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(Virtek: Waterloo, Canada) -- Virtek Vision International Inc., a market leader in laser templating and laser inspection technology for multiple industries, reached a milestone in November with production of its 10,000th laser projector. The Virtek LPS 7 series projector has advanced scanning…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. and TriMet LLC (Fenton, MO) have announced a strategic partnership agreement. TriMet is now an agent of Hexagon Metrology, offering ROMER portable arm coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and serving Southern Illinois, Missouri, Kansas,…
FARO
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging, and realization technology, is proud to announce the release of the new FARO Freestyle3D handheld laser scanner, an easy, intuitive device for use in architecture,…
CMSC
(CMSC: Hollywood, FL) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS), the preeminent membership association for measurement professionals, has announced online registration is open for the 31st annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC). The event will be held from July 20–24, 2015, at the…
Annette Franz
I kicked off 2015 in a big way. Isn’t that what a new year is all about? Every year is a new year to get it right—on a personal or professional level and on an organizational improvement level, i.e., employee and customer experience.
For me it was about elevating my customer-experience thinking…
The purpose of this article is to point out a problem when using percentages for subgroups over time, or for members in a larger group, where the size of the denominator varies and probabilities are being estimated. Also to introduce a solution: adjusted p-chart scores (APC), a new way to score or…
Perceptron Inc.
(Perceptron: Plymouth, MI) -- Perceptron Inc., developer of noncontact 3D machine vision instruments and software solutions for industrial measurement, inspection, and robot guidance applications, has reached agreements to acquire two European metrology companies.
The companies are: • Coord3…
Russell Harley
Is there truly a leadership crisis? The short answer is it’s fiction, even though a number of articles differ from this point of view—including these at Forbes and the World Economic Forum. If you want to know why this crisis should be considered fictional in my opinion, read on.
One reason for…
Minett Media
Will Bacon, advanced delivery program manager at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, answers questions on how specialized delivery services can enhance customers’ businesses by better managing inventoried items.
What is ABC inventory management? ABC analysis, or selective inventory control, is a…
Gallup
C suites and strategy teams around the world spend a great deal of time on their companies’ mission statements. A mission is one of the key elements of employee engagement, and having a sense of purpose is crucial to individual well-being. Unfortunately, many companies, especially those in…
Roland DG Corp.
(Roland DG: Irvine, CA) -- Roland DG Corp., parent company of Roland DGA, announced that its medical instrument traceability and maintenance support system project, run in conjunction with Japan’s Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, has been selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and…
Mary McAtee
One of the positive peripheral results from the flurry of reactions to the movie The Interview, was a media focus on cyber-terrorism. The recognition of cyber-attacks has been slow to evolve but is gaining traction.
In the United States’ last major threat-assessment document, prepared during the…
Owen Faris, Jeffrey Shuren
At the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), clinical trials are the foundation for our decisions to approve the most important medical devices—products that have the potential to save or sustain life, but also present the greatest risk to patients.
During the past year, we saw…
ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
(Zeiss Industrial Metrology: Maple Grove, MN) -- The extended version of PiWeb sbs quality data management software, tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, was recently by ZEISS Industrial Metrology. ZEISS PiWeb sbs makes it possible to connect all gauging and inspection devices into one…
Ron Rode
The upcoming 2015 Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) will be held “beachside” this year in Hollywood, Florida, from July 20–24. Not only will you be able to swim in the beautiful Atlantic Ocean just steps away from the hotel, you will also be able to “swim” your way through the vast,…
Bruce Hamilton
For a few years—back in the early ‘80s—I fell prey to information automation fascination. I managed an IT department transitioning from a basic accounting system managed by an external service bureau to a batch inventory-control system to an order-processing and manufacturing-control system running…
Denise Robitaille
ISO 9001 continues to wend its way through the revision process, and as it does so there have been lots of discussions and prognostications over the impending changes. All the wringing of hands and ongoing debate will not hurry the process or change the outcome.
The standard is still on track to…
Marsh Bellofram
(Marsh Bellofram: Newell, WV) -- The compact, rugged and reliable Type 5000 is a two-wire pressure transmitter, expressly designed for industrial field service.
This precision unit converts a signal pressure input into a precise 4-20 mA or 10-50 mA output. The lightweight housing includes a 1/4…
Wiley
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Decisions focuses on how organizations can improve decision-making processes to improve organizational performance in a global economy. This book considers what it takes to convert the macro decision into a positive outcome; to resolve the gap that exists between the macro…
Ultrasonic thickness gauging is a widely used nondestructive test technique for measuring the thickness of a material from one side. It's fast, reliable, and versatile, and unlike a micrometer or a caliper it requires access to only one side of the test piece. The first commercial ultrasonic gauges…
Chip Bell
Disclaimer: I love John Coltrane, Billie Holliday, and Count Basie. Great jazz, to me, ranks right up there with Einstein’s theory of relativity and Newton’s laws of motion in terms of insightful genius. Smooth jazz with a glass of wine and a roaring fire can be the catalyst for a special evening…
Alan Nicol
What relationship do the various functions and personnel in your organization have with your quality group? Is it collaborative, adversarial, or one of total domination? It can be a slippery slope that runs from successful to disastrous. Is your organization climbing or slipping?
Each time we make…
Wiley
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Make the move up to senior management with lessons from world-renowned business school experts.
Based on themes from INSEAD’s popular Transition to General Management program, authors Kevin Kaiser, Michael Pich, and I. J. Schecter offer sound advice and practical insights…
Michael Causey
Scholars still debate how long it took to build the Great Wall of China, but it’s generally agreed it was built in stages between the 5th century B.C. and the 16th century A.D. The Great Pyramid of Giza took about 20 years to construct, according to ancient historians, but it must be remembered…
Patrick Runkel
If you’re not a statistician, looking through statistical output can sometimes make you feel a like you’ve wandered into Alice in Wonderland. Suddenly, you find yourself in a fantastical world where strange and mysterious phantasms appear out of nowhere. For example, consider the T and P in your t…
