As a significant portion of the experienced manufacturing workforce approaches retirement, companies face the critical threat of losing undocumented tribal knowledge. Veteran operators possess decades of hard-won, job-specific insights that rarely exist in paper manuals or corporate file systems.…

(KoCoS Messtechnik: Korbach, Germany) -- With the PROMET SE+, KoCoS Messtechnik AG introduces a new generation of its measurement system for mobile resistance testing. The device is designed to support the early detection of critical contact issues and to integrate seamlessly into professional…

Inbound receiving operations (aka goods-in) in the electronics industry are under increasing pressure. Countless components from a wide range of manufacturers arrive with constantly changing label layouts, multilingual markings, and ever shorter throughput times. What once could be managed…

(TÜV Rheinland: Chicago) -- TÜV Rheinland North America has announced its collaboration with NVIDIA to support the certification pathway for AI-enabled safety systems in robotics and physical AI based on NVIDIA Halos. As industries increasingly explore the deployment of autonomous systems that…

(DMSC: Rochester, NY) -- The Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) has announced that its Model-Based Characteristics v1.0 (MBC 1.0), “Persistent Identification and Related Digital Practices” standard, designated as DMSC MBC v1.0—2026, has been approved by the American National Standards…

When people hear the word innovation, they often think of groundbreaking products, disruptive technologies, or revolutionary ideas. But not every improvement needs to reinvent the wheel. Small changes might seem insignificant at first, but their cumulative effect can be transformative. Improved…

The office lights are on, but plenty of seats stay empty. Employees have heard the policy, nodded at talking points, and then organized their week around what helps them live well. That quiet opt-out shows up in badge data and calendar behavior, and it’s reshaping how leaders must think about…

(Wall Colmonoy: Pontardawe, Wales) -- Wall Colmonoy has officially launched a 2.5 million pound ($3.3 million) vacuum precision investment casting (VPIC) facility in South Wales, aiming to strengthen the U.K.’s aerospace and defense manufacturing capability. Unveiled at the company’s European…

In this article I’m looking at Shunryū Suzuki’s beginner’s mind in Zen and Heinz von Foerster’s ethical imperative. Readers of my blog know that I love connecting the dots often in seemingly varying fields. Suzuki said something useful: “In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities. In the…

(Physik Instrumente: Shrewsbury, MA) -- For high-precision applications that don’t require the ultimate geometric performance of air bearings, the Physik Instrumente (PI) new V-700 series of mechanical-bearing XY stages provides an attractive alternative. The V-783 high-precision linear motion…

Ask anyone in manufacturing or in a project-driven company who has the most difficult job, and without hesitation they will say: the scheduler/planner. It’s no wonder. Foolproof scheduling is critical to the smooth operation of most companies. Yet, planning and scheduling the workflow is akin to…

(Detection Technology: Espoo, Finland) -- Detection Technology, a global leader in X-ray detector solutions, strives to meet increasing inspection and quality assurance requirements in the defense industry with its proven and expanded X-Panel XL series of extra-large X-ray flat panel detectors.…

For years, many medical device manufacturers approached U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections through a familiar lens: Prepare documents, review subsystem requirements, rehearse likely questions, and demonstrate compliance against a known framework. That approach was shaped by the…

(Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Omnex has announced its next webinar, Automotive SPICE Updates: Key Changes in the Upcoming PAM 4.1 and ASPICE Guidelines 3rd Edition. Date and time: July 9, 2026, 11:00 a.m. Eastern  Speaker: Vesna Djordjevic Stay aligned with the upcoming Automotive SPICE 4.1 and ASPICE…

ISO has set its focus on revising three key management system standards this year. It started with ISO 14001, which covers environmental management and was published on April 15, 2026. ISO 9001 for quality management will follow in the fall. For ISO 45001, the occupational health and safety…

(Platinum Tooling: Prospect Heights, IL) -- Platinum Tooling Technologies Inc., exclusive importer of Heimatec live tools and angle heads, will display in Booth 432201 of the 2026 International Manufacturing Technology Show at Chicago’s McCormick Place, Sept. 14–19. The products are designed to…

With Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence’s recent announcement of its inclusion in the NASCAR Competition Partner Program, details on the strategic partnership have emerged. By cementing this tie, the two companies can expand a professional relationship that will enable them to focus on precision,…

(Jergens: Cleveland) -- Jergens is bringing its many CNC machining innovations to Booth 431910 at this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago’s McCormick Place, Sept. 14–19, 2026. Highlighting cycle-time reduction, maximum part fixturing, precision, repeatability, and…

The Weibull distribution is a continuous probability distribution often used in reliability analysis to model time-to-failure and product lifespans. It has applications in engineering, medicine, energy, and insurance. It’s also good at describing survival statistics, such as survival times after…

(NWPX Infrastructure: Vancouver, WA) -- NWPX Infrastructure, a leading manufacturer of water-related infrastructure products, announced the successful completion of the first field installation of its patent-pending Permalok Radial Bending Joint, a breakthrough technology that allows steel casing…

(UnitX: Milpitas, CA) -- UnitX, a pioneer in AI-powered visual inspection for manufacturing, is launching DeteX, a rapid-deploy AI-powered smart camera. It is purpose-built to eliminate the manufacturing vision gap and give every production line the power to reduce scrap and stop defect escapes…

A food company spends months and significant budget on consumer research before launching a new product. The survey scores are strong, so the store managers stock it. Six months later, the product is quietly pulled from the shelves. The consumers who said they would buy it didn’t. This pattern—…

(Venus Aerospace: Houston) -- Venus Aerospace has been selected for the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Technology Pioneers cohort, joining 100 early-stage companies recognized this year for their potential to reshape industries and address global challenges. Many of the technologies expected to shape…

A line operator in a chemical packaging plant notices a torque inconsistency on a capping head. The deviation is within tolerance on the individual reading, but the operator has seen this pattern before; it usually precedes a run of out-of-spec caps over the next two shifts. He would normally flag…

As pharmaceutical manufacturers push toward lower detection limits, tighter impurity thresholds, and faster development cycles, elemental analysis has become a more critical part of quality and compliance. Regulatory frameworks such as U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) <232>, USP <233>, and…