspection.
Krautkrämer SpotVision…
Morris Cohen
Billions in federal spending to boost production of computer chips is an important step toward making the U.S. more competitive in the global marketplace. But it doesn’t guarantee that a manufacturing boom will follow, says Wharton expert Michael Cohen.
“I think it will have an incremental effect…
Harry Hertz
In a recent blog of mine about CEO challenges and opportunities in 2022, the first opportunity listed was to determine how to make a difference.
As stated, employees, customers, and investors want to associate with organizations that serve a larger purpose (emphasis added) than may be expressed in…
(Mahr Inc.: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Inc., a leading provider of dimensional metrology solutions, has launched MarSurf CD 140 AG 11, a new machine that enables fast and precise contour measurements. Its unique, intelligent probe system has a 350 mm arm, a measuring range of up to 70 mm, and a…
NIST
NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made five awards totaling nearly $500,000 to support standards education in undergraduate and graduate curricula. The disciplines supported by this year’s awards include…
Dirk Dusharme @ Quality Digest
Every company wants to succeed, but not all can say they meet the current requirements to do that. More than a focus on capital, business plans, or staff, a successful business in 2022 must operate digitally. Yet for the 45 percent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that still rely on…
David Isaacson
In 1982, when asked about the state of the company’s Xenix operating system, a Microsoft engineer reportedly called it “vaporware“ to indicate that the operating system had really not yet materialized. Unfortunately, the term stuck for this and many other premature software launches.
It’s not only…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- For airliners, cargo ships, nuclear power plants, and other critical technologies, strength and durability are essential. This is why many contain a remarkably strong and corrosion-resistant alloy called 17-4 precipitation hardening (PH) stainless steel. Now, for the…
Laurie Flynn
AStanford Medicine-led study has found that borrowing certain billing- and insurance-related procedures from other countries could lead to policies that drastically lower healthcare costs in the U.S.
The new study, published in the August edition of Health Affairs, compares costs of healthcare…
Nilanjana Dasgupta
Jen, a student I taught early in my career, stood head-and-shoulders above her peers academically. I learned she had started off as an engineering major but switched over to psychology. I was surprised and curious.
Was she struggling with difficult classes? No. In fact, Jen’s aptitude for math was…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- When Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico in 2017, winds snapped trees and destroyed homes while heavy rains transformed streets into rivers. But after the storm passed, the human toll continued to grow as residents struggled without electricity for months. Five years later…
(168 Manufacturing: Brainerd, MN) -- In mid-September, 168 Manufacturing, a developer of CNC machine shop automation technologies, debuted its FullShop Automated Coolant Management System at the International Manufacturing Technology Show at McCormick Center in Chicago.
FullShop systems, which…
