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(RTX BBN Technologies: Cambridge, MA) -- RTX BBN Technologies is developing compact, low-power, deployable photonic sensors that will provide users with better awareness of environmental elements critical to their missions with greater than 10 times the precision of current sensors. This new…
Quality Digest
(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, ON) -- Teledyne DALSA has introduced Z-Trak 3D Apps Studio, a suite of software tools developed for in-line 3D machine vision applications. Designed to work with Teledyne DALSA’s Z-Trak family of laser profilers, it simplifies 3D measurement and inspection tasks on…
ISO
(ISO: Geneva) -- As COP29, the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, drew to a close on Nov. 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Standards Pavilion, led by ISO, IEC, and ULSE, alongside eight other standards organizations, hailed significant progress in recognizing the crucial role of…
Gleb Tsipursky
As organizations increasingly integrate generative AI (gen AI) to boost productivity, innovation, and competitive advantage, they encounter a host of challenges. Many face resistance to change, fears of job displacement, and concerns about data privacy.
Understanding and overcoming these…
Yushiro Kato, Quality Digest
The state of American manufacturing is in dire need of improvement. For decades, the U.S. economy has been transforming into a service-based model while the manufacturing power we associate with the American postwar capacity of the 1950s and ’60s has dispersed offshore.
This slow degradation of U.…
Gary Peacock
W ith the rapid digital transformation of manufacturing, including technologies like cloud solutions, digital twins, next-generation devices, automation, and AI, the role of metrology is poised for a transformative evolution. What can we expect from new quality systems, and how is the metrology…
Quality Digest
(Artec 3D: Santa Clara, CA) -- Artec 3D, a global leader in 3D scanning, has launched Artec Studio 19 (AS19), a professional all-in-one software solution for 3D scanning, processing, reverse engineering, and quality inspection. Now featuring wider scanner integration, significant performance…
ISO
A customer calls asking for details about how they are registered in your company’s database so they can make sure their information is updated. You get a phone call from a business partner who needs to contact your colleague and asks you to check her calendar to see when she’s free. Although in…
Mike Figliuolo
As leaders, we say we want our people to be empowered to go out and make decisions. We say we’re OK with them making mistakes, and we’ll still support them making decisions on their own. But not really.
I’m lucky to have a huge leadership lab in the form of the SmartBrief on Leadership weekly…
Quality Digest
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Teletrix, a company specializing in radiation training tools, has transitioned from a research and development license to a commercial license for an augmented reality (AR) platform that simulates ionizing radiation. This advanced platform, known as VIZRAD AR, was developed…
Quality Digest
(CEESI: Nunn, CO) -- Registration is now open to sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees for the 2025 CEESI Gas Ultrasonic Meter User’s Conference at Hyatt Regency, San Antonio Riverwalk, San Antonio, June 10 and 11, 2025.
The CEESI USM Conference provides a forum for ultrasonic meter manufacturers…
Anil More
The jet in pneumatic dimensional (or air) gauging is the mechanical part of the sensing probe—air plug gauge, air ring gauge, air caliper gauge—through which compressed air is directed onto the part under measurement.
In its simplest form, we have two jets working in tandem facing in opposite…
Michael Sharp
Welcome knowledge seeker! Do you feel dazzled and awed by the great potential of artificial intelligence (AI)? Perhaps hesitant or lost when terms like convolution, deep learning, or autoencoder are thrown around? Well, fear not, for you’ve come to just the right place. You don’t need to be a…
Quality Digest
(Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has unveiled an automated computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming tool, ProPlanAI, that cuts the time taken to program factory machine tools by 75%. Powered by Microsoft Azure services…
Quality Digest
(EPIGAP OSA: Berlin) -- EPIGAP OSA Photonics, a global manufacturer of custom and standard LEDs and photodetectors, has rolled out an extensive line of high-power shortwave infrared (SWIR) LEDs.
The unique OCI-490 series of SWIR LEDs features an extended wavelength range from >1720 nm to 2300…
Cal Newport
The goal: Using proven strategies, cut the clutter to focus on core priorities.
Nano Tools for Leaders—a collaboration between Wharton Executive Education and Wharton’s Center for Leadership and Change Management—are fast, effective tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes…
Chip Bell
Is your organization about fun? How often do your customers giggle? How much of your business strategy is about funniness—not just entertainment, but customer experiences made joyful by design? What are your customers’ principal memories of their encounters with your organization?
Before we go too…
Quality Digest
(Paul N. Gardner Co.: Columbia, MD) -- Paul N. Gardner Co. (GARDCO), a worldwide distributor, producer, and designer of high-quality physical test and inspection instruments for paint, coatings, and related industries, announces the launch of its new how-to video series.
The videos are designed to…
Quality Digest
(Starrett: Athol, MA) -- L.S. Starrett Co., a leading global manufacturer of precision metrology systems, measuring tools, gages, and more, has announced it will be featuring the automated inspection capabilities of its metrology and force measurement systems at MD&M West Advanced Manufacturing…
Quality Digest
(Evident: Waltham, MA) -- Evident recently announced the release of its newest OmniScan phased array flaw detector, the OmniScan X4. With multiple ultrasonic technologies and powerful imaging capabilities, the OmniScan X4 is designed to allow inspectors of all skill levels to quickly and accurately…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has launched an experimental platform for energy sector-related data with enhanced emphasis on governance and usability. The Open Energy Hub is a connection hub of…
Akhilesh Gulati
In the ever-changing world of quality management, the intersection of innovation and standardization offers both exciting opportunities and tough challenges. Maria, a dedicated and certified quality professional, struggled with the concept of “standardizing innovation”—something that seemed like an…
Brett Farmiloe
Struggling with underperforming team members while trying to maintain a positive work environment? To help navigate this delicate situation, we’ve turned to insights from CEOs and human resources managers.
We’ll explore six effective strategies HR leaders use to support and guide underperforming…
Chris Rush
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published new guidance on conducting clinical trials with decentralized elements. It offers recommendations for sponsors, investigators, CROs, and other parties that are interested in implementing decentralized clinical trials.
By issuing this…
Quality Digest
(MDIC: Arlington, VA) -- Medical Device Innovation Consortium has developed a new report in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Zimmer Biomet, Medtronic, and other leaders in the medical device industry, the Accelerate Sustainable…
