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(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…
(AMETEK: Berwyn, PA) -- Bluetooth communication and full-color displays are among the new features of a series of updated Chatillon digital force gauges introduced by AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments, developer and manufacturer of temperature sensors and calibration instruments for…
(Creaform: Lévis, Canada) -- Creaform, a leader in portable 3-D optical measurement technologies, has unveiled its redesigned HandyPROBE arm-free and portable optical coordinate measuring machine (CMM) system.
In keeping with Creaform’s innovation philosophy, the HandyPROBE optical probing…
(SME: Las Vegas) -- The inaugural Interactive Manufacturing Experience (imX) summit on U.S. manufacturing will feature the first public address by newly appointed U.S. Chief Manufacturing Officer Michael Molnar, and panels led by industry experts from Boeing and Lockheed Martin, and a gala…
(Accelper Consulting: Schaumburg, IL) -- Accelper Consulting, provider of training and consulting services in Six Sigma and business innovation, will be holding the next 2.5-day Six Sigma Green Belt Training and Certification session on Oct. 17–19, 2011, at the Illinois Institute of Technology…
Known for engaging employees to solve problems and achieve efficiencies, WorkOut is a process that relies on employees to identify and solve problems in less than 90 days. The tool was developed and gained popularity in the early days of Jack Welch’s tenure at General Electric during the 1980s…
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. has made available the entire line of Agilent laser calibration parts and accessories in its online store, www.HexagonStore.com. The Agilent Dynamic Calibrator laser calibration system is used to verify machine tool and coordinate…
(Sparta: Holmdel, NJ) -- With medical device companies continuing to grow their organizations globally and introduce new innovations in device design and development, more of these companies are seeking to centralize the management of vital quality and compliance processes, according to new…
(Sandia National Laboratories: Albuquerque, NM) -- A matchbook-sized atomic clock 100 times smaller than its commercial predecessors has been created by a team of researchers at Symmetricom Inc., Draper Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories.
The portable Chip Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC)—…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology has announced a free live webinar on Enhanced PC-DMIS reporting scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT. Anyone looking for tips and ideas on how to more effectively use the built-in graphical reporting…
(J.D. Power: Westlake Village, CA) -- Heavy-duty truck engine quality has improved from 2010, after technology changes related to emissions standards revisions caused a spike in engine-related problems during recent years, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Heavy-Duty Truck…
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International’s Digital Library now includes e-books to bolster its collection of more than 175,000 technical papers, standards, and related publications from SAE International and other organizations.
SAE International’s…
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, has launched its Technology Test Drive Program to U.S.-based commercial and research and development (R&D) solar-industry companies.…
(CSA: Toronto) -- CSA Standards, a leading standards-based solutions organization, has launched the CSA Registered Carbon Neutral Program. The program provides organizations and building owners with a credible, transparent process by which to declare their carbon neutrality and receive…
(Nikon: Tokyo) -- Nikon Corp. has released two innovative series of microscopes: the ECLIPSE Ni series for biological research with advanced system expandability, superior optical performance, and ease of use; and the ECLIPSE Ci series biological laboratory microscope designed to deliver comfort…
(CRAIC: San Dimas, CA) -- CRAIC Elixir is the multifunctional yet cost-effective solution for trace evidence analysis from CRAIC Technologies, manufacturer of superior microspectrophotometers for science and industrial applications. This full-featured, flexibly configured instrument offers the…
(Makino: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Makino’s 2011 Advanced Manufacturing and High-Precision Technology Expo is scheduled for Oct. 12–13 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the company’s technology center in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about new manufacturing processes,…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Written by actual Toyota team members, One Team on All Levels: Stories from Toyota Team Members, Second Edition, (CRC Press, 2011) is not another technical explanation of the Toyota Production System. Rather, it illustrates the culture it creates. The stories,…
(JIIA: Tokyo) -- At an international standards meeting held in May 2011 in conjunction with the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) Business Conference, business leaders and technical experts within the European machine-vision industry considered adopting a lighting standard that was…
(ISPE: Tampa, FL) -- The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), a global nonprofit association of 22,000 pharmaceutical professionals who use expert knowledge to create high-quality, cost-effective good manufacturing practices (GMP) solutions, will offer six training…
(The Conference Board: New York) -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had improved slightly in July 2011, plummeted in August. The index now stands at 44.5 (1,985 = 100), down from 59.2 in July. The Present Situation Index decreased to 33.3 from 35.7. The Expectations Index…
(SICK: Minneapolis) -- SICK, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, has launched its DDS36 and DDS50 incremental encoders. They are low-cost, light-duty optical incremental…
(Alliance Scale: Canton, MA) -- Alliance Scale Inc. is introducing a high-quality line of precision stainless-steel weight sets for calibrating balances and scales used in education, food, forensic, pharmaceutical, and other laboratory and quality-control applications requiring better-than-…
Industry-leading manufacturers will be presenting best practices for using statistical process control (SPC) software at InfinityQS’ fifth annual user conference at the JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square, Oct. 16–19, 2011. The conference, Infusion 2011, will offer nine comprehensive, hands-…
