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(Steinbichler: Plymouth, MI) -- Steinbichler, a global supplier of optical measuring and sensor technology, will present two new products at the CONTROL 2012 trade fair (hall 5 stand 5304) held May 8–11, 2012. The STEINBICHLER ABIS optimizer, is the world’s first portable surface-testing system…
(Instron: Norwood, MA) -- Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment solutions designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, has launched BioBox, a controlled air environment ideally designed for testing of large or long medical devices at body temperature. The…
(IRCA: London) -- IRCA and RABQSA today announced a change to the Bilateral Agreement on the mutual acceptance of training courses and examinations for auditor certification.
The IRCA-RABQSA agreement has been in place since 2006 based on the equivalence of outcome of each organization’s training…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies, the world’s most trusted source for 3-D measurement technology, has announced that CEO Jay Freeland will appear on CNBC’s Street Signs on Friday, April 13, at 2 p.m. EDT to provide insight into manufacturing and manufacturing technology. Freeland has…
(Robert Half: Menlo Park, CA) -- The biggest roadblocks to organizational breakthroughs are a shortage of fresh thinking and too much red tape, according to executives interviewed for a recent Robert Half survey. More than one-third (35 percent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) said a lack of new…
(Siemens: Plano, TX) -- Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a developer of product life-cycle management (PLM) software and services, has released Parasolid software, its 3-D geometric modeling component for computer-aided design, manufacturing, and…
(Goodrich ISR Systems: Princeton, NJ) -- Goodrich ISR Systems’ suite of high-resolution, near-infrared (NIR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR) line-scan and area cameras have been designed to meet the needs of a many different markets and offer superior image quality.
For military and defense…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The 2012 Quest for Excellence Conference is the definitive showcase of best practices from the recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest honor for performance excellence and innovation. This year’s conference will be held April 16–18…
(Rice Lake Weighing Systems: Rice Lake, WI) -- Rice Lake Weighing Systems, manufacturer and distributor of weight-related products and process-control equipment, has announced the purchase of Measurement Systems International (MSI), a scale equipment manufacturer based in Seattle.
Measurement…
(Taylor Hobson) -- Because bearings are used across myriad applications within virtually every industrial sector, we can easily take these meticulously engineered components for granted. The critical functions performed by bearings, together with the intense demands placed upon them, necessitates…
(National Instruments: Austin, TX) -- Finishing Brands has become a global leader in electrostatic finishing equipment design, manufacturing, and marketing since Harold Ransburg invented the electrostatic process during the late 1940s. Electrostatic spray painting applies up to 100,000 VDC per…
(Qualitest: Fort Lauderdale, FL) -- QualiSurf, the portable surface roughness tester from Qualitest USA, developer and manufacturer of high-technology testing products and solutions, is a pocket-sized economical instrument for measuring surface texture conforming to traceable standards. It can be…
(Photron: San Diego) -- Photron Inc., a global leader and manufacturer of high-speed cameras and image analysis software, has released a high-speed camera, the Fastcam SA-X. Delivering up to 12,500 frames per second at full 1,024 × 1,024 pixel resolution, the camera meets the requirements of the…
(The Productivity Pro: Highlands Ranch, CO) -- In lean times managers look for ways to eliminate waste without always knowing what they’re looking for. In her blog post, “Lean Processes and Downtime,” time management and productivity expert Laura Stack offers advice for applying traditional…
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Written by former Toyota associates, Toyota by Toyota: Reflections From the Inside Leaders on the Techniques that Revolutionized the Industry, edited by Samuel Obara and Darril Wilburn (Productivity Press, 2012), focuses on the purpose of lean methodologies,…
(Photonfocus: Lachen, Switzerland) -- Photonfocus AG, designer and engineer of CMOS sensors and digital cameras, has released the new G2 series GigE Vision cameras based on the MV1 camera platform and Photonfocus A1312 and A1312IE (NIR-enhanced) CMOS sensors. The MV1-D1312-xx-G2 camera is available…
(Geomagic: Morrisville, NC) -- Geomagic, a leading provider of 3-D software for creating and inspecting digital models of physical objects, has announced the first service release of the Geomagic 2012 product lines. The Geomagic 2012 SR1 product line builds on the innovations that were introduced…
(Gartner: Stamford, CT) -- Now more than ever, the supply chain is being buffeted by forces nearly impossible to predict. The global economy remains in limbo. Natural events are a source of disruption. And change in markets as well as technology is constant.
The Gartner Supply Chain Executive…
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- Companies seeking automotive engineering professionals will be able to meet with prospective candidates at the SAE 2012 World Congress Career Fair in Detroit.
The Career Fair will be held April 24-25 at Cobo Center Lobby from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. EDT at the SAE World Congress in…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The first of a planned series of regional workshops to design a proposed $1 billion federal initiative, the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), will be held on April 25, 2012, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
The kick-off…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp., developer and manufacturer of vision systems and surface inspection systems, has announced the new DataMan 302 ID reader designed specifically for solar traceability initiatives. The DataMan 302 features integrated, bank controlled, blue illumination for…
(Micro-Epsilon: Uhingen, Germany) -- Micro-Epsilon Eltrotec, manufacturer and marketer of color sensors, fiber optics, measure-light-barriers, and technical endoscopes, has introduced the colorCONTROL ACS 7000, the first online color measuring system. The measuring principle is based on spectral…
(NIST) -- Consistent with its purpose, the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Inc. voted last week to commit funds to sustain the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) through fiscal year 2015.
The foundation stipulated that the use of the funds is for the…
(ThedaCare: Appleton, WI) -- ThedaCare has announced the launch of Potent Medicine: The Collaborative Cure for Healthcare, the latest title from award-winning author John Toussaint, M.D., of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value.
Potent Medicine (ThedaCare, 2012), outlines the essential…
(ISO: Geneva) -- From traditional sales-related services to intangibles such as banking, tourism, and education, services represent the fastest growing sector of the global economy. They are also by far the largest component of gross domestic product (GDP).
The March 2012 issue of ISO Focus+, the…
