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(NCSL International: Boulder, CO) -- Technical Exchange, developed by NCSL International (NCSLI), a nonprofit organization for excellence in measurement science, is a new educational event designed to provide regional access to low-cost, high-quality metrology training solutions. At this two-…
(InnovMetric Software Inc.: Québec City, Québec, Canada) -- InnovMetric Software Inc., a software development company, announces that the latest intermediate release of the PolyWorks universal 3-D metrology platform—version 12.0.3—can display laser-scanned points being captured in real time on…
(MIT News: Cambridge, MA) -- Whatever your profession, systems thinking is critical for success in the global economy, according to speakers at the 2011 MIT SDM Conference on Systems Thinking for Contemporary Challenges.
The annual event, sponsored by MIT’s System Design and Management (SDM)…
(Thomson Reuters: New York) -- A new report has found that health care organizations that have won Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards for performance excellence or have been considered for a Baldrige Award site visit outperform other hospitals in nearly every metric used to determine the…
(Cornell University Press: Ithaca, N.Y) -- An estimated 9.3 million American adults lost health insurance coverage as a result of increased unemployment during the recession of 2007–2009, according to a newly published study by researchers at Cornell, Indiana, and Carnegie Mellon universities…
(Gartner: Stamford, CT) -- Gartner Inc. has released the findings from its third annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25. The research focuses on the health-care value chain’s pursuit of high-quality patient care at optimal economic cost. The Top 25 rankings for 2011 identifies organizations…
(ISPE: Tampa, FL) -- The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), a global nonprofit association of 22,000 pharmaceutical science and manufacturing professionals, has released a new guidance document on pharmaceutical commissioning and qualification titled, ISPE Good…
(SPAR Point Group Portland, ME) -- SPAR International 2012, which will take place April 15–18, 2012, in Houston, brings together industry leaders to share fresh, actionable ideas about the business and technology of 3-D imaging. The event is all about capturing, processing, and delivering 3-D to…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced the USB-based Type 2825A DynoWare universal data acquisition and analysis software, designed for direct…
(Meggitt: San Juan Capistrano, CA) -- Meggitt Sensing Systems, designer and manufacturer of high-performance sensing and monitoring systems for air and land-based machinery in extreme environments, has announced the expansion of its Guaranteed InStock program to include 19 Endevco high-sensitivity…
(Projects Profiler: Wilmington, DE) -- Projects Profiler LLC has released ProjectsProfiler, a powerful Windows application that delivers analytical tools to executives who are responsible for multiple dynamically-changing projects that share team members. Unlike ordinary project management…
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO has published an updated edition of the ISO 19011 auditing standard that will save money, time, and resources by providing a uniform approach to multiple management system audits.
Many organizations incorporate a number of management systems, such as quality, environmental…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals for the next round of funding in its long-running Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP). The program provides support for experiments to make novel, high-precision measurements of…
(Marsh Bellofram: Newell, WV) -- Marsh Bellofram Corp., an AS9100:B- and ISO 9001-certified global manufacturer of high-performance OEM, industrial, and process control instrumentation, has introduced the 405AR series, an economical industrial timer family with ON-delay instantaneous relay…
(MetriTech: Champaign, IL) -- Rather than avoiding customer complaints as a negative experience, author James Shaw in Triple Customer Complaints (IPI Tools, 2011) promotes putting complaint management systems in place that will “vacuum up all complaints.”
“Seeing our organizations as our…
(The Leapfrog Group: Washington, DC) -- Sixty-five hospitals have earned The Leapfrog Group’s annual “Top Hospital” designation, equaling 2010’s record-setting total. The “Top Hospital” designation, which is the most competitive national hospital quality award in the country, recognizes…
(Tektronix: Beaverton, OR) -- Tektronix Inc., a leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, has unveiled the THS3000 Handheld Oscilloscope Series that bring a new level of measurement precision and accuracy to engineers and technicians who need to debug, install, and repair complex electronic systems…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced the Kistler Corrsys-Datron Type CHFA family of noncontact optical laser height sensors, designed to…
(Kaizen Institute: Scottsdale, AZ) -- Kaikaku Tours from the Kaizen Institute offer benchmarking from the best. The
ideal tour is experienced as a team. The impact is greatest when two
or more people from the same organization have the same experience,
develop a common vision, and commit…
(Plex Systems: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Plex Systems Inc., provider of Plex Online, a cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for manufacturers, will host a no-cost, one-hour webinar for the aerospace manufacturing industry, “Jump-Start Your Rev. C Compliance,” on Wed., Dec. 14, 2011, at…
(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, Ontario) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in machine vision technology, has introduced the Piranha HS NIR 8K camera. Featuring improved sensitivity in near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths, the Piranha HS NIR benefits from time delay…
(Leica Microsystems: Heerbrugg, Switzerland) -- The LED illumination series LED3000 and LED5000 from Leica Microsystems have proved their worth in numerous industrial applications for rapidly and accurately identifying the finest structures, faults, scratches, or dust particles on surfaces. The…
(AMETEK: Largo, FL) -- The JOFRA ASC 301 portable process signal calibrator from AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments provides the accuracy and functionality of a laboratory calibration instrument but is compact enough to fit into a toolbox or operate with one hand for easy field…
(Power-One: Dallas) -- Power-One Inc., a leading provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, has introduced the AURORA ULTRA-1400 central inverter with an output power of up to 1.4MW.
This liquid-cooled inverter is the largest product in…
(Boeing: Chicago, IL) -- Boeing, an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation; and Embraer, a manufacturer of commercial, executive, defense, and agricultural aircraft; and the Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP), which fosters research and the scientific and technological…
