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(AMT: McLean, VA) -- Orders of manufacturing technology, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT—The Association for Manufacturing Technology, totaled $343.3 million in February 2024. This was a 2.1% increase from January 2024 but a 26.5% decline from February…
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(Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Omnex has announced its latest webinar, “Reverse FMEA, a Method to Confirm Risk.”
Date and time: May 9, 2024, 11 a.m. Eastern Speaker: Michael Down
Reverse failure mode and effects analysis (RFMEA) is performed after production launch for risk management and detection. It…
William A. Levinson
The current alleged quality problems with the Boeing 737 underscore the importance of zero tolerance for poor quality. No manufacturing or quality professional should ever compromise on this issue. Most importantly, the potential consequences to customers but also to the organization are simply not…
Mike Figliuolo
I’m fortunate enough to travel to some great places to serve my clients. During those travels, I can’t help but have many customer service interactions from which to draw lessons.
Here, I’ll share how barbecue, airplanes, and coffee can teach you a few things to do (or not do) to create a better…
Roy Arguelles
In today’s marketplace, where products and services proliferate and competition intensifies, businesses are realizing that they must offer more than just commodities to thrive. Enter the experience economy—a paradigm shift where companies are no longer just selling goods or services but crafting…
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(Advanced Illumination: Rochester, VT) -- Advanced Illumination, the originators of LED lighting for machine vision, is releasing a new class of LED lighting controllers aimed at revolutionizing machine vision system building by simplifying camera, light, and I/O accessory interconnectivity. This…
Brenda Martin
With a career of more than 40 years in the manufacturing industry, I look back now and see that I was greatly influenced by my father, who worked for an engineering firm. He shared his vast mechanical know-how with me. The two of us worked on many projects together, including rebuilding my car’s…
Zach Winn
In a large, open space on the first floor of 750 Main St. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a carbon-capture company is heating up molten salts to 600°C right next to a quantum computing company’s device for supercooling qubits. The difference is about 900° across 15 feet.
It doesn’t take long during a…
Quality Digest
(Platinum Tooling: Prospect Heights, IL) -- Platinum Tooling, an importer and master distributor of live tools, angle heads, speed increasers, Swiss machine products, knurling and marking tools, and shrink-fit tool holders manufactured by various international suppliers, will now carry REV…
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(PI: Auburn, MA) -- PI, a global leader in nanopositioning instrumentation, has extended its PIFOC series of microscopy products, adding two new economical nano-focus scanner packages for applications including surface metrology, super-resolution microscopy, light-sheet microscopy, and digital-…
George Caceres
Because I’m a microplastics researcher, my friends sometimes jokingly ask me, “How many microplastics do you think I consumed this week?”
I can’t give an exact answer. Unfortunately, it’s not zero.
Microplastics—the tiny plastic particles that break down from plastic products—are everywhere. And…
Jessica Rector
Burnout is affecting every industry, company, and role. There are no exceptions.
Leaders often find themselves in the trenches, navigating through the chaos and driving their teams toward success. However, amidst the pursuit of goals and objectives, burnout remains a lurking enemy that can…
Quality Digest
(Mitutoyo America Corp.: Aurora, IL) -- Mitutoyo America Corp. has announced the release of My.Mitutoyo.com Version 3.0, an innovative update to its end-user portal offering an array of new features and improvements. All enhancements improve the end-user engagement experience through new, easy-to-…
Quality Digest
(Dot Compliance: Phoenix) -- Dot Compliance, a provider of AI-enabled quality management system (QMS) solutions, has raised $17.5 million in Series B extension funding, marking a significant up round. The new round of financing was co-led by existing investors IGP Capital and Vertex Ventures with…
Peter Cappelli
A recent report showed that 59% of managers said they had received no training on how to be a manager before becoming one. Management professor and director of Wharton’s Center for Human Resources Peter Cappelli says that stunning statistic is compounded by the fact that most of those managers are…
Etienne Nichols
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal agency tasked with regulating the medical device market and ensuring the safety and effectiveness of all devices for patients.
The FDA classifies medical devices by risk into three categories: Class I, Class II, and Class…
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(DATRON Dynamics: Milford, NH) -- The DATRON neo provides high dynamics in machining aluminum, especially when a high surface finish is required. In industries with large and small batch production (like the electronics industry), bigger, conventional machines are only cost-effective when cranking…
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(IDS: Obersulm, Germany) -- Compact, cost-effective, and with exceptional image quality in low ambient light: IDS is the first industrial camera manufacturer to offer the 2 MP sensor IMX662 in both color and monochrome versions. The sensors belonging to Sony’s Starvis 2 series are designed for…
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(Fluke Calibration: Everett, WA) -- The Fluke 9500C High-Performance Oscilloscope Calibrator is designed for calibration professionals who need to cover workloads below 4 GHz accurately, reliably, and efficiently.
Features and benefits• Better accuracy• High signal purity• High bandwidth• Four…
Quality Digest
(3D Systems: Rock Hill, SC) -- DuraForm PA11 Natural is produced from a renewable biosource that offers outstanding toughness and excellent impact resistance. Now you can easily manufacture tough, impact-resistant plastic prototypes or high-performance production parts capable of withstanding harsh…
Aziz Tahiri
The aerospace industry is constantly innovating and pushing the limits of what’s possible. This puts a lot of pressure on manufacturers to ensure their airplanes are top-notch in quality, safety, and efficiency. To meet these demands, the industry is undergoing a significant transformation,…
Stephanie Ojeda
An analysis of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning letters by the Food and Drug Law Institute reveals a perhaps not-so-surprising link between training gaps and FDA violations.
It’s one of several factors motivating companies to switch to automated training management software. The…
Kelly Nault, Ko Kuwabara, Yejin Park
Giving and receiving help are essential aspects of organizational life, whether that’s providing career advice or soliciting a colleague’s input on a tricky technical problem that you just can’t solve. Through help exchange, individuals gain access to ideas, resources, and relationships that help…
Quality Digest
(Dura Label: Plymouth, MA) -- DuraLabel has announced the availability of its new Kodiak Max industrial sign and label print systems.
Kodiak Max enables companies to bring multicolor, industrial-strength sign and label production in-house. Users can instantly create messaging to their exact…
Mike Figliuolo
This article is an excerpt from the cutting room floor. It was in an early draft of my book One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership (Jossey-Bass, 2011; order your copy here). It covers how to lead through guidelines rather than leading through rules.
We need…
