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(DMSC Inc.: Arlington, TX) -- The next DMIS Training Workshop is scheduled for the week of Aug. 9–12 and will include the new Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard (DMIS) 5.2 as well as the I++DME specification. This workshop is scheduled to be held at the Nikon (formerly Metris-USA) facility…
(Ball State University: Muncie, IN) -- Manufacturing will recover to prerecession levels during the next two years in states with low tax rates, a diverse collection of manufacturing industries, and strong government services, says a report from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
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(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Business success hinges on successfully creating products with the right features. You must correctly analyze the needs of the customer and match these needs with your resources to not only produce a product and but also deliver it in a timely manner. An in-depth…
(ASME: New York) -- The 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), including 20 discussion tracks on topics ranging from energy to biotechnology, will be held Nov. 12-18, at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Center in British Columbia, Canada.
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(Lenox Instrument Co.: Trevose, PA) -- Lenox Instrument Co. announces the addition of a new Portable Videoscope System to its extensive line of remote visual inspection instruments. Designed to meet the demands of the industrial inspection environment, the self-contained system combines state-of-…
(Software AG: Darmstadt, Germany) -- Software AG has published Process Intelligence for Dummies, Software AG Special Edition. Written by Software AG and IDS Scheer executives, the book delivers information organizations can use to discover cost savings and see precisely where waste and loss are…
(NCSLI: Boulder, CO) -- NCSL International recently announced that it has developed a new multimedia DVD resource. The NCSLI “Find a Cool Career in Metrology” DVD is a new resource available to students, parents, and academic counselors to explain metrology—the science of measurement. The DVD…
(Intelex: Toronto) -- In the spirit of its commitment to ongoing innovation and continual improvement, Intelex Technologies Inc., a global provider of environment, health, safety, and quality (EHSQ) software solutions, is proud to announce Intelex 5.1, the latest version of Intelex’s industry-…
(Trafford Publishing: Gedera, Israel) -- Working in Intel’s manufacturing site in Israel and then its development site in Silicon Valley exposed Menachem Horev to some of the best processes in the world. So when he overcame a critical barrier to a new technology problem, his managers noticed…
(Apollo Associated Services: Midland, MI) -- Root cause analysis users can help achieve business objectives and improve root cause analysis (RCA) programs by building knowledge and skills at the Apollo Root Cause Analysis Symposium, on Sept. 16–17 in Indianapolis at the OMNI Severin Hotel. Apollo…
(George Products: Middletown, DE) -- OASIS Inspection Systems, manufactured in Middletown, Delaware, by George Products Co. Inc., are widely known for their ability to simultaneously and instantly measure all external dimensions on the profile view of parts. The speed at which the OASIS operates…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal will be featuring a new generation of its popular line of MarCal digital calipers at IMTS, to take place Sept. 13–18, at McCormick Place, in Chicago.
Included in the line are a number of innovations, such as lapped guideways, a new reference…
(Leica Geosystems, Norcross, GA) -- Geo-Instruments has implemented one of the industry’s first automated laser scanning systems using Leica Geosystems technology for near-real-time geotechnical monitoring. The system is used to support construction of the Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority’s…
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has introduced the In-Sight 5605, a high-resolution, self-contained vision system offering unprecedented power and flexibility for applications that require visualization of very small defects, even in a large field of view. The In-Sight 5605 offers the…
(APQO: Chicago) -- Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO) recently announced the World Class Award winners of the International Asia Pacific Quality Awards.
The awards will be presented at the 16th APQO/International Conference on Quality in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 18–20.
“We are pleased…
(AHRQ: Rockville, Maryland) -- The Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently unveiled MONAHRQ—My Own Network Powered by AHRQ—a free, Microsoft Windows-based software application that significantly reduces the cost and time a state,…
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) -- Despite expensive increases in the cost of U.S. health care, Americans too often get mediocre results—or worse. National studies show that 15 million incidents of medical harm—e.g., drug errors, wrong-side surgeries, or infections—occur in the United States annually.…
(J.D. Power and Associates: Westlake Village, CA) -- Domestic auto brands, as a whole, have demonstrated higher initial quality than import brands for the first time, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ recently released 2010 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS). The study has been conducted…
(J.D. Power and Associates: Westlake Village, CA) -- Domestic auto brands, as a whole, have demonstrated higher initial quality than import brands for the first time, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ recently released 2010 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS). The study has been conducted…
(BQPM: Newark, CA) -- Are you searching for a practical and effective approach to the European Union directive, Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), on restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical or electronic equipment? Learn how to maximize your return on investment…
(TÜV SÜD America: Plymouth, MI) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc. is offering added investment and increased engineering expertise through certification of playground equipment and surfacing for the International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA), bunk beds, safety eyewear, sports equipment,…
(PANalytical: Almelo, the Netherlands) -- Global X-ray analytical instrument manufacturer, PANalytical, has changed the game in multipurpose X-ray diffraction (XRD) with the launch of its Empyrean high-performance diffractometer. Every major element of Empyrean is new: the X-ray source, the state-…
(Quantum Associates: Northbrook, IL) -- Quantum Associates Inc. has developed its new data analysis tool because they discovered that during their work with service and manufacturing organizations, data are often collected for the sake of collecting data and cannot be put into a format to make…
(TÜVRheinland: Carlsbad, CA and Newtown, CT) -- As the European Union considers recasting the EU Directive for the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS), global businesses look for ways to comply with a constantly greening market. TÜVRheinland, a global provider of global market access,…
In the January 2010 issue of MoreNews, we discussed “Simpson’s Paradox,” a well-known phenomenon that can distort causal relationships in data sets in the presence of a confounder or covariate. In this article, we will talk about some practical ways to guard against becoming the victim of this…
