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(Lloyd Instruments: West Sussex, UK) -- Lloyd Instruments Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of material testing machines and software, texture analyzers, and polymer test instruments, has introduced the latest additions to its line of advanced materials testing systems: the LS5 and LS2.5. Both…
(TÜV SÜD: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc. announces that it will participate at the Food Safety Summit on April 17–19, 2012, at the Washington D.C. Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The company will exhibit at the event in booth No. 402.
During the conference on Wed., April 18, at 3:30–4…
(NEi: Westminster, CA) -- NEi Software, developer of finite element analysis (FEA) software, announces the release of NEi Nastran V10.1. With more than 70 new product enhancements, this major release enables product development engineers to simulate real-world conditions in a shorter amount of…
(IHI: Cambridge, MA) -- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), an independent nonprofit organization that works with health care providers and leaders throughout the world to achieve safe and effective health care, will host its 13th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in…
(OGP: Rochester, NY) -- Optical Gaging Products (OGP), which develops, manufactures, markets, and services noncontact and multisensor measurement solutions, is set to exhibit a multisensor digital measuring device at this year’s MACH show. The device, which is part of the SmartScope range of…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Many projects fail to deliver on time and within budget. These failures are often the result of poor project management skills. Your Project Management Coach, by Bonnie Biafore and Teresa Stover (Wiley, 2012) provides a hands-on, pragmatic approach to solving real-world…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Register for the 24th annual Quest for Excellence conference and you’ll get something extra: an invitation to attend the ceremony and reception honoring the 2010 and 2011 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Twenty five current and past Baldrige…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp., developer, manufacturer, and supplier of machine vision systems, surface inspection systems, and industrial ID readers, has introduced OCRMax, a new tool for optical character recognition (OCR) and verification applications that gives Cognex vision systems and…
(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has honored five individuals with awards for outstanding achievement in recognition of their contributions and overall dedication to corporate responsibility in the global automotive industry. AIAG, a nonprofit, member-supported…
(Modus Cooperandi: Seattle) -- Personal Kanban is an effectiveness system built for our frenetic 21st century lives. More than ever it seems, we have more work than we can handle, more goals we never get around to realizing... and more sleepless nights because of it. Too often our mission-critical…
(H.C. Starck: Newton, MA) -- For the second year running, H.C. Starck, a global manufacturer and supplier of refractory metals and technical ceramics, was among 11 companies honored at the 2012 Northeast Ohio Evolution of Manufacturing Awards sponsored by Smart Business magazine. Recognized for its…
(ADCOLE: Marlborough, MA) -- ADCOLE Corp., designer and manufacturer of high-accuracy measurement machines and components, has upgraded its automatic surface finish gauge for crankshafts and camshafts. This high-precision surface roughness measuring machine provides rapid operation with fully…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Organizations of all sizes and types are facing a duel threat and opportunity. At the very moment when global markets are becoming available, these organizations are losing valuable people resources due to “boomer” retirements and downsizing strategies. As the…
Olympus NDT: Waltham, MA) -- Olympus NDT has announceds the launch of its instrument rental program in the United States. Olympus NDT, a major world leader in the manufacture of nondestructive testing equipment, now has available an extensive inventory of rental equipment that includes flaw…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- In conjunction with the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), the kelvin, the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature, is currently being newly defined at the Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig, Germany, which is the…
(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 introduced the Endevco model 2224C series of piezoelectric accelerometers. These devices are …
(Minitab: State College, PA) -- Minitab, a leading provider of software for quality improvement, is offering at no cost, an online preview training session on value-stream mapping, a technique used to analyze the flow of information and materials needed to bring products to customers.
The hour-…
For the second straight month, fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States is at its highest level, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).
Average fuel economy of cars, light trucks, minivans, and SUVs purchased in February was 23.7…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Structured Decision Making (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) is an easy-to-read book about an often conflicting and difficult topic. This book is about the creative and messy process of making environmental management decisions.
The approach described is called Structured Decision…
Story update 3/19/2012: We corrected an error in a model number listed in the second paragraph. 1969-R was changed to 1916-R.
(Newport: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global supplier of lasers and photonics solutions that make, manage, and measure light, introduces the new family of 818-ST2 and…
(ISPE: Tampa, FL) -- The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), a society for professionals involved in the engineering and manufacture of pharmaceuticals and related products, has issued industry guidance to advise clinical trials on comparator management activities. The ISPE…
(SPECTRO: Kleve, Germany) -- SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, a manufacturer of elemental analyzers using optical emission spectroscopy and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, has introduced the latest generation of SPECTROTEST mobile metal analyzers. In addition to the instrument’s excellent…
(Olympus NDT: Waltham, MA) -- Olympus has introduce the palm-sized IPLEX UltraLite videoscope, designed for remote visual inspection in tough environments and confined spaces. The IPLEX UltraLite weighs 700 g (1.5 lb) and has a compact body for easy transport, making it the ideal choice for…
(VITRONIC: Wiesbaden, Germany) -- VITRONIC, developer, manufacturer, and distributor of machine vision systems, presents VIPAC D2, a laser-based volume measurement system which simultaneously captures carton surfaces in a reliable way and recognizes deformations for trouble-free storage processes…
(Jossey-Bass: Hoboken NJ) -- Drawing on the knowledge and experience of working with hundreds the world’s top social change leaders in all fields, in Rippling: How Social Entrepreneurs Spread Innovation Throughout the World (Jossey-Bass 2012), Beverly Schwartz presents a model for change based on…
