Innovation

Stay up-to-date on manufacturing innovation issues -- including news, trends and best practices in R&D, process improvement, product development and intellectual-property protection. Also, learn how to incorporate the latest materials, innovative technologies (e.g., nanotechnology) and design strategies (e.g., design for manufacturing, or DFM) into your manufacturing operations.

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Advanced Handheld 3D Scanners Empower Manufacturing Innovation

May 29, 2024

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Innovation

Is Your Intellectual Property Under Attack?

April 23, 2024

Leadership

Take Our Black History Month Quiz and Be Smarter Than You Were in January

Feb. 15, 2024

Corporate Culture

What Does It Take to Get from Startup to Growth? Risk Tolerance, Mentorship, Access

July 13, 2023

Strategic Planning & Execution

What's the Difference Between a Prototype and a 'Minimum Viable Product'?

Sept. 16, 2022

Accelerate Manufacturing Innovation with Data-Driven Insights

Sept. 6, 2022

Highlights

Innovation

Corporate VC, at its Best a 'Beneficial Virus,' Booms as Source of Innovation

July 13, 2022

There are still some elements of cultural friction but company-backed funds were part of $169 billion worth of deals in 2021.

Companies & Executives

Boeing Starliner Crewed Mission Postponed Shortly Before Launch

May 7, 2024

The attempt was scrubbed because engineers noticed audible buzzing from a liquid oxygen relief valve on the Atlas V rocket meant to propel the capsule into orbit.

News

Boeing's Starliner Set for First Crewed Mission to ISS, in Key Test

May 6, 2024

The Starliner will launch at 10:34 pm Monday carrying two astronauts to the ISS.

Growth Strategies

Breakthrough or Expensive Dud? What Product-Centric Design Can Teach Us

June 23, 2022

A passion for serving customers must be balanced with reasoned considerations of what is best for customers and the company, particularly over the long term.