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In what has been called the “biggest moment for workers’ rights in a quarter of a century,” the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a safe and healthy work environment as one of its five fundamental principles and rights at work for all at its June 2022 international conference. This is…
Physicians often query a patient’s electronic health record for information that helps them make treatment decisions, but the cumbersome nature of these records hampers the process. Research has shown that even when a doctor has been trained to use an electronic health record (EHR), finding an…
(ASTM International: W. Conshohocken, PA) -- ASTM International’s additive manufacturing technologies committee (F42) is developing a new material testing standard for tensile properties of filaments.
This proposed standard (WK82320) could be used to determine basic performance information on the…
Imagine you’re driving along the highway and you see an electric sign that reads, “79 traffic deaths this year.” Would this make you less likely to crash your car shortly after seeing the sign? Perhaps you think it would have no effect?
Neither are true. According to a recent peer-reviewed study…
Close to 9 million people in India suffer from hepatitis C. If left untreated, the virus leads to cirrhosis or liver damage, which eventually causes death from organ failure or cancer. On average, a 50-year-old man in India with asymptomatic liver damage who doesn’t receive treatment is expected to…
If you’ve ever played Wordle, learned a new language on Duolingo, or worked out with Peloton, you may be familiar with daily app notifications that nudge you to keep at it—or risk breaking a streak of consecutive efforts. Do you or don’t you heed the clarion call?
If you do, you’re in good company…
(DGM MORI: Davis, CA) – DGM MORI introduces the LASERTEC 100/160 PowerDrill for producing turbine components such as guide vanes, blades, and combustors.
Offering efficient laser drilling for aerospace and gas industries, the LASERTEC 100/160 PowerDrill features: • New moving column concept:…
(AW-Lake: Oak Creek, WI) -- AW-Lake offers a new portable transit time ultrasonic flow meter in addition to the full-size, clamp-on version that provides noncontacting flow measurement for the most challenging industrial environments with minimal installation complexity and costs. The new portable…
(LRQA: London) -- Manufacturers could be at growing risk of food fraud if they do not take the correct precautions when selecting new suppliers, according to global food safety assurance specialist LRQA.
With the pandemic, Brexit, and the war in Ukraine continuing to have a major impact on supply…
You need to measure length accurately to do things like make a dress, build a house, survey a plot of land, or determine if the home team made a first down on the football field. These length measurements and many others are often made with the help of a measuring tape. The major companies that…
Your design history file (DHF) is one of the most critical components of your QMS. That’s because the DHF should contain all the product development documentation for a specific medical device. Its purpose is to show regulatory bodies and internal stakeholders that you appropriately followed the…
(Mitutoyo: Aurora, IL)-- Mitutoyo America has released the Quick Vision Pro Series, the latest generation of Mitutoyo Vision Measurement Systems. Quick Vision Pro Series machines are packed with high-performance technologies that greatly improve 3D noncontact measurement and productivity.
The new…
(New Scale Robotics: Victor, NY) -- New Scale Robotics has released a new case study video with Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, a medical contractor manufacturer in Bridgeport, Michigan. Orchid uses New Scale’s Q-Span Robotic Gauging System to automate QC inspection of its machined surgical drills.…
(Jedox: Freiburg, Germany) -- Jedox, an award-winning provider of enterprise performance management (EPM) solutions for Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), has been named an Overall Leader for Customer Experience and Vendor Credibility in the 2022 Wisdom of Crowds Enterprise Performance…
The analysis of residuals is commonly recommended when fitting a regression equation to a data set. It has even been recommended for the analysis of experimental data where the independent variable is categorical (i.e., treatment levels). In both of these contexts, it has been said that the…
The pharmaceutical industry has seen significant upheaval and disruption during the past several years. These changes are due in part to the impacts of Covid—for example, interruptions in the supply chain and overwhelming market demand for shortened production times.
They are also being driven by…
(Marposs: Auburn Hills, Michigan)-- Marposs, a world leader in measurement, inspection, and test technologies, announces the availability of noncontact machine-vision measuring systems able to detect the presence of defects such as porosity, scratches, and depressions on the sealing surfaces of…
Standards are not for just the minority of businesses with thousands of employees. According to the World Bank, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) make up more than 90 percent of all companies and account for up to 70 percent of total employment. In developing countries, small…
Food processors have long sought a safer, more energy-efficient means to convey product with less spillage, breakage, or downtime due to necessary cleaning and maintenance. Although tubular drag conveyors have offered these desired attributes compared to belt, bucket, or pneumatic systems, many in…
(Association for Advancing Automation [A3]: Ann Arbor, MI) -- North American companies started the year by purchasing the most robots ever in a single quarter, with 11,595 robots sold at a value of $646 million.
According to the Association for Advancing Automation, these Q1 numbers represent…
In an ideal world, a project economy would empower people with the skills and capabilities needed to turn ideas into reality. In that world organizations would deliver tremendous value to exceed stakeholders’ expectations by successfully completing projects. Yet research shows that only 35 percent…
(Marcum LLP: New York City) -- Fewer than half of midmarket CEOs have returned to the office full-time, and about a quarter plan to work a hybrid schedule indefinitely, according to the latest CEO survey from Marcum LLP and Hofstra University’s Frank G. Zarb School of Business.
The survey,…
This article has been republished with permission from Medical Plastics News.
While ISO 13485 sets the standard for quality management systems (QMS) in medical device manufacturing, metrology is often treated as an afterthought and used simply to validate products and detect defects at the end of…
(Kubotek3D: Marlborough, MA; Cadenas: Augsburg, Germany) -- Kubotek3D and Cadenas have partnered to provide KeyCreator mechanical and manufacturing design users access to an enormous selection of 3D and 2D component geometry from 3Dfindit.com, the technical search engine powered by Cadenas. From a…
(Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Omnex is hosting the webinar, “Aligning Your Information Security Management System Framework With TISAX Controls” on July 29, 2022, at 11 a.m. Eastern.
To bolster information exchanges and data transfers, many organizations are requiring their external providers to…
