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The Harness Beat the Model.</h4><p class="text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-5 max-w-3xl">Two frontier models got the electrochemistry right on a failing battery cell, then produced unusable, irreproducible answers. 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Why univariate SPC misses drift and how multivariate signatures catch it.</p><div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground"><span>Dr. Gaurav Jha</span><span>·</span><span>9-11 min read</span></div></a><a class="group rounded-lg border border-border bg-card p-6 transition-all duration-200 hover:border-primary/20 hover:-translate-y-0.5" href="/blog/ten-injection-molding-defects-root-causes"><div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2 mb-3"><span class="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground bg-secondary px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md">Injection Molding</span><span class="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground bg-secondary px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md">Defect Analysis</span><span class="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground bg-secondary px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md">Process Engineering</span></div><h4 class="font-display font-semibold leading-snug mb-2 group-hover:text-primary transition-colors">10 Injection Molding Defects, Their Root Causes, and Fixes</h4><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed line-clamp-3 mb-4">Sink marks, warpage, flash, short shots, weld lines, each has a specific mechanism and diagnostic sequence. Most are misdiagnosed on the first attempt.</p><div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground"><span>Dr. Gaurav Jha</span><span>·</span><span>10-12 min read</span></div></a><a class="group rounded-lg border border-border bg-card p-6 transition-all duration-200 hover:border-primary/20 hover:-translate-y-0.5" href="/blog/rca-demo-injection-molding-ai"><div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2 mb-3"><span class="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground bg-secondary px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md">Injection Molding</span><span class="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground bg-secondary px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md">Root Cause Analysis</span><span class="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground bg-secondary px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md">AI &amp; Enterprise</span></div><h4 class="font-display font-semibold leading-snug mb-2 group-hover:text-primary transition-colors">Live RCA Demo: Injection Molding Boss-Sink Diagnosis with AI</h4><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed line-clamp-3 mb-4">8D walkthrough of a recurring PA66 boss-sink defect, structured for IATF 16949 audits. 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