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(Plex Systems: Troy, MI) -- Plex Systems Inc., provider of Plex Online, the cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for manufacturers, announces the upcoming videocast, “Technology in Automotive Manufacturing: Driving the Industry’s Future,” to be held on April 25, 2013, at 2 p.m. Eastern…
(InspectionXpert: Apex, NC) -- InspectionXpert Corp. and Verisurf, Inc. have scheduled two webinars in April that will introduce the efficiencies gained with their integrated solution for quality inspection departments that are struggling with ways to automate inspection and documentation processes…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -– Nikon Metrology has announced that Hajime Kosawa, managing director, has been promoted to a new position at Nikon Corporate in Japan. NMI also welcomes Hideaki Okamoto as the new managing director. Kosawa’s success in accomplishing the integration of Metris into…
(CBI: Woburn, MA) -- For the past eight years, CBI’s Product Recalls Series has led the way in providing key updates and best practices for successful execution of drug, device, and diagnostic recalls corrections.
CBI’s Annual Product Recalls Summit, being held in Indianapolis on June 11–12, 2013…
(Mahr: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal will be featuring the new Micro-Dimensionair II, the next generation of its well-established Micro-Dimensionair line of portable air gauges, at EASTEC, the largest annual manufacturing education and research event on the East Coast, May 14–16, 2013, in West…
(SICK: Minneapolis, MN) -- SICK, a leading manufacturer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, encoders, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, has launched Frame Light Grids (FLG) for detecting and counting parts as small as 4 mm in size.
With the sender…
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology released its preliminary agenda for HxGN LIVE, which builds on this year’s theme, “Great Stories Start Here." The annual conference will be held June 3–6, 2013, at the MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas. Hexagon Metrology will host the largest…
(LVDT: Pennsauken, NJ) -- Now there’s help to quickly identify the right LVDT linear position sensor for an application. Eliminating the need for customers to peruse numerous web pages and review product specifications, Macro Sensors offers an online Position Sensor Guide that quickly identifies…
(Global Monitoring LLC: Springfield, PA) -- Nomadic Safety has installed remote monitors on its safety trailers to track operating parameters. The remote monitors will help reduce maintenance costs and improve customer service related to the performance of safety trailers used on remote works sites…
(DCS: Troy, MI) -- Dimensional Control Systems Inc. (DCS) and InspectionXpert Corp. have announced that \QDM Quality Management System software will deliver extended data integration with InspectionXpert that will streamline first-article inspection report authoring and management. This integration…
(ATC DigiTec: Newell, WV) -- The Automatic Timing Control (ATC) DigiTec Division of Marsh Bellofram Corp. has introduced to the global market its highly compact 758-GF86/XF86 series of industrial open-face AC tachometer generators. These tachometers, part of the WESTCON product line, are designed…
(SICK: Minneapolis) -- SICK, manufacturer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products, has launched the WTB4 MultiLine Photoelectric sensor. The WTB4 uses specially designed optics to create two line-shaped light spots to continuously detect objects with large…
(Buehler: Lake Bluff, IL) -- Buehler has launched its SimpliMet XPS1 Automatic Compression Mounting System, an electrohydraulic automatic compression mounting system that brings fast cycle times and intelligent cooling to the specimen-mounting process. This efficiency is delivered by optimizing the…
(Pivot Management Consultants: Upland, CA) -- Brainstorming-based creativity is unpredictable; you can great ideas, or you can spend a lot of time and discover nothing is useful. TRIZ is systematic, predictable, and usable by anybody regardless of “natural talent” or “creative instincts.”
TRIZ is…
(NextSense: Graz, Austria) -- NextSense GmbH, a provider of optical sensor technology, will present the CALIPRI noncontact multiplatform method for quick recording and flexible analysis of gap contours at the CONTROL 2013 trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany, May 14–17, 2013.
“CALIPRI meets the…
(Tech-X: Austin, TX) -- Tech-X Inc., an ERP software startup based in Austin, Texas, has released a full-suite, integrated cloud solution for quality management called Cetec Compliance.
The software, which is offered online for free, will help companies quickly meet the core requirements of ISO,…
(NTMA: Washington, D.C.) -- In President Obama's Feb. 12, 2013, State of the Union Address, he promoted several manufacturing initiatives but warned:
"...None of it will matter unless we also equip our citizens with the skills and training to fill those jobs... let's also make sure that a high…
(Leica: Norcross, GA) -- The new Leica DISTO E7500i laser distance meter stands for easy and effortless outdoor distance measurement. The unique combination of digital Pointfinder and 360° tilt sensor allows measurements that are not possible with conventional distance meters. In addition, with…
(Lean Math: Hartford, CT) -- We would like to announce a new entrant into the lean blogosphere, it’s called Lean Math (leanmath.com).
We know what you’re thinking: “Lean Math?!” Now, that’s a subject that evokes passion in the heart of every lean practitioner… right?
But, the truth is effective…
When customer experience is your product, how do you deliver the highest quality and differentiate your business? That was the question facing Robin Gomez, the director of consumer insights at GSI Commerce, as he and his team embarked on a mission to deliver far greater value to their clients.…
(BYK-Gardner: Columbia, MD) -- BYK-Gardner, worldwide partner of the automotive, paint, and plastic industries for quality control of color, appearance, and physical properties, is offering two free posters for technical use: the Color Theory poster and the Viscosity Conversion Chart.
The Color…
(IAC: Brea, CA) -- IAC Industries, best known for its Dimension 4 Series premium workstations and Workmaster industrial workbenches, introduces Smart Mobile Stations. Smart Mobile Stations are mobile utility carts that enable users to take computers, printers, scanners, files, tools, and other…
(Mettler-Toledo: Oakland, CA) -- After nearly a year on the market, the Rainin E4 XLS family of flexible electronic pipettes from Mettler-Toledo continues to prove its worth by helping users master a wide range of life-science applications. The Rainin E4 XLS also helps manufacturers preserve…
(SAKOR: Okemos, MI) -- SAKOR Technologies, a recognized leader in the implementation of instrumentation products for dynamometer testing, announces the availability of its complete AccuDyne AC Dynamometer system for wind-power testing applications. The system can be used by multiple engineering…
(NRK: Williamsburg, VA) -- New River Kinematics (NRK), producer of SpatialAnalyzer (SA), announces a record business year in 2012 with a 17-percent growth in orders over the previous year. During the past six years, NRK has had an average of 20-percent year-to-year growth.
Continued worldwide…
