Few aspects of the manufacturing process remain untouched by the dramatic changes of smart technology and digitalization strategies — quality control included. What was once an easily defined, compartmentalized field in the industry, has been turned upside down, stretched, and blurred into something vast and complex. As manufacturers struggle to update their overall shop floor processes, they must also take time to update their quality control methods.

Ruban Phukan, Co-founder and Chief Product and Analytics Officer at Progress DataRPM, discusses the age-old battle with bottlenecks and the role of predictive analytics in manufacturing.

In the competitive and quickly evolving manufacturing sector, how can you grow your business, while managing risks and costs and boosting profitability?

The manufacturing industry is changing as customer expectations change – changes in B2B to B2B2C are forcing manufacturers to become more customer-centric, claims Eclipse, a DXC technology firm.

We Take a Look at Electric Car Battery Life, Care and Warranties.Apprehension over the range and lifespan of the electric car battery are two of the main reasons that buyers are reluctant to make the switch from cars that run on petrol or diesel.

Pepper is a friendly robotic fella who can interact with humans and even be your best buddy, if you like.

Dyson, the engineering company best known for its vacuum cleaners and fans, plans to spend £2bn developing a "radical" electric car.

Boarding a flight at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) may no longer require digging out that boarding pass and passport — all you need is your face. On Monday, March 19, the Lufthansa Group airline announced the launch of biometric boarding at LAX. The announcement comes after the airline successfully tested the tool and boarded about 350 passengers on an A380 in only 20 minutes.

"Tired of those long dreaded lines to board a plane? LAX is currently piloting a facial recognition program to avoid such hassels." 

For investors in Boo.com, WebVan and eToys, the bursting of the dotcom bubble came as a bit of a shock.

Companies like this raised vast sums on the promise that the worldwide web would change everything. Then, in the spring of 2000, stock markets collapsed.

The Chinese government has invested $2 million in a prototype filtration system intended to reduce the effects of smog in urban areas. Initial tests suggest that it's capable of emitting up to 8 million cubic meters of filtered air every day.

Employees welcome AI if it automates time-consuming internal processes, helps better balance their workload or increases fairness in subjective decisions.

A biological material that has existed for millions of years may find new applications in modern electronics. A team of scientists from UC Santa Cruz, the University of Washington, and the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason discovered that shark “jelly” is the highest proton conductive biological substance ever found, according to GizMag.

Let’s take a look at the recommended components of Supply Chain Management and then let’s bring it back to the basics.  No matter the size of your distribution or manufacturing company; the very most important concept is to be able to know what inventory you currently have on hand.  This is normally handled within an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning).

In five years, STEP Ahead Award winners, a program from NAM, has impacted more than 300,000 individuals, engaging in efforts to develop both current and future women in manufacturing careers.

Manufacturers and engineers tend to have a love-hate relationship with robotics. Millennials typically favor next-gen robotics due to their efficiency and ease of use, but older generations are more skeptical about their benefits. For them, the fear of industrial automation taking over the jobs of human workers is already very tangible.

As electronic manufacturing services (EMS) companies morph into supply chain companies and electronics seeps into every part of our existence, supply chains are colliding.  One of the more obvious current collisions is that of the electronics manufacturing industry and the apparel industry in the field of wearables.

I really hate Wi-Fi, and you should too. If you own your own home or your landlord doesn’t mind a few holes in the wall, running gigabit Ethernet around the house is the best thing you can do for a faster computing experience. But what’s all this about Cat 6 or crossover cables? Here’s everything you need to know about Ethernet cabling.I really hate Wi-Fi, and you should too. If you own your own home or your landlord doesn’t mind a few holes in the wall, running gigabit Ethernet around the house is the best thing you can do for a faster computing experience. But what’s all this about Cat 6 or crossover cables? Here’s everything you need to know about Ethernet cabling.

The tech, which was brought to life through an academic-industrial collaboration led by Professor Takao Someya at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering, will be displayed and discussed today, February 17th, at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas.

Aluminum may be a better solution than steel after a thorough review of the part design, tool design, quantity and type of unfilled, aluminum-friendly resin.

Without a clear understanding of what specific work is of value, you cannot make informed decisions about what work to pursue.