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(Dimensional Control Systems: Troy, MI) -- Dimensional Control Systems Inc. (DCS), provider of dimensional engineering consulting services and software solutions, announces the release of two new versions of 3DCS software with enhancements that further streamline processes for its users.
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Institute of Industrial Engineers
(IIE: Norcross, GA) -- The Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), a global association of productivity and efficiency professionals, presents the 2010 Work Measurement Conference, Sept. 13, at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway Hotel in Atlanta.
Conference overview
Work measurement is…
Indicate Technologies
(Indicate Technologies: Santa Clara, CA) -- The popular Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Training Seminar returns Oct. 18 –22, in Santa Clara, California, providing three courses for managers, engineers, designers, quality professionals, inspectors, and machinists. Presented by…
Renishaw
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- Renishaw addresses industry’s lean imperative for comprehensive process control with an IMTS exhibit that demonstrates the effectiveness of an end-to-end solution, highlighting new technologies for pre-process machine calibration, to post-process measurement,…
ASME
(ASME: New York) -- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has announced the 5th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices Conference and Exhibition, examining the technology that is driving innovation in the biomedical industry. The conference is set for Sept. 20–21, at the Island Hotel in…
Steve Martin
I like the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle for three reasons: It’s simple, it provides a pathway for teaching, and it works.
I love teaching. For me, seeing the light bulb over a lean student’s head illuminate for the first time is highly rewarding. During the early years of my lean journey,…
Michelle LaBrosse
Are you tired of hearing people say that change is the only constant? I think we all need to keep saying it to remind ourselves that we must be ready to keep changing. But here’s the rub: How do we make change stick? How can you, as a project manager, use your skills to create business processes…
Mark Graban
I have as many bad customer-service experiences as the next guy, with health care and other businesses. As I’ve said before, unless there’s a broader lesson involved, I try not to be a “hack” blogger who just uses his platform to complain about the last bad thing to happen. However, I think the…
American National Standards Institute ANSI
(ANSI: Washington) -- American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the recipients of its 2010 Leadership and Service Awards. Recipients have been recognized for their significant contributions to national and international standardization activities, as well as an ongoing commitment…
A2LA
(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- You’ve heard the ISO 15189 buzz but you might not know what all the fuss is about. Learn from the experts in laboratory accreditation, the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).
A2LA is introducing the ISO 15189 Medical Laboratory Accreditation public…
FARO
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO, the global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, released the new SCENE v. 4.7 software earlier this year. Now Oliver Bürkler, laser scanner technical product manager at FARO Europe, explains the most relevant benefits of the new release.
What is…
(Zeta Instruments: San Jose, CA) -- Zeta Instruments Inc., a provider of cost-effective, precision measurement solutions for micron-scale surface analysis, announced that its Zeta-20 3-D surface measurement system has been selected for the analysis and development of advanced microfluidics/…
Newage Testing Instruments
(Newage Testing Instruments: Feasterville, PA) -- Newage Testing Instruments Inc., an established manufacturer and worldwide supplier of hardness testers and accessories, has launched a new website at www.hardnesstesters.com.
Part of the AMETEK Measurement & Calibration Technologies…
University at Buffalo
(University at Buffalo: Buffalo, NY) -- University at Buffalo’s Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) announces its next Black Belt training class to be presented at Ramada Hotel, in Amherst, New York, with dates slated for Sept. 20–24, Oct. 25–29, Nov. 29–Dec. 3, Jan. 10–14, 2011, and Feb. 7…
Mark R. Hamel
My dog, Bailey, has a sensei—a dog-obedience trainer. Actually, my wife and I have a sensei to teach us how to train our dog. In fact, my wife and I have used the same dog-obedience trainer for the last three dogs, all German shepherds. No one would mistake us for Mr. and Mrs. Dog Whisperer.…
Jacques Hoffmann
In part one of this series, we considered the pros and cons of pressure-decay testing. In part two, we’ll take a close look at a leak-testing method called “differential pressure decay.” This method is similar to simple pressure-decay testing discussed in part one.
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Association For Manufacturing Technology AMT
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- June U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $241.47 million, according to The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and The American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S. Manufacturing…
Bob Cramblitt
Although he’s not one for clichés, Rus Emerick, process improvement specialist at Schneider-Electric, endorses this one: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”
This concept, which dates back to Aristotle, is at the core of an approach called functional analysis that has implications…
Guidon Performance Solutions LLC
(Guidon Performance Solutions: Mesa, AZ) -- Guidon Performance Solutions LLC, a provider of process management and performance improvement solutions to the service sector, is offering a two-day workshop “LeanSigma Fundamentals for Service,” on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, in Mesa, Arizona. This workshop…
Intertek
(Intertek: Houston) -- Intertek, a global provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries, has expanded its analytical testing services to materials and industrial products clients in the United States with a new laboratory in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The new facility…
Cognex Corp.
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- With the recent introduction of 1DMax, a new 1-D code reading algorithm, Cognex now offers the most comprehensive range of 1-D barcode and 2-D data matrix code reading tools available. Regardless of the size, quality, printing method, or surface the codes are marked…
Best Practices LLC
(Best Practices LLC: Chapel Hill, NC) -- Key opinion leaders (KOLs) possess a credibility earned through experience and their relationships in their therapeutic area. As a result, KOLs can serve as natural resources for pharmaceutical companies for generating market interest and providing…
Sparta Systems Inc.
(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- TrackWise SelectStart is a purpose-built quality management solution created specifically for small to medium-size companies across different segments of life science industries. These emerging companies have the same rigorous quality and regulatory requirements as…
Bill Kalmar
Here it is, one week into August with loads of summer days still staring us in the face, and yet the “back to school” ads have been popping up for weeks. Every day brings advertisements for backpacks, tennis shoes in school colors, insulated lunch bags, computers, Master brand combination locks,…
Stewart Anderson
The recession has been an extremely disruptive event for many organizations. Many bear relentless pressure to identify new market needs, create appropriate products and services, become more effective and efficient, and develop and modify systems and processes to meet and deliver those goals. In…
