Sierra College and Roseville Joint Union High School District are teaming up through a new dual-enrollment partnership to start building that talent pipeline early˗˗during students’ high school years.
When you buy a cobot, you may have just one application in mind, but leading cobots are platforms for almost any number of quality applications - and not just quality applications.
I've noticed that operators and inspection workers often realize upon first meeting collaborative robots (cobots) that they aren't replacements for human labor. Instead, cobots signal a shift from traditional automation in quality and inspection, providing distinct advantages over traditional robots.
The Jane Addams Resource Corp. (JARC) reported that in 2024, students in their manufacturing program had an average household income of under $12,000. Two Chicago programs are working to attract and cultivate the next generation of manufacturing talent.
X-Rite Incorporated announced the launch of the CiF3200 imaging spectrophotometer, designed for color measurement of small, odd-shaped, multi-colored, and highly reflective items.
ETQ just released the second annual global survey, the ETQ Pulse of Quality in Manufacturing. CEO Vick Vaishnavi sat down with Quality Managing Editor Michelle Bangert to discuss the study's interesting insights.
Recently, I ordered gym clothes online using an AI's size recommendation based on my past purchases, which suggested a "medium." Trusting the technology, I placed the order, but the clothes didn’t fit. While this was a minor inconvenience for me, it sparked a thought: What if such inaccuracies occurred in manufacturing?
The NDT industry has established in-depth guidelines and requirements for formal classroom training, but a shortfall in the standardization of on-the-job training (OJT) requirements remains.
After 12 years in nondestructive testing education, it's clear that a major weakness is the lack of industry guidance for on-the-job training in NDT. While guidelines exist for formal classroom training, standardized on-the-job training (OJT) requirements are still lacking.
It’s 8 p.m., story time before bed, and you sigh as your child picks “Goodnight Moon” again. At first glance, it seems like a simple tale of saying goodnight to objects in the “great green room.” However, a closer look reveals it as a complex world of materials testing.