Semiconductor manufacturing gear startup Nearfield Instruments B.V. said today it has closed on €135 million ($147.6 million) in new funding to accelerate the growth of its novel process control ...

AI-enhanced vision systems automate medical device quality control, replacing manual inspection with flexible solutions.

Companies of all types are embracing AI in distinct ways. Perhaps no other industry is moving as fast as manufacturing. Coming from the experiences of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma process changes, ...

In general, automating manufacturing leads to more efficiency, lower costs, higher throughput, less waste, higher labour productivity, and predictable lead times. Yet some process steps are a ...

The concept of quality management is applied in business of all sizes and all types. It is a relevant in manufacturing as it is in health care or food services. Of course, quality means different ...

Additive manufacturing offers an unprecedented level of design flexibility and expanded functionality, but the quality and process can drastically differ across production machines, according to Hui ...

In nearly all regions and industries, markets for products reflect the impact of globalization. The tactic of competing on price is increasingly giving way to a wider range of factors—including ...

Ensuring the production of first-quality items has been one of the primary business goals for manufacturing operations since the very first manufacturing facility was built during the Industrial ...

Some 50 years after the advent of the total quality management (TQM) movement championed by W. Edwards Deming, manufacturers of all different sizes and stripes are still being dogged by high-profile ...