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Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology and the Italian company Coord3 recently reached an agreement to develop and distribute bridge-type coordinate measuring machines. Both companies hope the deal will increase their profit shares in the competitive industry. For Carl Zeiss, it also presents…
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Pilgrim Software, a provider of enterprise quality and compliance management solutions, announced recently that Genzyme Corp. has successfully implemented Pilgrim’s SmartCAPA solution at its Framingham, Massachusetts facility. Prior to implementing SmartCAPA, Genzyme, a global…
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Caterpillar Inc. and StatSoft Inc. are collaborating to develop and market software solutions for the modeling, optimization and simulation of complex manufacturing processes. The software will be based on the integration of Caterpillar’s analytic processes with StatSoft’s STATISTICA…
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Six Sigma Qualtec has released the latest version of its SixNet Intelligence System, SixNet v. 2.7. The upgraded version of SixNet offers users more flexibility to control the methodologies, configurations, tools and templates associated with Six Sigma projects. The application fully…
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IOtech’s new PC-based data acquisition and instrumentation catalog includes five new product platforms. The offerings include the ZonicBook 618E family of Ethernet-based portable vibration analysis and monitoring systems, which are available with five software packages tailored to…
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The Society of Manufacturing Engineers recognized several of its members for their achievements in manufacturing, education, science and technology at its annual awards banquet in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 11. “We are pleased to honor the considerable contributions of these manufacturing…
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The National Association of Homebuilders recently recognized two of its member companies for their successful quality and customer satisfaction pilot programs. The trade association certified Grayson Homes and KB Home’s Las Vegas division under its new National Housing Quality Program pilot…
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IBS America Inc. will leverage technology from Trilog Group Inc. to expand its QSi Web system from Lotus Notes and Domino to open platforms, the company announced this week. The QSi Web system is a Web-based platform independent solution that helps organizations comply with and…
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As a result of its acquisition of Entela Inc., Intertek Group LLC will now maintain registrations for Entela’s non-automotive clients. The change will become effective with clients’ next regularly scheduled surveillance audit. Certificate holders will not need to do anything differently…
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The metrology division of Leica Geosystems has successfully completed a landmark data collection project with Caterpillar Inc. The four-day project captured a D9 bulldozer’s track-in-motion data as well as other important 3-D coordinate data derived from the bulldozer’s surface and…
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TUV America will host a series of Webinars aimed at giving quality professionals valuable insights into quality management systems. The online seminars, which last 90 minutes each, allow participants to join a live Web cast of subject material in their own offices. The next quality-related…
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The Registrar Accreditation Board and Hydrogen Safety LLC have agreed to mutually develop and launch a new professional program to certify workers as hydrogen safety specialists. Candidates will have to undergo a series of classes and testing on the management, generation, use, storage…
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Blue Mountain Quality Resources Inc. recently added a training facility to its offices in State College, Pennsylvania. The new facility is designed to accommodate up to six trainees and offers leading-edge technology and equipment specifically for calibration manager training. “The training…
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The American Productivity and Quality Center, in concert with several of the world’s leading organizations, has created the Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative. The program seeks to establish, lead and promote an open, universal process framework, related performance measures and…
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BSI Management Systems has reissued its position on the harmonized standard for electromagnetic compatibility testing for medical devices. EN 60601-1-2:2002, the international standard for EMC testing of medical electrical equipment, is formally recognized as a harmonized standard under the…
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TUV America Inc. is now certified to perform ANSI/ESD S20.20 registration services. ANSI/ESD S20.20, Electrostatic Discharge Control Program Standard, was created to help U.S. military and commercial corporations design, establish, implement and maintain an electrostatic discharge control…
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TUV America Inc. has added Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 18001 services to its repertoire. OHSAS 18001 is an occupational health and safety assessment series for occupational health and safety management systems created to enable organizations to control occupational…
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The ETL SEMKO division of Intertek Group plc, a provider of testing, inspection and certification, has acquired 100 percent of the issued share capital of Entela Inc., a world leader in automotive components testing and certification. Entela will become part of the ETL SEMKO division, now…
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The International Conference on ISO 9000, slated for Feb. 28 through March 2, 2005, in Orlando, Florida, is seeking proposals for technical sessions and workshops. The theme for next year’s conference is "Proven Strategies for Performance and Profit." The industries represented at the…
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A new standard intended to increase public safety around construction sites has been published by the American Society of Safety Engineers. A10.34-2001, Protection of the Public on or Adjacent to Construction Sites, establishes safety guidelines for employers, contractors, building owners…
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The International Organization for Standardization has published ISO CataloguePlus 2004, a new edition of its catalog containing bibliographic information for all currently valid ISO standards on one CD-ROM. The catalog contains a list of all published ISO standards and other publications…
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The International Organization for Standardization has launched a Web site to support the International Conference on Social Responsibility to be held on June 21 and 22 in Stockholm, Sweden. As well as addressing the practical aspects of the conference--including online registration and…
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In response to increased demand for information about ISO 14971:2000 and the concept of risk management for medical device manufacturing, BSI Management Systems has launched its Overview of ISO 14971 Webinar. The Webinar will cover the basic principles and concepts of risk management as…
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Diagnosing heart attacks may become an even more precise science with the advent of the first of a series of new clinical standards issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Standard Reference Material 2921--human cardiac troponin complex--is intended to help…
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The American Quality Institute has given Dale Gordon the 2004 Leadership Award for his involvement and influence in aerospace quality. Gordon received the award during the 12th annual International Conference on ISO 9000 and Related Standards. He has previously served as the past chairman…