Before we explore the question that seems to be on the minds of those in the nondestructive testing (NDT) industry and every other industry these days—Should we move our data to the cloud?—let’s discuss some background on how we got to this point in NDT.

Over the years we have had numerous conversations related to the lack of standards and flexibility when it comes to calibration software.

Regardless of the industry you serve, document control is one of the most prevalent applications in businesses today.

The manufacturing world is drowning in data. A recent study published by The Economist evaluates the current state of manufacturing data.

Almost nothing gets done without software. Companies use it to track inventory, processes, and of course, communicate.

3DCompoware to resell Spatial’s 3D software development toolkits.

So, let’s say you’re headhunted by a tier one oil company to lead their upstream business process in a new territory where, amongst many other demanding strategic and operational responsibilities, you will need to procure and commission a new production rig.

Statistical Process Control (SPC) has long been an industry-standard methodology for measuring and controlling quality during the manufacturing process.

Planned obsolescence. It’s an idea I’ve touched upon in a few of my columns in the past.

In mass-production industries, it has been realized that Product Design (PD) departments and Manufacturing Engineering (ME) departments under the same organization show quite different interests in the same product line.