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(Delcam: Windsor, ON, Canada) -- Delcam has launched the 2011 version of its PowerINSPECT inspection software. This new release makes the analysis of results even easier with the introduction of a “Quick Report” option. It also incorporates improvements to the handling of point-cloud data and…
(Fluke Corp.: Everett, WA) -- The first IEC 61010, CAT III 1000V/CAT IV 600V safety-rated portable oscilloscope, the Fluke 190 Series II ScopeMeter, is the only scope designed to be safely used on industrial three-phase power electronic equipment. Yet it offers the fast sampling (up to 2.5 GS/sec/…
(QI Macros: Denver) -- Most people are afraid of math and statistics. They worry that they’re not smart enough to use them correctly, or that someone will challenge them. And who can blame them when statistics “speak” is loaded with phrases like, “cannot reject the null hypothesis.” Great jargon…
(WCBF: Chicago) -- WCBF’s 10th Annual Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement in Healthcare Summit, “Healthcare Transformation to Achieve and Sustain Excellence—Culture, Leadership, and the Impact of Government-Initiated Reform” is the largest gathering of senior-level executives responsible for…
(Taylor Hobson: Leicester, England) -- Taylor Hobson, a global provider of ultra-precision measurement instrumentation, has further expanded the capabilities of its Talysurf family of metrology instruments by launching the Talysurf Optics 3D. Based on the established PGI Blu, the new PGI Optics 3D…
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has announced its next-generation OmniView 360° inspection system, now with color and five-megapixel, high-resolution cameras. OmniView allows detailed inspection and verification of unoriented wine and juice bottles, canned goods, pharmaceutical vials,…
The discoveries of superconductivity, the quantum Hall effect, and the fractional quantum Hall effect were all the result of measurements made at increasingly lower temperatures. Now, pushing the regime of the very cold into the very small, a team of researchers from the National Institute of…
(Zwick Roell: Ulm, Germany) -- Efficient, cost-effective materials testing is essential for today’s plastics and textile industries. Zwick’s roboTest F robotic testing system offers a compact solution for automated tensile tests on dimensionally unstable specimens. Operating the system is easy,…
(PPT Vision: Bloomington, MN) -- PPT VISION Inc. announces the high-resolution IMPACT M-390 Smart Cameras, which deliver greater accuracy for high-precision machine vision applications. The cameras can be used as part of PPT VISION’s IMPACT M-Series Embedded Vision System—a single system with four…
(Bruker Corp.: Tucson, AZ) -- At the Materials Research Society (MRS) fall 2010 meeting in late November, Bruker Corp. released AcuityXR, a novel optical surface profiler that combines Bruker hardware and software technology to enable select ContourGT noncontact, 3-D optical surface profilers to…
(Baumer Ltd.: Southington, CT) -- With its DSRC strain ring series, Baumer Ltd. offers flexible solutions for measuring cyclical processes such as tension, compression, and torque. The strain rings offer a good repeatability of 0.1 percent of full scale (F.S.). based on its STRAIN…
(TÜV SÜD America: Plymouth, MI) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc.’s automotive electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) laboratory in Plymouth, Michigan, has received formal recognition from Ford Motor Co. to perform testing to the new EMC-CS-2009 engineering specification that addresses EMC requirements for…
(Intertek: Oak Brook, IL) – As the promulgation of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act’s (CPSIA) Certification and Testing Rule (also known as the 15-Month Rule) quickly approaches, U.S. manufacturers and importers of record will be required to comply with more stringent protocols and…
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- What does the production line at a car manufacturer have to do with a doctor scrubbing in for brain surgery?
A lot, as it turns out.
For almost 10 years, Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle has adopted the essential principles of the Toyota…
(Edgecombe Community College: Tarboro, NC) -- Problem solving in manufacturing likely has been around since the first handmade tools were designed a couple million years ago.
But the phrase “problem solving” is relatively new, and so is its application in today’s world of business and industry…
Update: In a most recent contact with ASQ, the association said it would not initiate a grassroots campaign. “From what ASQ knows, the commission's proposal is dead and the Baldrige Program is safe for now. We will continue to be vigilant in the coming year to make sure that the president and…
(Proceq SA: Schwerzenbach, Switzerland) -- Proseq, a global manufacturer of high-quality portable test equipment, has created new features for its Pundit Lab, which was originally developed during the 1970s as the world’s first portable, ultrasonic nondestructive indicating tester.
Pundit’s…
(NAG: Oxford, UK) -- When researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Sheffield decided to use the UK’s national academic supercomputer HECToR to study a problem in eggshell formation, they made use of NAG HPC software engineering expertise. The results they obtained may also…
(Creaform: St. Georges Lévis, Québec) -- Last August, 3-D technology provider Creaform launched its Put Us to the Test 2010 challenge. Daring the world to submit high-difficulty engineering projects to its team of experts, the company promised thousands of dollars in engineering labor hours to…
(GAO Comm: Toronto) -- GAO Comm Inc. has released its Model 530 infrared thermometer designed for industrial, laboratory, food service, fire fighting, hobby, and home use. It is suitable for measuring surface temperatures in hazardous or hard-to-reach places or other situations in which noncontact…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has announced that the 2011–2012 Criteria for Performance Excellence for businesses and nonprofit organizations are now available to download. The criteria serve as the standard for selecting the annual recipients of the…
(ANSI: New York) -- In line with the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), China has formally notified the WTO of proposed revisions to Chinese legislation guiding the use of toxic and hazardous materials in electronic and electrical products. A public…
(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems has developed the Microgage Roll Alignment Kit to facilitate the alignment of rollers, idlers, take-up reels, shafts, and web-handling systems. This newest addition to the Pinpoint line is compact and easy to use in all industrial…
(Titan Tool Supply: Buffalo, NY) -- Titan Tool Supply Inc. introduces its new Micro-Video-Zoom Objective and Camera, featuring a CMOS camera for use in microscopy or to attach to a borescope for connecting to a desktop or laptop computer. The new low-cost unit is supplied with a 6-ft USB cable and…
(AICON: Braunschweig, Germany) -- At the EuroMold show held Dec. 1–4 in Frankfurt, AICON showcased its optical measuring system MoveInspect HR, a system that can be used for aligning and positioning objects.
Aligning components or machines is a daily routine both in prototyping and…
