It's not difficult to see the importance of studying and understanding cycles. There are many important cycles worth understanding, not just the so-called natural ones. These are important to success in our personal lives, in business, and in manufacturing.
Coesia, a global leader in advanced industrial and packaging solutions, has announced the acquisition of the majority capital of Autoware, an international Manufacturing Software Integrator based in Vicenza, specialized in high-quality software for manufacturing operations management, supply chain operations and process control.
Most pipelines still rely on real data—thousands of expertly labeled images captured under every possible condition. A quiet revolution is transforming this approach. Instead of photographing every potential defect, we now generate realistic images on demand, guided by software that mimics human understanding at pixel level.
Dr. Ömer Özkan, SOCAR Turkey's Corporate Quality Group Manager, was awarded the title of "2025 European Quality Leader" by the European Organization for Quality (EOQ).
The Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program, led by IACMI – The Composites Institute® with funding from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program, announced a new partnership with the Pittsburgh-based Patterns of Meaning Initiative, an innovative program that introduces steel, specialty materials and metal manufacturing to K-12 students through the arts.
Students at Ohio State's capstone program have led successful projects with various sponsors in manufacturing, service, healthcare, non-profit, and education. These projects create win-win outcomes, with sponsors reinforcing students’ learning and students driving positive change.
By creating the value stream map and overlaying each quality process, we were able to see missing data, key constraints, balance of labor, waste in each process and time constraints.
A quality auditor would be amazed if they saw your entire system from supplier to customer on one wall or in one big picture. Details and improvements are then easy to assess for planned actions. Quality stream mapping helps any organization.
This year Marlin Steel incorporated several autonomous machines that enable technicians to multi-task instead of being tied to a particular machine for the duration of the operation.
Small to medium manufacturers like Marlin Steel lead a shifting industrial landscape. While traditional large-scale production relied on economies of scale and centralization, modern companies focus on precision, customization, and sustainability.