All Features
(FABTECH: Chicago) -- FABTECH 2011, held Nov. 14–17, 2011, at McCormick Place in Chicago, shattered all records of its previous shows with the number of buyers walking the floor, the attendance of the educational conference, and the overall square footage of exhibit space. FABTECH is North…
Taylor Hobson
(Taylor Hobson: Leicester, England) -- Taylor Hobson, a global leader in ultraprecision measurement instrumentation, has introduced a metrology instrument that is able to perform three core measurements: roundness, form, and surface finish on a single platform. The all-new Talyrond 500 Series…
John R. Treace
As a senior sales officer charged with effecting business turnarounds for bankrupt private and pre-IPO companies, I witnessed firsthand the importance of core values. A strong set of core values is crucial to driving corporate performance, and without them, companies suffer.…
Georgia Institute of Technology
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a prototype wireless sensor capable of detecting trace amounts of a key ingredient found in many explosives.
The device, which employs carbon nanotubes and is printed on paper or paper-like material using standard inkjet…
The Pyzdek Institute
(The Pyzdek Institute: Tucson, AZ) -- Statistics are used to learn things about the world. Sometimes the results of a statistical analysis are a complete surprise. Other times the results are absolutely absurd. The Pyzdek Institute is offering a webinar on Tues., Dec. 6, 2011, that takes a…
ISO
(ISO: Geneva) -- The international standard, ISO 26000—“Guidance on social responsibility” from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), is one of the three documents being recommended by the European Commission for European enterprises to fulfill their commitment to social…
Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc.
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, has launched a new corporate website to better serve its customers in the Americas.
KMSA departed from its past web structure and pushed its…
(Qualtrax & FAS: Christianburg, VA, & Addison, TX) -- Qualtrax Inc. and Form Automation Solutions Inc. (FAS) have announced a partnership to offer a comprehensive regulatory compliance solution. Qualtrax, a leading provider of electronic document and process management software for a…
Midwest Precision LLC
(Midwest Precision LLC: Eastlake, OH) -- Midwest Precision LLC has launched its Lean Manufacturing Methods program to improve the competitiveness of its precision manufacturing and assembly services.
The first step in the lean process starts with a 6S program that consists of six steps:
•…
Wiley
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- If a manager wants her staff to perform at its best, then she needs to become the best manager she can be: someone who can ignite employees’ passion for their jobs, enabling them to execute their duties at a high level whether the manager is there or not. Offering a…
Today, solid rockets dominate most military applications because they take up relatively little space, can be launched on a moment’s notice, and offer a high thrust-to-weight ratio. Meanwhile, liquid bipropellant rockets enjoy the lion’s share of orbital launch vehicle and spacecraft propulsion…
ISO
A selection of center-page spreads from ISO Focus+, the magazine of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), filled with colorful graphic art conveying the benefits of international standards, provides the theme for the ISO 2012 calendar. Topics covered include motor vehicle…
Renishaw
(Renishaw: New Mills, UK) -- At Autosport 2012, scheduled for Jan. 12–15, 2012, in Birmingham, United Kingdom, Renishaw will be showcasing its latest metrology products that increase inspection throughput, as well as its range of additive manufacturing machines that allow metal parts to be “…
The objective of our improvement project was to contribute to more fuel-efficient air transportation. As explained in this article, transportation by air comes with strong regulatory constraints, and there’s a need for careful stakeholder management. We nearly abandoned the project when the efforts…
Paul Naysmith
Oh no, it’s happened again! Why do I do this to myself time and again? Do I need to seek help, professional assistance of a psychological nature? I must stop doing this; it’s is as if I don’t have control over myself. It’s a habit. No, it’s not that; it’s something different. It’s worse, a…
NIST
A team of university researchers, aided by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have succeeded in integrating a new, highly efficient piezoelectric material into a silicon microelectromechanical system (MEMS). This development could lead to significant…
Wiley
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Globally, there has been a decline in trust during the past few decades, and only one-third of Americans believe they can trust the government, big business, and large institutions. In The Decision to Trust (Wiley, 2011), Robert Hurley explains how this new culture of…
Kaizen Institute
(Gemba Academy: Mukilteo, WA) -- Mark Graban, author of the Shingo Award-winning Lean Hospitals (Productivity Press, 2011), shares his insights about what it takes to make kaizen successful and sustainable in health care in the no-cost, one-hour webinar, “Putting the Continuous Back in…
Bruce McDuffee
Ask any metrologist, and you’ll likely get quite a diatribe about the challenge of making a good measurement of humidity. There are, however, some specific steps or best practices you can follow that will help improve your measurement of humidity through better accuracy, better repeatability,…
ANSI National Accreditation Board ANAB
(ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board: Milwaukee) -- The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board has acquired Forensic Quality Services Inc. (FQS), expanding the company’s range of conformity assessment services to include accreditation of forensic testing agencies.
FQS has provided ISO/IEC 17025…
MoreSteam.com
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and blended learning support technologies, announces the availability of St. Sigma, the new online teaching simulation for the classroom. St. Sigma is a customizable, data-rich learning lab where…
Steinbichler
(Steinbichler: Plymouth, MI) -- Steinbichler, a global supplier of optical measuring and sensor technology, has introduced the COMET L3D 5M, with five-megapixel sensor. The compact and efficient model opens up a new dimension of efficient 3-D data acquisition with its innovative LED lighting…
Bill Kalmar
The 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners were announced last week, and for the first time, three recipients are in the health care category.
The recipients of the 2011 Baldrige Award are:
• Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis (nonprofit)
• Henry Ford Health System, Detroit (…
Knowledge at Wharton
In a world of endless information sharing, consumers have become the product. Platforms such as Google, Facebook, Foursquare, and Twitter are the new factory floor, and online users who leave digital crumbs as they browse the web and tap into social networks generate data that can be bought and…
FARO
In production plants across the globe, lean manufacturing techniques are being used to meet increasing demands placed on manufacturers. Originally developed as a methodology to make production processes highly efficient, lean techniques have been adopted by more than 72 percent of machine shops…
