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(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- Creating a powerhouse in manufacturing workforce development, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and Cleveland-based Tooling University LLC (Tooling U) announced they have signed a definitive agreement for SME to acquire all outstanding shares of Tooling U, a…
(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- Olympus, a precision technology provider of innovative solutions in its core business areas of medical and surgical products, life science imaging systems, industrial measurement and imaging instruments, and cameras and audio products, has called for nominations for…
(ANSI: Washington) -- Constituents looking to learn more about the voluntary consensus standards system are encouraged to take a new online course module offered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI): An Introduction to Standards: Why, where, and how are they developed.
The…
(National Quality Forum: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has opened the application period for its 2011 National Quality Healthcare Award, which recognizes exceptional organizational leadership and innovation to achieve national goals for quality improvement. The 2011 award…
The recently opened Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) National Accelerator Laboratory (SNAL) provides scientists around the world with a brilliant new tool to understand fundamental properties of atoms and materials at previously unreachable…
(InnovMetric Software: Québec) -- Having been widely accepted in the automotive industry as a critical technology to accelerate product engineering, high-density, noncontact 3-D digitizer sales are moving into new industrial market segments and applications.
With the multiplicity of measurement…
(GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies: Billerica, MA) -- An ultrasonic testing machine from GE Inspection Technologies is helping EUROPIPE maintain its competitive advantage and its technological leadership in manufacturing large-diameter, welded steel pipe. The automated inspection system was…
(EtQ: Farmingdale, NY) -- EtQ has announced that its User Conference 2010 will be held Oct. 18–22 at the South Seas Island Resort on Captiva Island, Florida. The event consists of the three-day User Conference as well as the two-day Reliance Passport for comprehensive training on Reliance, a web-…
(S. Himmelstein: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- New models 2206 and 2207 solid flanged reaction torquemeters from S. Himmelstein and Co. offer certified accuracy. Their high stiffness and ability to handle large extraneous loads (thrust and bending) minimizes cross-talk errors.
These stationary…
(The Conference Board: New York) -- Corporate boards are beginning to take ownership of risk management, according to recently released report by The Conference Board.
The report, “Risk Oversight Practices: Insights from Corporate Directors,” (Report No. DN-014-10) is the most recent…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The panel of judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest recognition for organizational performance excellence, has selected 16 organizations for the final review stage for the 2010 award. Starting next month, teams of business,…
(Veeco Instruments Inc.: Tucson, AZ) -- In booth No. E-5439 at IMTS 2010, Veeco Instruments Inc. will display its NPFLEX 3D Metrology System for characterizing surfaces previously too difficult to measure due to size or part orientation. The NPFLEX3D surface profiler combines the industry-leading…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic Inc. and New River Kinematics (NRK) have released Power3 Suite, integrated software that enables industrial companies to analyze, inspect, and validate manufacturing processes for greater accuracy and productivity. The Power3 Suite is on display…
(PowerSteering Software: Cambridge, MA) -- PowerSteering Inc., developer of PowerSteering Software, an on-demand project and portfolio management (PPM) solution for managing lean Six Sigma, IT, and product development, will host a free webcast on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 11:30 a.m. (EDT). The webcast…
(FARO, Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology: Chicago) -- FARO Technologies Inc. and Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology have launched the Innovative Solutions Network, a marketing, sales, and support collaboration in North America. Through the network, these two leaders in metrology will provide a broader…
(The Modal Shop Inc.: Cincinnati) -- The Modal Shop Inc. introduced a new system in its line of nondestructive testing solutions at this year’s IMTS exposition in Chicago. During the show, The Modal Shop’s innovative Nondestructive Testing Drop Test Fixture (NDT-DTF) demonstrated resonant…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology has announced the release of the Web Reporting Suite at IMTS 2010, a server-based version of the recently released DataPage+ product, which provides seamless integration with PC-DMIS, the de facto standard measuring software. The Web…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- CMM-Manager 3.0 for Windows 7 has proven itself to be a value-for-money tactile inspection software that runs on nearly all CNC and manual coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). The modern and intuitive Windows 7 graphical interface makes the software even more…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has opened registration for its upcoming conference, Advancing American Competitiveness through Conformity Assessment: Legal Issues and Best Practices. Slated to take place on Tuesday, Sept. 21 in Arlington, Virginia. The…
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- July U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $266.08 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA) and The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Far from the Factory: Lean for the Information Age (CRC Press, 2010) delivers the tools and techniques needed to adapt lean manufacturing concepts of waste, value, and continuous flow to the technology-rich, service-oriented office. Today most of the work-to-be-done…
(Perceptron Inc.: Plymouth, MI) -- Perceptron Inc., a provider of noncontact measurement and scanning systems for manufacturers and visual-inspection tools for professional tradespeople, has released a new multiline, laser triangulation sensor. The new noncontact sensor is designed for use in…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ), the world’s largest network of quality resources and experts, will host its first social responsibility conference June 16–17, 2011, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in San Francisco. The 2011 Pathways to Social Responsibility Conference…
Product News: Digital Microscope Delivers Advanced 3-D Imaging for Microelectronics, Medical Devices
(Leica Microsystems: Bannockburn, IL) -- When the demands of quality inspection reach the limits of optical microscopes, digital technology provides quality assurance (QA) professionals with the power to take visual analysis to the next level. Now Leica Microsystems offers an innovative series of…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- A proposed new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee F30 on emergency medical services will be useful to medical equipment manufacturers, certification agencies, and care providers, with patients being the ultimate beneficiaries.
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