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(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Program is seeking qualified candidates for the 2017 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, which is a one-year, nationally ranked leadership development experience designed to facilitate dialogue on all aspects of leadership and how it relates to a visionary…
(AATA: Los Angeles, CA) -- The American Aerospace Technical Academy (AATA), a nonprofit that provides low-cost nondestructive testing (NDT) classroom instruction to veterans, minorities, and women, has researched and profiled more than 120 NDT equipment manufacturers to provide a comprehensive…
(Dynamic Metrology Solutions: Duncan, SC) -- MAP stands for Metrology Annotation Pro, a software tool for rapid “ballooning” of drawings for manufacturing that can save substantial time over manual ballooning or other methods of annotating drawings. MAP opens most 2D drawing files, including Adobe…
(Tech Soft 3D: Bend) -- Tech Soft 3D, a leading provider of software development tools and 3D PDF solutions to the engineering industry, has announced the Beyond 3D podcast channel, where guests will explore all things 3D related.
The monthly podcast is intended to provide meaningful and relevant…
(Fastec: San Diego, CA) -- Fastec Imaging’s IL5 high-speed 5MP camera enables you to record production lines moving at high speed for performance or quality analysis, or troubleshoot using slow-motion replay, so you can see what you’ve been missing with normal speed video.
With four models to…
(Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has released the 360º Flexible Measurement Cell (360º FMC), an automated measurement work cell. Developed by Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Integrated Solutions Business Unit, the 360º FMC is the…
(Exact: Bloomington, MN) -- Exact, developer of business software in the cloud for small- and medium-sized businesses, has introduced the Smart Shop Floor app for Exact for Manufacturing, a cloud-based application for factory operators and workers to efficiently retrieve job data, track time and…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- FABTECH 2016, North America’s largest collaboration of technology, equipment, and knowledge in the metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing industries, has scheduled a comprehensive education program of notable speakers to present on a variety of topics at the…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Entrepreneur Nigel Collin’s book, Game of Inches (Wiley, 2015) dispels the myth that success must come from disruption, and provides an actionable blueprint for real-world business achievement. Collin interviewed more than 80 successful Australian entrepreneurs and leaders…
(DeFelsko: Ogdensburg, New York) – DeFelsko Corp., a U.S. manufacturer of coating-thickness gauges and inspection instruments, has been selected to host five Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) training events beginning in November 2016. at its headquarters in Ogdensburg, New York.
These…
(Sensaphone: Aston, PA) -- Detecting vibration fluctuations in machinery early on prevents equipment failure and secondary damage. The 4–20mA vibration sensor from Sensaphone, designer of remote monitoring technology, can be permanently mounted on equipment to continuously monitor vibration…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- A new ASTM standard, E3012—“Guide for characterizing environmental aspects of manufacturing process,” will help manufacturers incorporate more sustainable practices into production. The standard, developed by ASTM International Committee E60 on Sustainability, will…
(MIT News: Cambridge, MA) -- The roadway network is an important part of the nation’s transportation system, but it also contributes heavily to greenhouse gas emissions. A paper published this month in the Journal of Cleaner Production by researchers with the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub…
(Penguin Random House: New York) -- One factor, more than any other, causes the problems business leaders fear most. Lackluster performance, sinking profits, and unmet stockholder expectations all stem from one source: a massive decline in employee engagement. Rather than blaming employees…
(Penguin Random House: New York) -- What’s the worst thing you can hear when you have a good idea at work? “That’s Not How We Do It Here!” (Portfolio, 2016).
In their iconic bestseller Our Iceberg Is Melting (St. Martin's Press, 2006) John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber used a simple fable about…
(FAA: Washington, D.C.) -- Today, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”), opening pathways towards fully integrating UAS into the nation’s airspace…
(NASA: Washington, D.C.) -- NASA is working toward a greener future in aviation, where airplanes push back from the gate, taxi to the runway, and take off much quicker. A more efficient, precise trip by an airplane from the gate to takeoff reduces the amount of time its jet engines spend running…
(DeFelsko: Ogdensburg, NY) -- DeFelsko has introduced the new PosiTector SHD Shore Hardness Durometer for measuring the indentation hardness of non-metallic materials such as polymers, elastomers, and rubbers. In the corrosion industry, durometers are commonly used to ensure proper curing of…
(MCMA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The Motion Control and Motor Association (MCMA), the global trade association for the motion control and motor industry, recently announced that online registration is open for the annual Technical Conference (TechCon), which will be held October 11–13, 2016, in New…
(Sunnen: St. Louis, MO) -- Sunnen’s new SVL-2115 automated lapping machine brings increased productivity and part consistency to what is traditionally a manual process. Based on the same machine platform as the SV-2100 honing system, the SVL-2115 provides single-setup processing of hydraulic…
(Delcam: Birmingham, UK) -- Delcam, an Autodesk company since 2014, continues to improve its software to help companies whenever they need to increase productivity, reduce lead times, or improve quality and consistency.
Visitors to IMTS, held in Chicago Sept. 12–17, 2016, will see at booth E-3222…
(3D Systems: Rock Hill, SC) -- 3D Systems announced today that Bastech, a partner and one-source solution provider for additive manufacturing services and equipment, used 3D Systems’ end-to-end 3D solutions to introduce a new level of simplicity, efficiency, and economy to its conformal cooling…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- SME, for more than 80 years a leader in promoting advanced manufacturing and developing the workforce, announced its Additive Manufacturing Community Awards at the 26th annual RAPID Conference & Exposition in Orlando.
SME Additive Manufacturing Industry Achievement…
(Epson: Atlanta) -- Epson America Inc., providers of the Moverio augmented reality smart eyewear platform, has announced a partnership with Atheer, creators of Augmented Interactive Reality (AiR) software suite, to deliver remote expert collaboration, rapid task flow deployment, and on-the-go task…
(Shingo Institute: Logan, Utah) -- The Shingo Institute, part of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has awarded Ben Hartman with the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award for his book, The Lean Farm: How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and…
