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William A. Levinson
Loss of American manufacturing capability to low-wage countries is but one part of the overall problem with the U.S. economy. The other part consists of a shortage of skilled workers, given that a high school diploma is no longer adequate for many manufacturing jobs. Brooklyn’s Pathways in…
American National Standards Institute ANSI
(ANSI: Washington, DC) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in partnership with 27 leading organizations from across the U.S. standardization community, have coordinated a free online resource—the Standards Boost Business (SBB)—designed to help U.S. businesses understand the power of…
Lennox Hill Ltd.
(Lennox: London) -- Lennox Hill Ltd. has launched version 2.0 of its complaints-handling module as part of its long-term plan of continuously adding features and modules to its online isoTracker Quality Management Software.
The upgrade to the Customer Complaints module is intended to give it an…
ASQ Silicon Valley
(Silicon Valley ASQ: Santa Clara, CA) -- Silicon Valley ASQ, Section 0613 invites you to participate in the following quality education courses. Along with a full schedule of monthly meeting events and activities, SV ASQ offers educational opportunities in quality. Here are the technical and…
CMSC
(CMSC: New Orleans, LA) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS), the preeminent membership association for measurement professionals, will host a series of “pilot” certification examinations at its 28th annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), July 16–20, 2012, at The Roosevelt…
Rice Lake Weighing Systems
(RLWS: Rice Lake, WI) -- Rice Lake Weighing Systems (RLWS) has announced expanded laboratory capabilities that will accommodate the very highest level of precision— International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) Classification E1. Many pharmaceutical companies, chemical labs, and calibration…
IQS
(IQS: North Olmsted, OH) -- IQS, developer of enterprise quality and compliance management software, is presenting no-cost webinars that provide actionable insight into performance and risk-related metrics.
All IQS webinars begin at 2 p.m. EDT and last about 45 minutes.
• April 19, 2012—Audits:…
The Un-Comfort Zone With Robert Wilson
Twelve years ago, I phoned a prospective client I’d been courting for months. The last time we’d spoken, only a few weeks earlier, she expressed interest in my conducting a seminar for her company. This time she said, “I was in the audience at the Fox theater last week; we won’t be needing your…
Rapidform Inc.
(Rapidform: Seoul, South Korea) -- INUS Technology, Inc. has begun shipping the latest version its reverse-engineering software, Rapidform XOR. It’s the only software that combines 3-D scan-data processing and parametric solid modeling so users can create intelligent CAD models from point clouds…
Arun Hariharan
Close your eyes and make a mental list of companies worldwide that use quality as their strategic weapon for achieving value for shareholders. Chances are you have some great examples, but most likely it’s a small list. Given the huge number of companies in every industry that aren’t on your list,…
Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc.
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and 3-D shape, launched its AK-120/130/140 Photovoltaic (PV) Reference Cells, the world's first triple-junction solar reference cells.
Now available, the AK-120/130…
Dimensional Control Systems DCS
(DCS: Troy, MI) -- Dimensional Control Systems (DCS), provider of quality management software solutions and consulting services, has announced that vice president Donald Jasurda will address automotive professionals at the 2012 SAE World Congress. The event will be held at Cobo Center in Detroit,…
Gemba Academy
(Gemba Academy: Morro Bay, CA) -- Gemba Academy, provider of on-demand online lean training, is offering a new webinar on Tues., April 24, 2012, at 1 p.m. CDT. Titled “A Factory of One,” the webinar will be presented by Dan Markovitz, president of TimeBack Management.
Most people spend all their…
Geomagic
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic, a global provider of 3-D software for capturing, creating, and inspecting digital models of physical objects, has acquired Sensable Technology Inc.’s 3-D design and haptics businesses. Sensable, of Wilmington, Massachusetts, is a leading developer…
Microwave Vision Group
(MVG: Horsham, PA) -- Microwave Vision Group, producers of antenna test and measuring systems, introduces the Dentro LRX, which completes the range of nondestructive inspection tools on offer for industrial clients.
Dentro LRX uses microwave technology, instrumental to Microwave Vision’s success,…
Viscom
(Viscom: Hanover, Germany) -- In surface mount technology (SMT) electronic-assembly production, 3-D solder paste inspection (SPI) has established itself as the additional inspection gate to complement optical or X-ray inspection. The key task is detecting impermissible printed pads in terms of…
The Conference Board
(The Conference Board: New York) -- The average tenure of a CEO declined to 8.4 years in 2011 from approximately 10 years in 2000, according to the 2012 edition of The Conference Board’s annual report, “CEO Succession Practices.”
CEO Succession Practices documents and analyzes succession events…
The QA Pharm
The high layoff numbers in the pharmaceutical industry and poor job prospects in a weak economy have flooded the market with would-be consultants to pharma companies that need extra help. Here are my suggestions for hiring and working with an experienced good manufacturing practices (GMP)…
Jossey-Bass
(Jossey-Bass: Hoboken, NJ) -- Innovation is a key directive at companies worldwide. But in these tough times, we can’t rely on the old formula that has sustained innovation efforts for decades—expensive research and development projects and highly-structured innovation processes. Jugaad Innovation…
Georgia Institute of Technology
Taking advantage of the force generated by magnetic repulsion, researchers have developed a new technique for measuring the adhesion strength between thin films of materials used in microelectronic devices, photovoltaic cells, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).
The fixtureless and…
Knowledge at Wharton
Bucking the decades-old wave of offshoring manufacturing jobs to China, other parts of Asia, and Mexico, GE said it would move jobs back from these countries to the United States, where it will build water heaters.
Jeffrey Immelt, GE’s chairman and CEO, notes that his decision to invest $1 billion…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) – Hexagon Metrology has announced the launch of the Brown & Sharpe 4.5.4 SF, the latest generation of shop-floor coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). Designed from the ground up to excel in harsh manufacturing environments, the SF series introduces a variety of…
Jason Kirshner
There are several lists about productivity apps that mostly relate to productivity in the workplace, but what about suggestions for people who are overwhelmed and need some help with everyday life. Below are a few suggestions for apps that help manage the routine day to day.
SKWink.com allows…
NVision Inc.
(NVision: Coppell, TX) - NVision, a provider of noncontact optical measuring systems, software, and contract services for reverse engineering, inspection and gauging, and rapid prototyping, has launched a new project portal for its clients. The portal, which utilizes TeamPlatform, provides NVision’…
Jossey-Bass
(Jossey-Bass: San Francisco) -- Facilitating with Ease! has become a go-to resource since it was first published in 2000, and author Ingrid Bens continues her support with this thoroughly revised and updated third edition. It includes resources from the book and elsewhere for you to download and…
