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(Edmund Optics: Barrington, NJ) -- Edmund Optics Inc., supplier of the world’s largest inventory of optics and optical components to industry, has introduced Laser Speckle Reducers. These versatile devices are ideal for a variety of beam homogenization, 3-D scanning, metrology, microscopy, and…
(Hamamatsu: Hamamatsu, Japan) -- Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. has long been studying terahertz technologies as a part of its pursuit of opto-electronics possibilities. As a result, the company has developed an instrument for terahertz attenuated total reflection (ATR) spectroscopy that features its…
(FIPA: Cary, NC) -- Commercially available standard rotary units can be too heavy for some applications. Every gram saved achieves better dynamics, particularly for grippers with several rotary units. FIPA Inc.’s newly developed miniature rotary unit has been reduced from around 900 g to 85 g…
(Creaform: Lévis, Quebec, Canada) -- Creaform, a leader in portable 3-D optical measurement technologies, has introduced the MaxSHOT 3D optical coordinate measuring system.
The MaxSHOT 3D adds the accuracy and speed of photogrammetry to the wide range of applications already possible with…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- The managerial practices that successfully drove industry for decades have become insufficient to support the rapidly changing business landscape. Companies around the world are being challenged to improve performance, reshape operations, and adapt swiftly to new…
(Uson: Houston) -- Quality engineers who use leak test instrumentation on production lines for inspecting seal integrity of products for accurate measurement of leaks or flow rates can now achieve both higher quality and more efficient operations through improved training offered free by Uson,…
(Thomson Reuters: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Health care spending is 10-percent higher for hospital employees than it is for the general employee population, according to a recent study by the health care business of Thomson Reuters.
The gap is wider when employees’ dependents are factored in.…
(i-nexus: Coventry, UK) -- Is nonvalue-added (NVA) activity draining your operational excellence resources? Are spreadsheets not as flexible and scalable as you need them to be? Do you need to find a more effective way to create the reports demanded by senior managers? The evidence is clear:…
(ISO: Geneva) -- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the joint technical committee (JTC) ISO/IEC JTC 1—“Information Technology” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) announced formal approval of a package of W3C web…
(Invensys: Plano, TX) -- Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions, and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, will host its annual series of international user and industry events. OpsManage 11, a…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) wishes to invite all interested parties to register for World Standards Week 2011 (WSW), to be held Oct. 11–14, 2011, in Washington, DC. Each year, WSW brings together members of the standards- and conformity-assessment…
(IBM: Armonk, NY) -- WellPoint Inc. and IBM announced an agreement to create the first commercial applications of the IBM Watson technology. Under the agreement, WellPoint will develop and launch Watson-based solutions to help improve patient care through the delivery of up-to-date, evidence-…
(Leica Geosystems: Norcross, GA) -- Have you ever been on a site and said to yourself, “There has to be an easier way to collect scan data?” If the answer is yes, this educational webcast is an easy and quick way for you to learn how to do it. A lot of scanning professionals say the true “magic…
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- July 2011 U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $506.97 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 U.S.…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- The fourth edition of the book, Integral Logistics Management: Operations and Supply Chain Management Within and Across Companies, by Paul Schönsleben (CRC Press, 2011) is the most complete resource for efficient operations, effective planning, and improving on…
(Accelper Consulting: Schaumburg, IL) -- Adam Hecktman, Ann Kalayil, Braden Kelley, and Margarita Quihuis are keynote speakers at the 2011 Business Innovation Conference and Exhibition, dedicated to the vigorous exchange of ideas on business innovation and innovative thinking, to be held Oct.…
From the suffocating heat of Death Valley to the bone-chilling cold of Antarctica, scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno, are leading the way in new, more precise methods of collecting important temperature data from around the world.
“It’s not just a thermometer anymore; we can take…
(Pilgrim Software: Tampa, FL) -- Pilgrim Software Inc., a global provider of enterprise risk, compliance, and quality management (ERCQM) software solutions, will be exhibiting at 2011 RAPS: The Regulatory Convergence, which is scheduled for Oct. 22–26, 2011. the event is presented by the…
(G.R.A.S.: Twinsburg, OH) -- G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration, a designer and global manufacturer of precision acoustic measurement solutions including microphones, preamplifiers, acoustic calibration equipment, and accessories, has announced the North American market introduction of the G.R.A.S…
(MoreSteam: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and blended learning support technologies, has released v. 6.0 of EngineRoom, its Microsoft Excel-based data analysis tool. This new version introduces expanded process-improvement tool functionality…
(Honeywell: Minneapolis) -- Honeywell, a global supplier of test and measurement sensor solutions, has introduced the TMS 9250 Torque Measurement System. Utilizing noncontact digital telemetry technology, the system is built to deliver unprecedented precision and performance.
The TMS 9250 is…
(FARO Technologies: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has announced that Paul Teutul Jr., owner of Paul Jr. Designs and star of the Discovery Channel’s American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior, will be appearing in the FARO…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal Inc. employees took time out from their schedules to celebrate as their parent company Mahr Group celebrated its 150th birthday. Founded by Carl Mahr as a small family concern in Esslingen, Germany, on the Neckar River in 1861, the Mahr Group has…
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched two new pilot projects to enhance the agency’s and industry’s ability to trace products responsible for foodborne illness outbreaks.
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific society…
(Booz & Co.: New York) -- While the debate over U.S. manufacturing competitiveness intensifies, a new study shows that the sector is at a critical moment where it could either prosper and help bring economic recovery, or decline to where the United States may never fully recover its…
