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General Electric GE
The USM Vision innovative, ultrasonic weld inspection system, from the Inspection Technologies business of GE Measurement & Control Solutions, allows nonultrasonic trained specialists to gather reliable and accurate pipe-weld inspection data, for subsequent remote assessment by a suitably…
Marti MacGibbon
Heather, a manager at a publishing company, prides herself on her extremely high standards, even jokingly referring to herself as a “perfectionist,” but she has difficulty meeting deadlines. During brainstorming sessions with her staff, Heather yearns to unearth new discoveries and innovations…
The average automobile has more than 80 dynamic seals that can fail at any given time, according to the Institute for Measurement and Sensor-Technology's paper, "Second Generation Lead Measurement." Failures attributed to leaking seals cost the transportation and power industry tens of millions…
John Hamm
There are people in every organization whose titles indicate they are leaders. Often, and unfortunately, their employees beg to differ. Oh, they don’t say it directly, not to the boss’s face, anyway. They say it with their ho-hum performance, their games of avoidance, and their dearth of…
Accu-Sort Systems
(Accu-Sort: Telford, PA) -- Accu-Sort Systems Inc. will present several automated bar code system solutions that increase accuracy and reduce cost during the ProMat 2011 International Expo scheduled for March 21–24 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The solutions include reliable midrange laser…
Georgia Institute of Technology
(Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta) -- Seismologists have developed a new system that could be used to warn future populations of an impending tsunami only minutes after the initial earthquake. The system, known as RTerg, could help reduce the death toll by giving local residents valuable…
ISO
(International Organization for Standardization: Geneva, Switzerland) -- A new standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) will help optimize individual monitoring and protection of workers exposed to radiation. It will also provide the technical basis for…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Before you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you want—even under conditions as harsh as the upper atmosphere at supersonic speed, or…
Renishaw
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- The Equator gauging system is a radical new alternative to traditional dedicated gauging, filling a gap in the market never before addressed. It is more than just a new gauging system; it marks the launch of Renishaw’s first gauging product line.…
Rucker and Associates
(Rucker & Associates Inc: Raleigh, NC) -- Completely shifting production methods is no easy feat for any organization. But that is just what Unifi Manufacturing Inc. did, thanks to unique lean Six Sigma techniques shared by the consulting and training team at Rucker & Associates Inc.…
Bruce Hamilton
Sometimes things that seem factual are not exactly true. Here are a few examples relating to inventory:
• When I was a materials manager, the auditors would declare that we had taken a “good inventory” at year-end when the amount of positive variances was counterbalanced by an equal amount of…
Steven Ouellette
“Come and listen to a story ‘bout a man named Ned / a poor Texas Sharpshooter barely kept his family fed. Then one day he was shootin’ at his barn / and he came up with a plan to spin a silly yarn. ‘Specifications,’ he said, ‘making of… the easy way.’ ” What do a Texas sharpshooter and…
Centric Software Inc.
(Centric Software Inc: Campbell, CA) -- Centric—a leading provider of product life-cycle management
(PLM) solutions for makers of hard and soft lines in the luxury,
fashion, and consumer goods industries—is introducing the Centric 8
Quality module to its Centric 8 PLM suite to enable easy…
Qualitest USA LC
(Qualitest USA: Fort Lauderdale, FL) -- Qualitest introduces the new G2/130 Gas Transmission Rate Tester for measuring the gas permeability rate of hollow packaging containers. The gas used in a test may be air, oxygen, nitrogen, or carbon dioxide, among others. The hollow packaging containers…
American National Standards Institute ANSI
(American National Standards Institute: Washington) -- The 2011 World Standards Day Paper Competition has been announced by the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day Planning Committee and the paper competition’s sponsor, SES–The Society for Standards Professionals.
The theme for this year’s…
Claigan Inc.
(Claigan Inc: Kanata, ON) -- On March 16, Claigan Environmental Inc., sponsored by Chemical Watch, is presenting a webinar for which the content will be determined by the webinar’s registrants. The webinar will address attendees’ most pressing questions on RoHS Recast, REACH, WEEE, and other…
Tiger Optics LLC
(Tiger Optics: Warrington, PA) -- The HALO-500-H2OTM, designed to measure higher levels of moisture in gases, is gaining notice from gas manufacturers and metrology institutes, reports Tiger Optics LLC, the manufacturer that developed the product at the behest of its London-based representative…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is teaming up with Willow Garage, a Silicon Valley robotics research and design firm, to launch an international “perception challenge” to drive improvements in sensing and perception technologies for next-…
For years now, outsourcing U.S. manufacturing overseas has been a common practice. Asia leads the way in producing most consumer goods—from electronics to housewares and everything in between—at a far lower cost than would be possible in the United States. Although this has resulted in a…
Stewart Anderson
The recent events that have unfolded in Egypt and resulted in the overthrow of an authoritarian regime by the Egyptian people contains an important lesson for organizations: Authority does not exist unless it is accepted by those in lower positions.
Most organizations have a hierarchical design…
Elysium Inc.
(Elysium: Southfield, MI) -- Elysium, a global provider of 3-D design data exchange software, has announced the upcoming release of ASFALIS K2, a powerful new system for managing 3-D data distribution in manufacturing industries. ASFALIS allows users to communicate smoothly and improve…
Sensors Unlimited–Goodrich ISR Systems
(Sensors Unlimited–Goodrich ISR Systems: Princeton, NJ) -- Sensors Unlimited–Goodrich ISR Systems’ new compact SU1024LDM line-scan camera features high resolution, 1,024-pixel imaging in shortwave infrared (SWIR). Its square pixels are ideal for inspection of polished silicon blocks, ingots,…
Intertek
(Intertek: London) -- The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) international protocol long used by the global food and beverage industry has been prevalent for years, but it has primarily applied to food processors. Now many North American retailers, packaged goods companies, and…
Instron
(Instron: Norwood, MA) Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, has released its updated materials testing accessories catalog. This 5th edition details, in full-color images, a broad range of…
IDS Imaging Development Systems
(IDS Imaging Development Systems: Woburn, MA) -- IDS Imaging Development Systems, a global leader in machine vision technology, has unveiled its most affordable 10-megapixel USB uEye LE 2.0 color camera.
Designed for applications ranging from parts inspection to microscopy, the new…
