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Quametec Introduces New Training Course
Wed, 01/11/2006 - 22:00
Quametec Corp., a consultancy, proficiency-testing organization and training provider, has released a new course for metrology professionals.Quametec Trainer is a self-paced, multimedia training system based on the company’s popular ISO/IEC… FARO Releases New 3-D Measuring Device
Wed, 01/11/2006 - 22:00
FARO Technologies Inc. has combined two of its top-selling portable coordinate measuring machines into a single package called the TrackArm. The new offering unites the FARO Laser Tracker, which has a range of up to 230 ft., and the Platinum… Leica Geosystems Receives Chinese Outstanding-Product Award
Wed, 01/11/2006 - 22:00
Leica Geosystems’ line of Universal coordinate measuring machine (CMM) products was recognized by the Chinese trade magazine Automobile Industry for its new technologies and manufacturing equipment for the automobile industry. It took 67 industry… Instron Offers On-Site Temperature Calibration
Wed, 01/11/2006 - 22:00
Instron Corp. is now offering on-site temperature-calibration services for a wide variety of equipment. With more than 100 field-service engineers located all over the United States, the company offers temperature, force, speed, displacement,… Customer Satisfaction with Federal Government Dips
Mon, 01/09/2006 - 22:00
After three years of small, steady improvement, customer satisfaction with the federal government’s services registered a slight decline in 2005, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Satisfaction with government… TIQM Certification Conference Announced
Mon, 01/09/2006 - 22:00
An upcoming conference will focus on the use of total information quality management (TIQM) to improve varied organizations’ quality and processes. The TIQM Mastery Series will be held March 6–10 at the Nashville Convention Center. It’ll… Baldrige Award Kicks Off Nonprofit Pilot Program
Mon, 01/09/2006 - 22:00
Starting this year, qualifying quality-minded nonprofit organizations will be eligible to participate in a pilot Baldrige Award program. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, which administers the Baldrige National Quality Program… SME and AME Make Lean Book Required Reading for Certification
Mon, 01/09/2006 - 22:00
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the Association for Manufacturing Excellence recently made a popular book a required reading for those seeking certification as lean manufacturing experts. Lean Transformation: How to Change… e-TQM College Brings TQM Books to Arab World
Mon, 01/09/2006 - 22:00
Seven books on TQM will be published and translated into Arabic, according to e-TQM College, a Dubai-based provider of online courses in total quality management. The move is an attempt to address the lack of TQM resources in the Middle East… SME Releases New Lean Book
Tue, 01/03/2006 - 22:00
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers recently released The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road, a book that explores actual lean applications. Authors Jamie Flinchbaugh and Andy Carlino, founders and partners in the Lean…