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PTI Inspection Systems
(PTI: Tuckahoe, NY) -- Oliver Stauffer, the international business development manager for PTI Inspection Systems, manufacturer of nondestructive package-inspection technologies for pharmaceutical, medical device, food, and container industries, will present “The Importance of Nondestructive…
Eagle Thread Verifier LLC
(Eagle Thread Verifier: Sterling Heights, MI) -- Eagle Thread Verifier LLC, maker of an automated thread gauge system, will be exhibiting in booth 637 at the 2011 Quality Expo at McCormick Place North in Chicago, Sept. 20–22, 2011.
Quality Expo is the leading quality show and conference that…
Keithley Instruments Inc.
(Keithley Instruments: Cleveland) -- Keithley Instruments Inc., a global leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, has published an electronic handbook titled Making Precision Low Voltage and Low Resistance Measurements. The handbook, which offers instant online access to a…
The Un-Comfort Zone With Robert Wilson
The stench rising off the dead bodies was overpowering. It was so thick you could taste it. Sandy pulled a dust-mask respirator over his face, but the smell still penetrated. To speed up the decomposition process, he quickly shoveled manure over the decaying flesh. The manure cut the odor…
Bruce Hamilton
I was listening to Alan Robinson present recently at the Lean Systems Summit about the power of “small ideas.” Alan wondered aloud why so many organizations continue to pursue the few million-dollar ideas while small ideas account for more than 75 percent of the innovation outcome.
I reflected…
Bruce McDuffee
“Please tell me how to map this chamber!” This is a plea we hear at every Vaisala current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) seminar. The question deals with environmentally controlled chambers, everything from small refrigerators or freezers, to walk-in chambers or even large warehouses…
Manufacturing Executive
(Manufacturing Executive: New York) -- Manufacturing Executive, the global community for manufacturing leadership and producer of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit and Awards program, has announced that nominations are open for the 2012 Manufacturing Leadership (ML) 100 Awards. The ML program…
Renishaw
(Renishaw: Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, UK) -- Using Renishaw’s patented RENGAGE strain-gauge technology, the RMP600 touch probe is able to achieve far greater levels of accuracy than is possible when using a standard mechanical probe, making probe suitable for a range of applications…
Banner Engineering
(Banner Engineering: Minneapolis) -- Banner Engineering Corp., manufacturer and provider of process and industrial automation solutions, has introduced the A-GAGE EZ-ARRAY two-piece measuring light curtain with IO-Link output to its line of measuring array sensors. The new EZ-ARRAY models are cost-…
Harvard Computing Group
(Harvard Computing Group: Marlborough, MA) -- Dozens of people attended the Simplified Process Mapping webcasts that Harvard Computing Group conducted in early August, so two additional presentations are being offered. The Simplified Process Mapping webcast is a free, one-hour seminar and will…
Steven Wachs
In order to maximize profitability while complying with government regulations regarding net package contents, food manufacturers and packagers must achieve an optimal balance. Consistent overfilling to minimize risk is inefficient and sacrifices profitability, while aggressive filling…
Stewart Anderson
Few would argue with the proposition that a firm’s well-being depends upon its ability to innovate. Firms that lack the capacity to develop new and improved offerings which satisfy customer needs, together with improved means for realizing and providing those offerings, are not likely to remain…
Global Test Supply
(Global Test Supply: Wilmington, NC) -- Global Test Supply has received a ranking of No. 1,715 on the fifth annual Inc. 5000. For the second consecutive year, the company has earned recognition on this prestigious list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Global Test Supply’s…
The QA Pharm
The cover of Fortune magazine popped off the newsstand shelf last week [Aug. 15, 2011] with the article, “What Happened at Pfizer: The Inside Story of Revenge, Betrayal, and Power at the Top of the World’s Largest Drug Company.”
Amidst the story that recounted epic boardroom intrigue, one…
MIT News
A new way to analyze how coatings of tiny particles alter the properties of transparent plastic could help researchers create lightweight windows with nearly the strength of glass. The same method could also lead to high-strength, scratch-resistant coatings that could be applied to many…
(Northrop Grumman Foundation: Los Angeles) -- The Northrop Grumman Foundation has announced this year’s Weightless Flights of Discovery “Class of 2011.” Thirty math and science teachers from California and Nevada have been selected to participate in this year’s teacher development program. The…
Lean Learning Solutions Inc.
(Lean Learning Solutions: Toronto, ON) -- Lean Learning Solutions Inc. has introduced its Lean Thinking app. This unique mobile application illustrates lean vs. conventional thinking in contemporary organizations.
The app works as a memory jogger of key lean mental models through thought-…
UC Davis
Scientists can now look deeper into new materials to study their structure and behavior, thanks to work by an international group of researchers led by University of California, Davis, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). The team’s work has been published Aug. 14, 2011, in the…
Z Corp.
(Z Corp.: Burlington, MA) -- As automobiles change, so do the demands on suppliers of parts—right down to the rubber hoses that carry air into the engine, coolant to the radiator, and fluids to brakes and windshields.
Compact engine compartments crammed with components means that engineering…
Mark R. Hamel
Regular tiered meetings are a staple of any company’s lean management system. The quick stand-up meetings represent part of the daily accountability process which, when combined with leader standard work and visual controls, provide the foundation for sustaining gains, rigorously practicing…
Rhopoint Instruments
(Rhopoint Instruments: East Sussex, UK) -- Rhopoint Instruments Ltd., leading manufacturers of Novo-Gloss meters for more than 20 years, announces the launch of the next generation of reflective appearance instruments. The new Rhopoint IQ can measure all aspects of reflective appearance quality.…
Balluff
(Balluff: Florence, KY) -- Balluff Inc., manufacturer of innovative and practical sensing solutions, introduces BPS, a newly developed series of pressure sensors with IP 67 protection for use in gaseous and liquid media. The rugged devices feature a high-quality, long-term, stable ceramic load…
SAE International
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- Celebrating 20 years of its A World in Motion program this year gave the SAE Foundation cause to pause and ask, “What impact have our programs truly had on students, and where are some of those students today?”
Meet Wes Turechek. Turechek was always interested in math…
ISO
(ISO: Geneva) -- Emergencies, crises, and disasters like the tsunami in Japan or the recent riots in London can happen at any time. Organizations around the world are increasingly implementing risk management processes to deal with uncertainty and ensure continuity. But if their suppliers are…
CMSC
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society announced that its annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) 2011 attracted more than 400 professionals in the precision 3-D measurement and inspection field. Manufacturers, engineers, scientists, quality control specialists,…
