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Carltex Inc.
(Carltex: Nyack, NY) -- Carltex Inc. has introduced a new line of Microscope LCD Digital Tablet/Cameras that are ideal for any microscope that is used in education, industry, medical, and research and development applications.
Available in 2.0 MP (BLC-200) and 5.0 MP (BLC-500) resolutions, these…
Donald J. Wheeler
The objective of all improvement projects should be to improve the effectiveness, or the efficiency, of the core processes. Everything else should be secondary to this objective. If you improve the efficiency of a support process, or even a portion of the core process, but at the same time lower…
PAS Technology
(PAS Technology: Cresskill, NJ) -- PAS Technology, a leader in coordinate measuring machine (CMM) inspection automation, has released the Inspection Lifecycle Management (ILM) suite, empowering manufacturers to establish a complete, automated inspection process from a CAD model to trusted…
The Pyzdek Institute
(Pyzdek Institute: Tucson, AZ) -- No matter what your knowledge of lean Six Sigma, come join author Thomas Pyzdek and Master Black Belts Peter Bersbach and Larry Dyer in a one-hour lively discussion on “11 Ways to Sink Your Six Sigma Project,” at 11 a.m. EST on Feb. 1, 2012. This event is at no…
Indicate Technologies
(Indicate Technologies: Santa Clara, CA) -- Each person in your organization plays a part in the delivery of precision mechanical components at the best price. From the executive boardroom to the manufacturing floor, the most efficient communication occurs when each player speaks and understands…
Photron USA
(Photron: San Diego) -- Photron Inc., a global manufacturer of high-speed imaging systems and image-analysis software, has introduced the ultra-high-speed, high-resolution camera system, the Fastcam IS-1M. The 312 × 260 pixel resolution ISIS (in-situ image storage) CCD sensor system is designed to…
Jim Frost
If you combine tough economic times with a presidential election year, you get a heightened interest in how the economy is changing. Is it growing faster or slowing down? Unsurprisingly, there are many contradictory predictions about what will happen over the longer term. You’ll find countless TV…
Jim Frost
This is part two in a three-part series where we assess what information we can obtain from the various estimates of quarterly GDP growth using statistical analysis and a control chart. Read part one here, and part three here.
An I-MR chart comprises two plots, the individuals (I) chart on the top…
Dale Hallerberg
There are substantial changes in the third edition of IEC 60601-1, and understanding all aspects of them is the key to turning the standard into a benefit for medical-device manufacturers.
This article explains the philosophy behind the major changes in the standard, how these changes will affect…
Jossey-Bass
(Jossey-Bass: San Francisco) -- For 20 years, the Great Place to Work Institute has been compiling annual rankings of the best companies to work for in 38 countries. In the United States, the institute produces The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America. One of the key characteristics of any…
Lean Enterprise Institute
(Lean Enterprise Institute: Cambridge, MA) -- Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream, a workbook published by the Lean Enterprise Institute on how to apply lean principles to supply chains and logistics, has won a 2012 Shingo Research and Professional Publications Award.
Authors Robert Martichenko and…
SAE International
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- SAE International and Nissan Americas have unveiled the newest component of SAE International’s A World in Motion (AWIM) program during the North American International Auto Show, which took place Jan. 9–22, 2012, at the Cobo Center in Detroit.
SAE International and…
Davis Balestracci
As I’m sure most of you have discovered, transformation is not a linear, predictable process. People have insights and breakthroughs in fits and starts, and growth is full of individual, inner personal transformational phenomena. This process can be seriously compromised by traditional attempts to…
Meggitt
(Meggitt : San Juan Capistrano, CA) -- Meggitt Sensing Systems, designer and manufacturer of high-performance sensing and monitoring systems for air and land-based machinery in extreme environments, has introduced the Endevco model 2273A series, a family of radiation-hardened piezoelectric…
ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
When the parts you manufacture pass through numerous processes such as deep hole drilling, machining, hobbing and grinding, and coating, a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is essential when your customers require 100-percent in-process and final inspection.
Dearborn Precision Tubular Products in…
CRC Press
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Light on physics and math, with a heavy focus on practical applications, Optical, Acoustic, Magnetic, and Mechanical Sensor Technologies, edited by Krzysztof Iniewski (CRC Press, 2012), discusses the developments necessary to realize the growth of truly integrated…
MIT News
Not long ago, MIT political scientist Suzanne Berger was visiting a factory in western Massachusetts, a place that produces the plastic jugs you find in grocery stores. As she saw on the factory floor, the company has developed an innovative automation system that has increased its business:…
Marsh Bellofram
(Marsh Bellofram: Newell, WV) -- The Precision Controls Division (PCD) of Marsh Bellofram Corp., manufacturer of highly engineered elastomeric products, precision regulators, and timing and control devices, has introduced the Type 72 series of positive bias booster pneumatic (air) relays, designed…
Oriel STAT A MATRIX
(Oriel STAT A MATRIX: Edison, NJ) -- Tailored to Green Belts who want to become Black Belts, Oriel STAT A MATRIX’s Six Sigma Green Belt Upgrade to Black Belt Certification builds on your existing Six Sigma skills so you can lead your team to operational excellence and improve your professional…
Paul N. Gardner Co. Inc.
(Paul N. Gardner: Pompano Beach, FL) -- Unlike disposable pocket-sized pH meters, the miniLab Pocket pH Meters contain a virtually unbreakable, nonglass silicon chip sensor that gives stable readings in seconds. Part of the H-Series family of nonglass probes, miniLab meters use ion-sensitive field…
AMETEK
(AMETEK: Peabody, MA) -- Technical Manufacturing Corp. (TMC), a unit of AMETEK and a global leader in high-performance vibration isolation systems, has released its comprehensive Resource Guide 12, highlighting the company’s expanded line of precision floor vibration isolation systems, optical…
NIST
Two weeks ago, the White House issued a memorandum recognizing the role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in helping agencies implement best practices for standards development activities to address national priorities. The memo clarifies how federal agencies should work…
Julie Gunlock
This year will mark another push for aggressive food regulation at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On tap, salt regulations and industrywide regulations dictating which foods can be advertised on television.
In October 2011, the FDA announced in the Federal Register that it would begin…
Daniel Burrus
Like most industries, the manufacturing sector is transforming rapidly. Because of recent technological advances and globalization, U.S. manufacturing is facing intense international competition, increasing market volatility and complexity, a declining workforce, and a host of other challenges. Yet…
Mark R. Hamel
During a recent trip to the great state of Texas, I heard some down-home wisdom: “Before you season your food, why don’t you taste it first?” The person who uttered that question was not talking about food. Rather, he was challenging someone who was a little too hell-bent on changing something…
