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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,…
Topcon Positioning Systems TPS
(TPS: Livermore, CA) -- Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS), developer and manufacturer of precision positioning equipment, announces the release of the Measuring Station (MS) series of high-precision robotic total stations in North and South America.
“The MS ‘measuring station’ opens a new era in…
Automated Precision Inc.
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) has released its new Radian laser tracker with the INNOVO technology platform. This advanced laser tracker changes the way that people use laser trackers. Radian brings with it advanced features that include I-Vision, ADM-Maxx, and a host of…
Davis Balestracci
Any improvement effort ultimately faces the issue of standardizing processes, in many cases under the intense pressure of an impending certification audit. Ask yourself: Is your rationale for standardization merely to pass the audit, or is it a serious effort to improve quality? If it’s the former…
Mettler-Toledo
(Mettler-Toledo: Greifensee, Switzerland) -- Mettler-Toledo International Inc., a leader in the research and development of products and services in the precision instrument industry, has introduced Calibry 5.0 pipette calibration software, now also compatible with radio frequency…
SprutCAM America
(SprutCAM Tech, WI) -- SprutCAM America, a Wisconsin-based company was launched this month as the exclusive North American distributor for SprutCAM Tech Ltd., a premier European CAM developer headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. The new company offers U.S.-based technical support, product sales, a…
UBM Canon
(UBM Canon: Los Angeles) -- The Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) Online conference focuses on issues critical to medical device development professionals—direct from your desktop. Interactive sessions focus on regulation, innovation, supply chain, medical-grade material selection,…
Let’s say you’re a facility maintenance manager whose duties include issuing asset preventive-maintenance tickets, ensuring performance of work orders to OSHA standards, fielding emergency equipment breakdowns, minimizing downtime, and measuring all associated costs. Managing a facility’s…
Cathy Crawford
As of July 3, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased authority to use administrative detention as an enforcement tool. For this reason, companies that manufacture, prepare, pack, or hold food should ensure strong record-keeping practices.
Under the current criteria of the…
ATS RheoSystems
(ATS RheoSystems: Bordentown, NJ) -- Designed for performing both routine rheological tests such as single-point viscosity checks for quality control, to complex rheological evaluation for research and development, the Black Pearl viscometer is ideal for investigating the mixing, stirring, and…
Davis Balestracci
Because many organizations are trying for formal certification, the pressure is on to standardize and document processes. This is also true for any robust improvement effort. Organizations are currently drowning in processes that have evolved over time and consequently become rife with…
Wiley
(Wiley/Jossey-Bass: San Francisco) -- The paperback and e-book edition of The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life, by Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan (Jossey-Bass, 2011) has been released.
Originally published in hardback in 2009, The Three Laws of…
