QuesTek Awarded First Place in Computer Modeling Competition

The company won top honors at the AM Bench 2025 Challenge for predicting phase transformations in Fe-Cr-Ni alloys. EVANSTON, Ill. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—QuesTek Innovations, a developer of simulation-based materials design and engineering software, was awarded first...

Agentic AI Developer Launches BOM Engine for Electronics Manufacturing

Wizerr AI is working to transform decision making for bills of material by unifying engineer-grade analysis, design-context awareness, and procurement-level supply intelligence. SAN FRANCISCO—The physical world is built on real components, but the component layer...

Draft NIST Guidelines Rethink Cybersecurity for AI Era

The new guidelines can help an organization determine ways to incorporate AI into its operations while mitigating cybersecurity risks. GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting many organizations’ activities, and cybersecurity is no exception. For...

Manufacturing Consortium Helps Industry Close the Finish Gap

By Audra Davidson ATLANTA—From fighter jets to medical devices, today’s most advanced machines depend on parts as intricate as their missions. These components aren’t just geometrically complex—they’re made from specialized metals engineered to withstand extreme heat,...

Human-Like Bin Picking System Is Powered by On-Arm AI Vision

 A real-time robot guidance system from Inbolt is reported to enable flexible and low-cost bin picking for unstructured environments. DETROIT—A next-generation bin picking system recently introduced by Inbolt is designed to bring human-like adaptability to industrial...

Enabling an Enabling Technology

By Noah Pflueger-Peters LIVERMORE, Calif.—With the ability to print metal structures with complex shapes and unique mechanical properties, metal additive manufacturing (AM) could be revolutionary. However, without a better understanding of how metal AM structures...