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David Rideout
Today’s research and development laboratories, engineering facilities, and manufacturers are under increasing pressure to design and produce parts that meet ever-more stringent performance specifications and cost-efficiency standards. Having the right measuring tool can help streamline development…
David L. Chandler
It seems like a no-brainer: Remanufacturing products rather than making new ones from scratch—widely done with everything from retread tires to refilled inkjet cartridges to remanufactured engines—should save a lot of energy, right?
Not so fast, says a new study by researchers at the Massachusetts…
The QA Pharm
Can you imagine the stream of firms that venture into their respective FDA district offices to give presentations on their warning letter response and to offer their assurance that they truly “get it?” You can be sure these firms had several dry runs and dress rehearsals to hone their material…
International Quality and Productivity Center IQPC
(IQPC: New York) -- Following the annual success of the global Process Excellence Awards program across the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Australasia, the Process Excellence Network (PEX), a division of the International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC), recently announced the…
Extensible CAD Technologies
(Extensible CAD Technologies: Raleigh, NC) -- Extensible CAD Technologies announces two new products in its InspectionXpert automated inspection software family: InspectionXpert for PDF and InspectionXpert OnDemand.
Both products are completely redesigned versions of the company’s automated…
TÜV SÜD America
(TÜV SÜD America: Peabody, MA) -- In view of the current discussion surrounding energy transition and the expansion of renewable sources of energy, power stations offering more flexible operation and partial-load operation are in high demand. In addition, further increases in the capacity of…
NSF International
(NSF: Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International, an independent organization committed to protecting and improving human health and the environment, offers two new environmental programs to meet the growing demand for science-based support to verify environmental product claims. NSF can now provide…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- ROMER, a brand of Hexagon Metrology Inc., has announced its new line of noncontact tube inspection systems. The enhanced product line provides solutions for a wide array of tube- and wire-bending applications, including tube inspection, bend correction to…
CMSC
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has announced that Frank M. Foeller of The Boeing Co. will be the keynote speaker at the 27th annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), July 25–29, 2011, at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Spa in Phoenix,…
Wilson Consulting and Training Services Inc
(Wilson Consulting and Training Services: Cedar Rapids, IA) -- At the Southwest Iowa Manufacturers Alliance for Quality (SWIMAQ) quarterly meeting, Steven C. Wilson of Wilson Consulting and Training Services Inc (WCTS Inc) will be discussing how partnering with the Iowa Western Community College (…
(Fraunhofer: Munich, Germany) -- In recent years the use of modern solid-state lasers has brought about a distinct increase in operational speed in laser materials processing. Whether with scanners or fixed optics, high speeds—as far as possible in various axes at the same time—have almost…
ASQ
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC) and the American Society for Quality (ASQ), two leading forces in quality, are partnering to conduct a best practice study on quality measurement set to launch in June. APQC, a nonprofit best practices and benchmarking firm,…
The Pyzdek Institute
(Pyzdek Institute: Tuscon, AZ) -- Tom Pyzdek will use a fun audience-participation demonstration to show that when managers and leaders don’t understand variation, their decisions and actions are dangerously off of the mark. Some of the bad things that happen include making problems worse…
Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium DMSC
(DMSC: Arlington, TX) -- The Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) Quality Information Framework (QIF) Working Group Meeting is set for May 24–26, 2011, and the manufacturing metrology and quality public is invited to attend. Join the Working Group and share your thoughts on what is…
BSI
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- In partnership with OH&S Online, the British Standards Institution (BSI) Group is offering a free webinar, “Going Beyond the Spreadsheet!” scheduled for May 25, 2011, at 2 p.m. EDT. It will explore the topic of automating and enhancing internal processes for certification…
Michelle LaBrosse
Sometimes you have to be completely silent in order to hear opportunity’s knock. Turn off the news reporting the disaster of the moment, quiet your mind from the everyday worries and problems, tune out the negative comments of co-workers and friends, and just… listen. Do you hear the soft knocking…
BSI
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- In an effort to ensure a seamless transition to the new revisions of the aviation, space, and defense (ASD) standards, the British Standards Institution (BSI) is presenting “AS9100:2009 Series—Scheme Status, Update and Lessons Learned,” a free webinar on Thursday, May 19, 2011…
William A. Levinson
The cause-and-effect diagram is one of the seven basic quality improvement tools, and this article will illustrate its synergy with the affinity diagram. The article will then discuss how modern computer technology can enhance both techniques to create keyword-searchable quality records that…
Pinpoint Laser Systems
(Pinpoint: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing a multipurpose universal alignment kit to improve machinery alignment and enhance production efficiency. Misaligned rolls and web systems, uneven travel on CNC machine tools, misaligned extrusion casings, and poorly aligned bore…
CRC Press
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Geospatial information modeling and mapping has become an important tool for investigating and managing natural resources at the landscape scale. Spatial Statistics: GeoSpatial Information Modeling and Thematic Mapping, by Mohammed A. Kalkhan, Ph.D. (CRC Press,…
CRC Press
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Presenting an alternate approach to supply chain management, Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials: A Framework for Materials Managers (CRC Press, 2011) explains why the traditional materials planning environment, typically embodied by an enterprise resource…
BSI
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- BSI Group America Inc. (BSI), a global provider of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards-based assurance, compliance, and information solutions, has upgraded the quality management module in its Entropy Software solution. The enhancement provides…
LaserLinc Inc.
(LaserLinc: Fairborn, OH) -- LaserLinc, a leader in design and manufacturing of noncontact, laser, and ultrasonic measurement systems, has added ultrasonics to its popular BenchLinc benchtop inspection systems.
The fixture is based on LaserLinc’s UltraGauge+ ultrasonic wall measurement system.…
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
(SME: West Springfield, MA) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ (SME) RAPID Conference and Exposition is North America’s definitive additive manufacturing event, held in conjunction with the 3D IMAGING Conference and Exposition. This year’s event will be held May 23–26, 2011, in Minneapolis…
NIST
Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant quantity of a particular molecule—a whiff of formaldehyde or a hint of acetone—in a vast sea of others, underlies many important applications, from medical tests to air pollution detectors to bomb sniffers. Now, a sensor recently developed at…
