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Tripp Babbitt
Springtime. Birds, sun, warmer weather, and a chance to get the “Z” out for a spin. I drove it at every opportunity during this winter, of which there weren't many (rough winter). As I sat in the cockpit of my machine and turned the key in the ignition, I heard an unfamiliar click and dying of…
InfinityQS
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS announced the release of Dynamic Scheduler, a new software tool that meets food and beverage manufacturers’ demand for efficient, low-cost methods of complying with the testing requirements of hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), sanitation…
Arizona MEP
Vantage Mobility International (VMI) is well on its way to achieving its goal: to become the No. 1 provider of personal mobility transportation solutions by the end of 2010.
“We’re transforming our business from soup to nuts,” says Doug Eaton, president and CEO of VMI. “Our company is growing…
(InterTech: Skokie, IL) -- Responding to the recent rash of reports of quality failures in the medical device and automotive industries, InterTech Development Co. is now providing no-cost consultations on how to develop and maintain strict gauge repeatability and reliability (R&R) for entire…
(DAILY RFID: Guangzhou, China) -- DAILY RFID Co. Ltd. has launched the HF RFID Solution Kit for hospital management, which includes the RFID tags and readers, for instant deployment. The RFID solution kit improves patient safety and hospital efficiency by automated data capture.
The RFID…
(Seica: Salem, NH) -- Seica Inc. has just introduced “Flying IC Thermal Detection Units” on its line of Aerial flying probers. Two integrated circuit (IC) thermal detection units are positioned on each side of the unit under test to detect thermal parameters of ICs under power. The purpose is to…
Productivity Press
(Productivity Press: New York) -- Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Second Edition, by David Mann (Productivity Press, 2010) provides the critical piece that will make any lean transformation a dynamic continuous success. It shows how to implement a transformation that…
ISO
(ISO: Geneva) -- Just what can purchasers reasonably expect from suppliers who put forward their company’s ISO 9001 certification as an argument in favor of their products or services?
ISO provides answers to this and related questions in an updated edition of its online brochure, ISO 9001 –…
Sensor Products Inc.
(Sensor Products Inc.: Madison, NJ) –– Ultrasonic welding is a joining technique that uses high-frequency ultrasonic acoustic vibrations to create solid-state welds. Ultrasonic welding is often used in the medical device industry because it doesn’t introduce contaminants into the weld.…
Steven Ouellette
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hh, measurement system analysis—the basis for all our jobs because, as Lord Kelvin said, “… When you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind.” How interesting it is then, that we who thrive on data so frequently don't…
Environmental Quality Corner with Ken Appel
No quality control system is perfect. Just think “Toyota” in the context of today’s headlines and that should be abundantly clear.
Taking Toyota’s predicament to heart—for any quality manager in any industry—means thinking through where the inherent weaknesses are in production processes and…
Jon Miller
A recent problem-solving team activity made me aware of the importance of knowing when to shift the conversation from “why?” to “how?” To be honest, it’s sometimes hard to know where to draw the line in the “5 Whys” analysis, especially when the root cause approaches the murky territory of human…
Laurel Thoennes @ Quality Digest
In the manufacturing industry, an andon is a status display device used to alert the work team—by sound or visually—that assistance is needed immediately, or to identify where they need to concentrate their efforts. An andon device allows an operator to ask for help and it provides information.…
ASTM International
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Three-dimensional image system technology is now used in a wide variety of industries, including construction, mapping, manufacturing, mining, and forensics. For all of these industries, safe usage of 3-D imaging equipment is a top priority. However, until the…
Wiley
(John Wiley & Sons Inc.: Hoboken, NJ) -- We all face risks in a variety of ways, as individuals, businesses, and societies. The discipline of risk assessment and risk management is growing rapidly, and there is an enormous drive for the implementation of risk assessment methods and risk…
Lean Enterprise Institute
(Lean Enterprise Institute: Cambridge, MA) -- Standardized work is one of the most powerful but least used lean tools. By documenting the current best practice, standardized work forms the baseline for kaizen or continuous improvement. As the standard is improved, the new standard becomes the…
Mettler-Toledo
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER-TOLEDO introduces One Click Weighing Solutions powered by LabX. These solutions are complete product bundles consisting of an Excellence XP/XS Balance, corresponding accessories and the new LabX 2010 software. One Click Standard Preparation offers…
(JAI: Copenhagen) -- JAI recently announced the release of the AD-080GE with GigE Vision interface. The AD-080GE is an innovative yet very competitively priced 2-charge-coupled device (CCD) camera capable of simultaneously imaging visible and near-infrared light spectrums through a single lens…
NSF International
(NSF International, Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International recently announced it has obtained ISO 22000 accreditation from the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). This accreditation enables NSF International to conduct third-party audits for companies worldwide seeking registration to the …
(API: Rockville, MD) – Automated Precision Inc. announced that its’ pioneering efforts in volumetric accuracy for large machine tools (VALMT) was recognized this week with a Defense Manufacturing Excellence Award presented by the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT). The VALMT project…
BSI
(BSI Reston, VA) -- BSI recently announced a new Supply Chain Security web site,www.supplychainsecurity.com , intended to provide essential information and guidance necessary to launch and/or maintain a successful Supply Chain Security Compliance Programs.
BSI’s new web site contains…
Lean Six Sigma methodologies have been around since Henry Ford’s creation of the assembly line in the early 1900s. Yet, companies that turn to lean Six Sigma often find themselves defending against the stigma that it stifles creativity, turns people into robots, or is just another way to get more…
Raissa Carey
Automakers worldwide are showing continuous improvement in terms of long-term dependability and quality of their vehicles, according to results of the 2010 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), recently released by J.D. Power and Associates.
The results of the study are good news for…
AMETEK
(AMETEK Calibration Instruments: Largo, FL) -- AMETEK Calibration Instruments has added the JOFRA RTC-700, to its RTC series of advanced dry-block reference temperature calibrators.
The JOFRA RTC-700 offers unique temperature performance as well as the full range of performance features…
Association For Manufacturing Technology AMT
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- The main goal of the NIMS Student Summit at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), Sept. 13–18, in Chicago, Illinois, is to generate interest and incite enthusiasm in young people for precision manufacturing through direct contact with industry professionals…
