Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) teams are expected to keep audits moving, close corrective actions, manage supplier issues, maintain training records, meet customer requirements, and stay ready for whatever regulators expect next.
Manufacturing teams continue to use handheld gages during daily quality work, even as they expand their automated inspection systems and adopt more software-driven processes.
As engineers inspect more complex geometries, validate software-based functions after release and monitor suppliers across global supply chains, they now expect quality systems to support faster innovation.
Siemens announced the acquisition of Canopus AI, an innovator in computational and AI-driven metrology solutions, enabling semiconductor manufacturers to achieve new levels of precision and efficiency in wafer and mask inspection processes.
ETQ, part of Hexagon, announced two new native artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities embedded within the ETQ Reliance® quality management system (QMS).
MasterControl, a leading provider of manufacturing, quality, and asset management software solutions, announced the general availability of its AI-powered SOP Analyzer, an innovative tool designed to help life sciences manufacturers proactively manage compliance across their critical standard operating procedures (SOPs).
By investing in intelligent systems today, manufacturers gain not only the agility to navigate tariffs but also the foundation for continuous improvement.
In large part, 2025 supply chains have been defined by tariffs. More than just an accounting problem, they have become an ongoing point of contention and stress for manufacturers struggling to protect margins and maintain product sustainability.