Lauded for her efforts in innovation, Lynn La Pietra, Ph.D., Digital Research and Development (R&D) Leader in Carestream’s Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) group, won a Silver Stevie® Award in the Most Innovative Woman of the Year – Technology category at the 2022 Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Dr. La Pietra has been instrumental in developing products to detect problems in complex infrastructures across industries.
An innovation translator and one of few women leaders in the NDT industry, Dr. La Pietra relies on cross-functional communication and collaboration to bring products to life, drawing on core strengths of her team.
Carestream NDT Digital R&D Leader Wins 2022 Stevie Award for Women in Business
“I am among a field of very talented women with many outstanding credentials. Just being a finalist has been a tremendous honor,” Dr. La Pietra said. “As women in business, we recognize how diverse thought can be transformative to technology and to industry so, thank you, Stevie Awards, for recognizing our gifts and achievements.”
Carestream NDT’s breakthrough technology, its first non-glass large format detector, HPX-DR 3543 PE, is an illustration of Dr. La Pietra’s approach—collaboration yields success. She directed developing technology, originally designed for a medical device, toward NDT, a completely different industry.
The new, next-generation non-glass detector is built for durability and reliability in harsh environments. It is the culmination of collaboration within Carestream NDT and customers, leveraging technology to address unique needs. It resolves a challenge—glass used in a detector panel could break, resulting in downtime and associated expenses.
“With over 25 years in research, I’ve found there can be a multiplicative power to one’s own innovative abilities, by combining with another, or even better, a team—it’s the collaborative power that can bring forth grand innovation,” Dr. La Pietra said. “I am so grateful and proud of my team, for their dedication and their multiplicative innovative spirit.”
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run—worldwide. More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for consideration in more than 100 categories, including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women and Women Run Workplace of the Year. Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 200 business professionals around the world, working on eight juries.
For more information, visit http://www.carestream.com/nondestructivetesting.html.
FABTECH 2022 Welcomes Nearly 30K at Atlanta Event
FABTECH 2022, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event, made its return to Atlanta and welcomed attendees from around the world for three days of groundbreaking innovations, inspiring keynote presentations, and solution-based education sessions for the global metal fabrication community. From November 8-10, nearly 30,000 attendees—an increase of 22.6% over the 2021 event—from 70 countries and all 50 states gathered at the Georgia World Congress Center to meet with world-class suppliers, conduct product evaluations, network with peers and find the tools to improve productivity and increase profits. Four expansive exhibit halls covering 610,000+ square feet of exhibit space featured nearly 1,200 exhibitors, including 150 making their debut at FABTECH, all highlighting the emerging trends and technologies influencing the future of manufacturing.
“Thank you to everyone who joined us in Atlanta to make FABTECH 2022 a complete success,” said John Catalano, SME senior director US events and strategic partnerships, FABTECH. “FABTECH was nearly back to pre-pandemic attendance numbers and saw increases across the board over 2021 with more attendees, more exhibitors and a bigger show floor. Year after year, FABTECH continues to be our industry’s leading event by providing the latest insights and trends, attracting key decision makers and buyers, and showcasing the most innovative technologies shaping the future of manufacturing.”
The energy at FABTECH 2022 was high, and sales activity was strong each day on the busy exhibit floor. The show floor was 19.5% larger than in 2021 and welcomed over 30% more exhibitors. Attendees explored eight technology pavilions covering four halls that focused on 3D/Additive Manufacturing, Forming & Fabricating, Finishing, METALFORM, Tube/Pipe, Robotics and Industrial Automation, Welding and Welding Automation. FABTECH also saw the return of many exhibitors to its welding pavilion, which featured approximately 350 companies, including industry leaders Lincoln Electric, IPG Photonics, FANUC America Corp, OTC DAIHEN Inc, Path Robotics, and Miller Electric Mfg LLC.
"FABTECH 2022 was the most effective tradeshow we've exhibited at in close to a decade! Not only the volume of traffic, but the quality of the attendees exceeded our expectations and we're looking forward to replicating that success in 2023 in Chicago," said Josh Dixon, COO at Beckwood Press Company.
“Abagy Robotic Systems participated for the first time in the FABTECH expo and conference, and we were really impressed with the quality of attendees and the level of organization. We had a great response from hundreds of manufacturers and have already booked our booth space for the next show in Chicago,” said Kate Degai, CMO at Abagy Robotic Systems.
FABTECH featured an inspiring lineup of special events, including keynote presentations and FABx Tech Talks that addressed the emerging trends, innovations and challenges impacting the industry today. Attendees walked away with insights into today’s pressing topics—from cutting-edge technology and the latest manufacturing processes to building successful businesses and rethinking leadership, change management, and risk. Speakers included Brad Keselowski, owner of Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing and NASCAR champion, and Jake Wood, executive chairman of Team Rubicon and founder/CEO of Groundswell. The FABx Tech Talks featured speakers Gillen Young, chief architect of IIOT Solutions at AT&T; Richard Boyd, CEO of Tanjo AI; and Bryce Austin, CEO of TCE Strategy, with a special appearance from Bill Carlton, owner/mastermind of Ekstensive Metal Worlds.
The daily Leadership Exchange Panels included groups of subject matter experts who will discuss the next phase of advanced manufacturing, how innovation is key to outperforming the competition, tactics for cultivating the next generation of manufacturing talent and how to protect your company from a cyber security threat.
Wednesday’s sold-out Women of FABTECH breakfast featured three inspiring leaders in manufacturing—Shelly Foland, CEO of Softies; Holly Gotfredson, president of American Metalcraft, Inc./Finishing Dynamics; and Lisa Winton, CEO and co-owner of Winton Machine—who covered manufacturing trends, marketing strategies and real-world examples of their experiences as women leaders.
During Thursday’s State of the Industry session, Omar Nashashibi, founding partner of The Franklin Partnership, provided a post-election analysis and the impact of the results on tariffs, taxes, trade negations, regulations, and workforce training. He also offered an overview of the priorities for the upcoming session and a 2023 outlook for the manufacturing industry.
FABTECH 2022 also offered over 150 carefully curated education sessions led by industry thought leaders and subject matter experts. The program spanned 16 technology tracks with sessions focused on automation, smart manufacturing, welding, cutting, lasers, workforce development, business management strategies and more.
“This was my first time attending FABTECH and I was very impressed by the quality of information shared by the presenters during the conference sessions. I look forward to attending FABTECH again in the future,” said Rebeca Hernandez, a mechanical engineer at Republic Manufacturing.
For more information, visit www.fabtechexpo.com.
Dimensional Control Systems Selects Ulicny as New CEO
Dimensional Control Systems (DCS), software developer of dimensional quality and SPC software, has selected Michael Ulicny to be named as president and chief executive officer. John Mathieson, founder of DCS and CEO, will step down to retire.
Mathieson, founder and president of DCS for 27 years, oversaw the acquisition of DCS to Sandvik in December of 2021, where it joined Metrologic Group, DWFritz, and ATT Metrology in the Industrial Metrology Division.
"I truly feel blessed to have had the opportunity to pursue my vision for the advancement of Dimensional Engineering as a technology,” said Mathieson, “and this could only have been possible through the very hard work and dedication of all of the wonderful employees who have worked for DCS over these years.” Mathieson continued, “From my viewpoint, the future is certainly very positive for DCS and I have every confidence that you will continue to do a great job going forward. As I wrap things up at the end of the year, Mike Ulicny will be stepping into the role of company president. I am certain that Mike and the entire DCS leadership team will continue to do a great job going forward.”
Ulicny has been with DCS since its inception in 1994. Having worked with Mathieson for 32 years, Ulicny’s background and over 30 years of experience in the dimensional engineering field have prepared him to take on this new role. As the future brings Sandvik and DCS together, Ulicny will be core to strengthening this connection and helping see the metrology division’s vision of a combined solution come to fruition.
For more information, visit https://www.3dcs.com/about-dimensional-control-systems-dcs.
Razorleaf Corporation Announces Company’s First CFO
Razorleaf Corporation announced the appointment of Joseph A. Stock as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Stock has more than two decades of experience in accounting and finance positions in the software, manufacturing, and engineering industries.
“Joe’s expertise in all aspects of the financial side of technology and service-related businesses will be a great asset to us, going forward,” said Razorleaf CEO Eric Doubell. “We are at the point in our evolution where adding a CFO is important. This will ensure that our growth and expansion continue.”
Razorleaf has been broadening its global reach in recent years, opening offices in the U.K., Germany, The Netherlands, and India. As manufacturing companies around the globe increasingly embrace digital transformation initiatives, there is a growing demand for the Product Lifecycle Management solutions that Razorleaf provides, including consulting, implementation, migration and integration.
“I joined Razorleaf to be part of something better, to help shape and guide the financial side of this growing software business,” said Stock. “I view Razorleaf as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and in my short time here, I know I made the right decision. From the get-go you can see how important the employees of Razorleaf, and the culture of the company are. I share those priorities and I am glad to be part of the Razorleaf team.”
For more information, visit http://www.razorleaf.com.
January 2023 | Volume 62 | Number 1
