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(NSF International: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Whether in daily operations or at a special event, organizations are looking for more ways to implement sustainable practices and reduce the waste they create. Recently, using our expertise in materials management and waste reduction, NSF International worked…
(Buehler: Lake Bluff, IL) -- Buehler, an Illinois Tool Works (ITW) company, is sponsoring a new webinar for the testing of ferrous materials Dec. 4–6, 2018, in English, French, and German languages.
Buehler is offering this webinar to cover a variety of issues commonly encountered in both…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Scaling a business is not for the faint of heart. It’s a mind-bending journey that causes millions of business owners around the globe to either throw in the towel or avoid risk entirely and suffer from smallness and mediocrity.
Most of these businesses fail because they…
(Greenlight Guru: Indianapolis) -- Greenlight Guru, the only quality management software platform designed specifically for medical device companies, announces a new integration with Jira, creating an adaptive system for managing product development and post-market quality for devices with software…
(Bruker Nano Surfaces: San Jose, CA and Detroit) -- Bruker Nano Surfaces has announced a partnership with Greening Testing Laboratories of Detroit to provide convenient and cost-effective benchtop friction test and particle-screening capabilities to developers of friction materials. Under this…
(ISO: Geneva) -- New technologies, from robotics to machine learning, are ushering in a period of rapid change and development. While the aviation industry is working to reap the benefits of this industrial automation, standards, especially those of the International Organization for…
(RealWear: Vancouver, WA) -- Colgate-Palmolive Co. has selected RealWear as its strategic provider of hands-free wearable computers for its industrial workforce. RealWear’s smart, voice-operated HMT-1 will be worn by hundreds of its mechanics and engineers across 20 of Colgate-Palmolive’s largest…
(Intel: Santa Clara, CA) -- Irene Petrick is the director of industrial innovation in the Industrial Solutions Division of Intel, and a member of Intel’s Internet of Things Group. Faith McCreary is a principal engineer, experience architect, researcher, and member of Intel’s Internet of Things…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO, trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, product design, construction BIM, and public safety forensics, announces the release of the next generation of FARO Laser Trackers, the 6DoF Vantage product family with 6Probe.
In 2015,…
(MIT News: Cambridge, MA) -- It’s not hard to understand why some of the world’s largest corporations have made huge investments in metal 3D printing recently. Manufacturing metal parts at scale currently requires companies to navigate complex global supply chains that take an unavoidable chunk out…
(Phillips Precision: Boylston, MA) -- Phillips Precision’s Products Division announces its new 3-Legged Spider Clamp as part of the Inspection Arsenal LEAN, Quick-Swap inspection fixture system. Not only does Phillips Precision offer the only quick-swap standard fixture systems, but it provides…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- In the book, Health Care in the Next Curve (CRC Press, 2018), author John Abendshien takes an objective and sometimes scathing look at the current industry structure: a silo-driven culture and entrenchment that is driven by self-interest, as well as the complicity of…
(MachineMetrics: Northampton, MA) -- As part of a global initiative to ensure the continued success of its customers, SECO Tools is expanding its customer service capabilities through a partnership with MachineMetrics, whose manufacturing analytics engine will provide SECO and its customers with a…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Our world is changing faster than our ability to adapt. Ambushed by speed and complexity, we face uncertainty with fear and mistrust. Organizations are not adapting well either. Seventy percent of change efforts fail; obsession with short-term results undermine long-term…
(Prime Technologies: West Chester, PA) -- Prime Technologies, developer of ProCalV5 calibration management software, has released DeviceSync, a web-enabled application designed to provide a rapid and secure method for data transfer with documenting calibrators. Calibration assignments and results…
(L.S. Starrett: Athol, MA) -- The L.S. Starrett Co., a global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gauges, metrology systems, and more, will be demonstrating a range of its latest solutions at IMTS, taking place Sept. 10–15, 2018, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The Starrett booth, No.…
(Visual Workplace: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace Inc. has introduced “Floor-Mark High Performance” floor marking tape. Marking floors is an easy and efficient way to direct behavior, promote safety, and reinforce workplace standards, but industrial work environments create challenges for…
Manufacturing Day 2018 to Focus on Biggest Problem Manufacturers Face: A Shortage of Skilled Workers
(Manufacturing Institute: Washington, D.C.) -- The National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Manufacturing Institute has announced that Manufacturing Day (MFG) 2018 will occur on Friday, October 5, with a record-breaking turnout expected. This year, MFG Day will focus on one of the biggest…
(Beamex: Atlanta) -- Beamex has opened attendee registration for its Annual Calibration Exchange (ACE 2018), which will be held Sept. 19–20, 2018, at California Polytechnic University in Pomona, California.
The event will explore the latest insights, trends, and best practices for process plant…
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Productivity Press presents the latest book from international quality expert, H. James Harrington, titled Innovative Change Management (ICM): Preparing Your Organization for the New Innovative Culture, published in March 2018.
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(MIT News: Cambridge, MA) -- Today, most web browsers have private-browsing modes, in which they temporarily desist from recording the user’s browsing history.
But data accessed during private browsing sessions can still end up tucked away in a computer’s memory, where a sufficiently motivated…
(Visual Workplace: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace Inc. offers an extensive line of both standard and customizable personal protection equipment (PPE) signage to communicate safety requirements to visitors and new employees, and to reinforce safety standards to existing personnel.
Common…
(L.S. Starrett: Athol, MA) -- The L.S. Starrett Co. has introduced the HVR100-FLIP, an innovative large field-of-vision (FOV) benchtop vision measurement system that can be used in either a vertical or horizontal orientation. It features a high-resolution digital video camera and minimal optical…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Released in November 2017, is the book, True Kaizen: Management's Role in Improving Work Climate and Culture, by Collin McLoughlin and Toshihiko Miura (Productivity Press, 2017).
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Cross cultural insights from the authors (North American and Japanese)
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(Visual Workplace: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace offers a complete line of customizable key performance indicator (KPI) Boards to support 5S and lean activities. KPI Boards are excellent tools to help track and reach objectives. KPI Boards display metrics at the point of use, keeping team…