Technology on the factory floor is creating innovative opportunities for improved operations, and managers need to stay informed about future developments. One promising innovation is digital twins, a transformative technology that connects the physical and digital worlds.
If the object is quality, ISO 9001 certification, and implementation of statistical tools to build quality products, how come the manufactured products have alarming rate of failures?
Create your Total Quality Management (TQM) System based on standards like MIL-Q-9858, tailored to your industry. Develop a quality manual with key instructions and a confidential process management document to ensure lasting reliability and effectiveness.
Advanced metrology tools once confined to controlled environments are now becoming portable and fast, enabling high-precision measurements and nondestructive testing in heavy industrial facilities during live operations or tight shutdowns.
Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, a collaboration between AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI), totaled $204.1 million in June 2025.
Michelle Bangert talks with Bill Soller, President and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt of the Corporate Advantage Network. He's also a Senior Facilitator for the Deming Institute.
Factory Systems introduces FS.InSpec, a smarter, simpler way to collect quality data on the factory floor, whether manually or directly from connected devices.
In many organizations, improvement teams celebrate faster lead times or lower defect rates but struggle to translate these outcomes into financial terms that resonate with executives.
Organizations often celebrate faster lead times and lower defect rates but struggle to express these benefits in financial terms, leading to the undervaluation of continuous improvement efforts.
Mahr Inc. announced the launch of its newly updated MaraMeter 36B line of bench ID/OD gages, designed for measuring precision inside and outside diameters directly at the point of manufacture in industries such as bearing production.