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(MIT SMR and BCG: Boston) -- Despite tremendous advances in analytics and AI capabilities, key performance indicators (KPIs) increasingly fail to take advantage to deliver the information and insights leaders need to succeed. However, according to a report released by MIT Sloan Management Review (…
As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis famously wrote, “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.”
In the field of quality, internal audits are the equivalent of sunlight. Like spring cleaning, internal audits provide the opportunity to bring process issues into the open before…
Generative AI can affect managerial decision-making in “a transformative way” by boosting value generation, according to Prasanna (Sonny) Tambe, Wharton professor of operations, information, and decisions. Tambe is also faculty co-director of AI at Wharton, which fosters AI activities across the…
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- Workers are increasingly using 3D files to assess construction projects, understand damage from natural disasters, map out crime scenes, and more. But as the importance of 3D files has grown, the problems associated with sharing, analyzing, and even viewing them have become…
(MetalForming Magazine: Independence, OH) -- When it comes to producing aluminum hydrogen tanks, fabricators require flexibility in terms of shaping for sophisticated neck geometries and wall-thickness gradients for high operating pressures. To that end, Leifeld Metal Spinning GmbH has developed an…
Global trends and data-driven development in different industries dictate the need for permanent change and finding ways to be more effective for stakeholders and project participants. This is reflected in many types of business through new technologies, new collaboration processes, new org charts…
When it comes to protecting anyone or anything from harm caused by something manufactured, grown on a farm, or rolling down a highway or a runway, quality is of utmost importance. Our trust forms the backbone of what we expect from our food, cars, planes, medical devices, and protection of the…
(DMG MORI: Bielefeld, Germany) -- DMG MORI has developed a process chain for its in-house showroom in Bielefeld, Germany, creating real production conditions to make the value of digitalized manufacturing processes tangible for customers.
This makes every production step comprehensible, from the…
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The Aerospace & Defense (A&D) PLM Action Group is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of collaborative excellence in addressing key product life cycle management (PLM) challenges within the A&D sector.
The A&D PLM Action Group was…
Over the past two months we’ve considered the properties of lognormal and gamma probability models. Both of these families contain the normal distribution as a limit. To complete our survey of widely used probability models, this column will look at Weibull distributions, a family that doesn’t…
An internal audit can be an overwhelming prospect, especially if you’re new to a company or internal auditing in general.
The MedTech space is huge, and even the standards that are meant to help, like ISO 13485:2016, cover a lot of ground.
So, if you’re part of the audit team in your company, and…
Many people proclaim they are gurus, ninjas, and other silly titles. Giving yourself such a title can cause people to lose respect for you, and it can cost you credibility.
Titles matter. A lot. So do email addresses and signature blocks. As unfortunate and as shallow as it is, people make a first…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is seeking wide input for updates and other revisions to the Baldrige Excellence Framework, our core, comprehensive resource that is updated every two years.
As with past revisions, the 2025‒2026 version will codify the…
(AMUG: Zeeland, MI) -- The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) has announced the recipients of its scholarships.
Alex Campbell, a fourth-year aerospace engineering student at Ohio State University, has been awarded the Guy E. Bourdeau Scholarship for students in additive manufacturing. Phil…
(Nuvvon: Bordentown, NJ) -- Solid-state polymer electrolytes developed by Nuvvon as a safe alternative to liquid electrolytes in the manufacture of nonflammable batteries are UL-certified to DOT standard SP20798. This allows Nuvvon prototype cells to be approved as safe for global air shipment. To…
The next frontier for industrial digitization and automation is the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine vision.
AI-powered machine vision promises to transform the way industrial manufacturers conduct their business, according to experts at a recent webinar hosted by the…
Manufacturers in the food and beverage sector continually seek methods to boost their operational efficiency and are prepared to invest in superior machinery when the expected returns justify the expenditure. However, the potential advantages of upgrading bulk bag filling systems are frequently…
(A3: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Robot sales in North America plummeted 30% in 2023 following record orders during the two previous years, according to the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).
The report says companies purchased 31,159 robots in 2023, compared to 44,196 in 2022…
(CloudNC: London) -- CloudNC, a manufacturing technology company backed by Autodesk and Lockheed Martin, announced that Design and Software International (DSI) will sell CAM Assist, the world’s first AI solution for CNC machine programming, to its North American customer base.
DSI, a manufacturing…
Welcome to a sneak peek at the 2024 edition of Engineering Reality, a magazine published by Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and dedicated to accelerating smart manufacturing. This edition highlights human ingenuity, showcasing how engineering teams from different organizations harness…
Reactive maintenance is a form of physical asset management in which maintenance is only performed on equipment or machinery when it malfunctions or fails entirely. Sometimes referred to as run-to-failure maintenance or breakdown maintenance, reactive maintenance strategies provide the most basic…
(Dürr Systems: Southfield, MI) -- Dürr has developed a connection between the control unit and applicator for the industrial painting industry: the Fluid Board, a fully assembled color-dosing and color-changing system. With the Fluid Board, Dürr is expanding its ready2integrate package, enabling…
(IDENTCO: Ingleside, IL) -- IDENTCO, a manufacturer of high-performance labeling solutions for the power equipment, electronics, transportation, and general industrial sectors, will highlight a variety of electronics marking systems and products at IPC APEX Expo, Booth 3823, April 6-11, 2024, in…
As companies continue to navigate the new normal of remote and hybrid work, it’s crucial that they establish clear expectations and guidelines for their employees. And unlike Disney and Twitter, it’s very important that they don’t change their minds randomly when the leadership changes.
However, a…
I once had to give an employee constructive feedback about being too impatient, irritable, and unmotivated at work. He shrugged, apparently unwilling to acknowledge the problem.
In response, I asked, “How does this character flaw manifest with your kids at home?” That question got his attention…
