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The fact that companies are unable to reap the full benefits of innovation has little to do with specific process improvement programs such as lean or Six Sigma. Instead, the problem lies with how a new process improvement initiative interacts with the physical, economic, social, and…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in serving science, has launched the laboratory information management system (LIMS) SampleManager LIMS 10.0, a solution that delivers significant new time- and cost-savings for scientists and lab managers…
(MoreSteam.com LLC: Lewis Center, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma (LSS) training and blended learning support technologies, announces its 2011 Master Black Belt (MBB) spring webcast series, which will be offered in April and May 2011. In this series of free, one-…
(Larson Electronics LLC: Kemp, TX) -- Magnalight.com has added the EPL-16C-1MLED-100 cart-mounted, explosion-proof LED tank light to its explosion-proof lighting inventory. This tank light is approved for use in enclosed spaces and produces 10,000 lumens of light in a wide flood pattern.…
(Automated Imaging Association: Ann Arbor, MI) -- New certification programs for robotics and machine vision system integrators will be explained at the Automate 2011 show scheduled for March 21–24, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
The robotics integrator program will be formally announced during…
(NVision Inc: Coppell, TX) -- NVision’s handheld laser scanner is being used by Lockheed Martin engineers at its Missiles and Fire Control division to ensure that the fit of accessories to aircraft exteriors and interiors is positioned perfectly the first time.
The NVision handheld scanner is a…
(BSI: London) -- In recent years there has been a substantial increase in the number of organizations offering services to inventors and other originators and developers of ideas. These include commercial companies, universities that specialize in invention and product design, and inventors’…
(Extensible CAD Technologies: Raleigh, NC) -- In response to Rand Worldwide’s recent announcement that it will no longer sell or support its functional tolerance and annotation (FT&A) and first-article inspection (FAI) tools, Extensible CAD Technologies is offering support for CATIA v. 5…
(Lennox Hill Ltd.: London) -- Lennox Hill Ltd. has included system specification language (SSL) encryption to its isoTracker document control and quality management software. isoTracker is an online hosted platform, also known as cloud software or software as a service, that provides document…
(3-D Professional Association: Chandler, AZ) -- The world is going 3-D… and now there’s an association to support the education, promotion, and development of those working within the 3-D world: the 3-D Professional Association (3dPA).
The mission of this nonprofit association is to share…
(Aegis Software: Horsham, PA) -- Aegis Industrial Software Corp. is partnering with MetricStream Inc., a market leader in enterprisewide governance, risk, compliance (GRC), and quality management solutions, to deliver a comprehensive solution for total quality management (TQM) across a…
(Artel: Westbrook, ME) -- Artel, a global leader in liquid-handling quality assurance, recently launched version 3.3 of its Pipette Tracker software. Tightly integrated with the Artel PCS (pipette calibration system), Pipette Tracker provides a total management system for quality…
(U.S. FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that a consent decree of permanent injunction has been filed against McNeil-PPC and two of its officers for failing to comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices’ (cGMP) requirements as required by…
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- January U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $371.41 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.…
(Newton Research Labs: Newton, WA) -- Time-efficient surveys and precise measurements of larger underwater facilities, from bridge and pier substructures to smaller, submerged piping and valve assemblies, are now possible with a new underwater laser scanner, the M300UW, developed…
(Mettler-Toledo Inc: Columbus, OH) -- With new WMC weigh modules, in-process control and embedded weighing is now possible in any critical instrument or system operation. These weigh modules feature the highest degree of miniaturization that support single or multisensor integration…
(The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd: Oxford, UK) -- Quality engineers, many of whom are already contending with slower performance of legacy applications originally developed for 32-bit processors that are now operating in 64-bit systems or supercomputer-level resources, can obtain a white…
(ASQ, Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality’s (ASQ) president E. David Spong testified before Congress in support of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. President Obama proposes to continue the Baldrige Program in FY 2012, but the program is targeted for a significant decrease…
(Automated Imaging Association: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Among the factors driving rapid growth in the application of machine vision technology is the creation of new industry standards, according to industry leaders.
“Global standards make it easier for users to incorporate machine vision into their…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- When someone petitioned the American Society for Quality (ASQ) to grant him certification even though he hadn’t passed the required exam, Scott Laman knew an effort was needed to increase understanding of what ASQ certification means.
Laman, chair of ASQ’s certification…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an electromechanical circuit in which microwaves communicate with a vibrating mechanical component 1,000 times more vigorously than ever achieved before in similar experiments.…
(Salvo: Singapore) -- Business projects rarely go through the entire project cycle without some surprises. Reasons for this include changing requirements, a larger-than-anticipated cost of project, and flawed technical architecture, among others. Often, project teams realize too late the…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal Inc. has introduced the next generation of its µMaxµm line of digital indicators. In addition to the many existing features of µMaxµm indicators, the enhanced µMaxµm II line offers a wide range of new features, including Dynamic Max, Min, and TIR;…
(American College of Physicians: Philadelphia) -- Four organizations representing more than 350,000 primary care physicians have released joint Guidelines for Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition and Accreditation Programs. The new guidelines—created by the American Academy of…
(Gartner Inc: Stamford, CT) -- Gartner Business Process Management (BPM) Summit, scheduled to take place April 27–29, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, is the largest, most comprehensive BPM conference in the industry. It’s the only BPM event that fully explores proven BPM…
