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IMTS 2026 Spotlights the Technologies Powering Manufacturing’s Next Leap

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400

With manufacturing technology orders climbing and productivity showing its strongest gains in years, IMTS 2026 – The International Manufacturing Technology Show will give manufacturers a front-row view of the technologies accelerating the industry’s next wave of growth.

93% of Manufacturers Have MES, But Only 23% Have Fully Integrated It, New Rockwell Automation Report Finds

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Rockwell Automation, Inc., released “Scaling MES Across the Enterprise,” an industry insights report based on input from 1,560 manufacturing and industrial operations decision makers across 17 countries.

Measured Intelligence: How AI Is Reshaping Metrology Training, Compliance, and Analysis

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Artificial intelligence is arriving not as a single tool but as a set of capabilities touching nearly every laboratory function.

Building Quality Systems for Semiconductor Yield Ramp and High-Volume Production

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

In this interview, Karnik discusses the technical and organizational challenges of semiconductor NPI, how yield ramp exposes hidden manufacturing risks, and what it takes to move emerging technologies into high-volume manufacturing with confidence.

When Smart Manufacturing Meets Human Intuition

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

After decades beside injection molding machines, I have learned an important truth: Data can provide facts, but only human intuition can reveal the truth behind them.

BYK Strengthens Measurement, Testing Portfolio With Strategic Acquisition

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400

BYK-Gardner USA, a subsidiary of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA, is acquiring perisens GmbH.

Why Design Automation Is Starting to Reshape Inspection Workflows

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Design automation does not just make fixtures easier to design. It makes quality control more responsive.

BinMaster Sensors and Technologies Promotes Korte to Business Development Manager

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400

BinMaster Sensors and Technologies (BST) has promoted Seth Korte to Business Development Manager, where he will lead business development initiatives focused on the company's FeedView® inventory management solutions for feed mills and on-farm feed inventory applications.

From Document Control to Process Evidence: Why AM Quality Needs A New “System”

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

In production AM, the question that matters is not only “Do you have a procedure?” It’s also “Can you prove what actually happened to this part, quickly, consistently, and at scale?”

When AI Hallucinates, Humans Take the Fall: Inside the FDA’s First AI Warning Letter

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Ultimately, quality in an AI-driven world is determined by the design of the governance surrounding the tool, not just the capability of the tool itself.

KUKA Expands Education Portfolio to Classrooms across North America

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400

KUKA Robotics is expanding its education portfolio with new robotic cells, simulation software and hands-on training programs designed to assist educators across North America.

$583.4M in New Machinery Orders Highlight US Economic Strengths

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400

New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $583.4 million in May 2026.

Visual Components Brings Immersive VR Experience to FABTECH 2026

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Visual Components is bringing its decades of software development, advanced 3D simulation expertise and offline robot programming (OLP) software to FABTECH 2026.

Reengineering Quality for the AI Era

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Quality leaders now face a new challenge: how to reengineer quality systems for an increasingly intelligent and connected world.

Supplier Award Pitfalls

smith_jim_l@cat.com (Jimmy L. Smith) — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Many suppliers are primarily motivated by purchase orders. While they may enjoy being “wined and dined,” what suppliers really prefer from their customers as reward for superior performance is additional business.

May 2026 US Cutting Tool Shipments Totaled $239.8M; Year to Date Up 16.8% From 2025

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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 $239.8 million in May 2026.

How Precision Manufacturing and Verisurf Helped Power the Success of Artemis II

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

The collaboration between Amro Fabrication and Verisurf Software demonstrates how precision manufacturing and digital inspection can enable missions once thought impossible.

CERATIZIT Names Flynn as Technical Sales Engineer for Northeast US

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400

CERATIZIT USA announced that Kevin Flynn has joined the company as a Technical Sales Engineer to support CERATIZIT cutting tool customers in the Northeast region of the U.S.

From Nano-Scale to Large-Scale: Optimizing Electronics Yield with 3D Optical Metrology

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

As traditional contact-based measurement reaches its physical limits, 3D optical metrology has emerged as the new standard for maintaining high-yield production.

Gleason Corporation Appoints Thakkar President, Chief Operating Officer

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Gleason Corporation has appointed Bijal Thakkar as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective July 6, 2026.

AGR Welcomes Industry Leader David L. Dechow as Principal Vision Systems Engineer

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Arthur G. Russell Co., Inc. (AGR), a leader in automated assembly systems, announced the addition of David L. Dechow as Principal Vision Systems Engineer.

Beyond Membership: Discovering the Unexpected Rewards of Being Involved in ASQ

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

When I first joined ASQ, I simply wanted a way to stay connected to the quality profession outside my day-to-day work, but it ended up shaping my career—and even my personal growth.

Certified to Inspect, Educated to Lead

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Certification creates compliance, but education creates competence.

PODCAST | Hey, What Does This Button Do?

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

In her role as an instructor, Dr. Cook discusses education and the changes she has witnessed.

They Just Told Me I’m Going to Be the New Internal Auditor – YIKES! (Part 1)

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Why do we perform internal audits in the first place, beyond the fact that ISO 9001:2015 requires them?

Quality Management Systems 101: What Manufacturers Need to Know

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

A Quality Management System (QMS) in manufacturing is a foundational framework of policies, processes, and procedures that ensures products consistently meet strict customer and regulatory requirements.

Building Better Inspectors Through Hands-On NDT Practice

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Across the industry, one of the biggest challenges in technician development is the gap between classroom knowledge and real-world readiness.

Advanced Manufacturing Expert Named S&T Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Dr. Ming C. Leu, a leader in advanced manufacturing research for more than four decades, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for research and innovation at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

VDA, AIAG Publish Joint Standard for Statistical Process Control in the Automotive Industry

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) are jointly publishing the new AIAG-VDA SPC Manual.

The Demand for Integrating Cybersecurity into Aerospace Quality

inquiry.msamericas@bsigroup.com (David Harvey) — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Quality and cybersecurity departments have operated as largely independent disciplines. That separation is no longer sustainable.