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(Fictiv: San Francisco) -- Fictiv, the operating system for custom manufacturing, has release its eighth annual “State of Manufacturing Report 2023,” conducted in partnership with technology market research firm Dimensional Research. The report tracks decision-maker sentiment across hundreds of U.S…
(Hubs: Amsterdam) -- Hubs, a leading online manufacturing platform, has published its newest 3D Printing Trend Report. It is based on insights from more than a thousand customers and manufacturing partners, extensive review of news and media, and findings from top market analyst firms.
3D printing…
Donald J. Wheeler
Chunky data can distort your computations and result in an erroneous interpretation of your data. This column explains the signs of chunky data, outlines the nature of the problem that causes it, and suggests what to do when it occurs.
When the measurement increments used are too large for the job…
Bruce Hamilton
Last May marked the 35th anniversary of the Shingo Prize, an award bestowed each year to recognize organizations that demonstrate the principles and methods espoused by its namesake, Shigeo Shingo. Although I haven’t made it to every celebration and award ceremony, it turns out that I was the only…
(Atlas: Linsengericht, Germany) -- Atlas Material Testing Technology, a global leader in weathering and lightfastness testing instruments and services, has expanded the performance capabilities of its Xenotest 440 and Xenotest 220/220+ xenon-arc instruments to conform to major American testing…
(Mettler-Toledo: Columbus, OH) -- Andersen and Sons Shelling takes pride in doing big business with small-town values. Founded in 1904, this fourth-generation, family-owned-and-operated company produces a variety of tree nuts that are sold nationwide at most major retailers, as well as…
Kevin Cool
You probably won’t find it in a book on business leadership, but Faiz Shakir has a dictum for executives of major corporations who really want to understand what their employees’ jobs are like: “Know the coffee.”
The reference was in the context of unionization efforts by Starbucks employees, and…
NIST
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed chip-scale devices for simultaneously manipulating the color, focus, direction of travel, and polarization of multiple beams of laser light.
The ability to tailor those properties using a single chip is…
(Creaform: Quebec, Canada) -- Creaform, a business unit of AMETEK and a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, has released a new version of VXintegrity, its solution for surface-damage assessments. It’s available now to all nondestructive-testing (NDT)…
(Mitutoyo America: Aurora, IL) -- Mitutoyo America Corp., a leading manufacturer of precision metrology instruments and solutions, has announced the release of the Mitutoyo LH600F/FG Linear High Measurement System. The LH600F is the latest model in the Mitutoyo Linear Height Gage line, with several…
Etienne Nichols
The goal of your MedTech company’s supplier management process should be to ensure a consistent supply of high-quality parts and components that conform to your specifications.
But achieving that goal is easier said than done, and it depends heavily on whether you take a risk-based approach to…
Shreya Dasgupta
Today’s businesses must innovate and evolve to stay ahead of the competition. However, despite the best efforts of business leaders, many organizations struggle to produce new, innovative ideas to keep up with the changing landscape. This is partially due to the limitations of the human brain.…
Jon Finerty
In today’s highly competitive business environment, a trusted supply chain that functions seamlessly is essential. Even small errors can affect the entire supply chain, resulting in lost revenue, unsatisfied customers, and irreparable damage to your brand.
Now more than ever, companies need the…
(Vici & C. S.p.A.: Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy) -- Arcoprofil, a machine shop in Schio, Italy, has found a dependable, efficient, and effective solution in the VICIVISION measuring machine.
The ease in the process of measuring with a VICIVISION not only streamlines production but also…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN; GE Aerospace: Le Bourget, France) -- To support the development of a revolutionary new open-fan engine architecture for the future of flight, GE Aerospace has run simulations using the world’s fastest supercomputer, which can crunch data in excess of exascale speed, or more…
Annie Duke
Professional poker players know that continuing to play until they win—however they define that win—is often a losing strategy. Expert players abandon about 80% of their hands in the popular variant, Texas Hold ’em, for example, while amateurs stick with their starting cards more than half the time…
NVision Inc.
Using 3D laser scanning from NVision enabled a remarkable “collaboration” between two sculptors separated by 160 years. The Southlake, Texas, company’s precision scanning allowed artist Hugh Hayden to create a new, 3D-printed version of John Quincy Adams Ward’s groundbreaking sculpture The Freedman…
(Seimens: Munich) -- Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced the latest updates to its NX software, the flagship product engineering solution from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. Siemens’ NX is the chosen design, engineering, and manufacturing solution for a wide cross section of…
(ETQ: Burlington, MA) -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, a leading quality management system (QMS) provider, has announced the 2023 winner and finalists for its annual ETQ Innovation Excellence Awards. ETQ customer Trane Technologies was selected for as the winning project submission, followed closely by…
Stephanie Ojeda
Effective complaint handling is fundamental to life-sciences quality management, with implications for operations, product design, risk management, and more.
It’s also critical to ISO 9001, FDA Quality System Regulation (QSR), and EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) compliance.
Manufacturers that…
Automated Precision Inc.
Siemens-Mobility’s factory in Graz, Austria, is a development center and manufacturing plant for high-tech bogies, an important component of the global rail vehicle industry. Whether bogies for streetcars, locomotives, passenger coaches, or high-speed multiple units, the Siemens Mobility World…
(Heidenhain: Schaumburg, IL) -- Discover a single device that provides position feedback from both the motor shaft and gearbox output shaft of a robot joint: the Heidenhain KCI 120 Dplus dual encoder. Using robust inductive scanning technology, the encoder’s scanning head reads two separate…
(Witt: Witten, Germany) -- Reliable, fast, and user-friendly, the LEAK-MASTER PRO 2 from Witt tests the leak-tightness of modified atmosphere packaging. Now the leak tester is available with two new, larger chambers. This means that food producers now have four chamber sizes at their disposal to…
Megan Wallin-Kerth
Having worked with no code/low code for nearly a decade at Hybrid Strategies, owner and no-code/low-code app developer Heather Johnson has learned a lot about these platforms as a solution for organizations that want purpose-built and customizable applications—while still keeping them accessible to…
Ian Wright
‘I have a cellphone that doesn’t behave like a phone: It behaves like a computer that makes calls. Computers are becoming an integral part of daily life. And if people don’t start designing them to be more user-friendly, then an even larger part of the population is going to be left out of even…
