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(IHI: Cambridge, MA) -- Having a dashboard that easily and clearly displays information about your performance measures can help your hospital know if it is progressing toward its goals.
To help you create a practical framework for developing and evaluating a dashboard of key measures, the…
(ISO: Geneva) -- A new edition of the successful handbook, ISO 9001 for Small Businesses – What to do: Advice from ISO/TC 176, has just been jointly published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC). The handbook has been updated to take…
(Gradient Lens Corp.: Rochester, NY) -- The new Hawkeye Rigid Video Borescopes offer the convenience and image quality of video built right into every scope. This new line of direct-to-video borescopes has integrated charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras built into each of 18 models of Hawkeye Pro…
(GBMP Inc.: Boston) -- “Easier, Better, Faster, Cheaper: How Do We Improve?” is the theme of the sixth annual Northeast Shingo Prize Conference, which will take place Oct. 19–20 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
The Northeast conference will emphasize the value…
(Instron: Norwood, MA) -- Instron announces its new line of universal materials testing equipment. The 5900 Series offers exceptional performance packaged in innovative frames, designed with enhancements that deliver superior accuracy and reliability, improved ergonomics, and an enhanced overall…
(The Modal Shop: Cincinnati) -- Major parts recalls cost a company more than just money. A damaged reputation can be a large, long-term loss, negatively affecting sales for years to come—especially if the recalled parts are safety-critical. Avoiding major recalls can be done simply, quickly, and…
(Pilgrim Software: Tampa, FL) -- New food safety regulations moving through the U.S. Congress, combined with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), demand greater safety management by food processors. At the 2010 Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, Symposium 171, “The Operational…
(Pointools: London) -- Software from Pointools is being used to create 3-D walk-through models to explore the viability of laser scanning on the moon and Mars. Researchers from Navajo Technical College, together with representatives from NASA and New Mexico Tech, laser scanned a volcanic formation…
(University Alliance: Tampa, FL) -- There’s no doubt that professionals with the right post-recession skills will have the best career options. That same knowledge can also strengthen their bank accounts, according to a U.S. News University Directory article featured in the latest University…
(Productivity Europe: Olney, UK) – Productivity Europe presents Visual Workplace—Visual Thinking, a two-day workplace seminar conducted by Gwendolyn Galsworth, Ph.D., July 6–7, held at Britvic Soft Drinks in Rugby, England. At the seminar learn principles, concepts, models, methods, and tools that…
(KIDASA Software: Austin, Texas) -- KIDASA Software Inc. announces the release of v. 2010 of Milestones Professional. Both 32-bit and 64 bit versions are available. Milestones Professional earned the “compatible with Windows 7” logo.
Continuing the KIDASA 20 year tradition of cutting-edge…
(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing a new four-axis microgage receiver that provides useful alignment information for evaluating and correcting machinery alignment problems. The new 4-D Microgage Receiver measures two linear axes, X and Y, and their two…
(EMVA: Munich) -- During a press conference at AUTOMATICA 2010, European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) Vice President Cor Maas noted, “The European machine vision industry is well on track to return to substantial growth this year. Results of our current European market survey point to an 11-…
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- Materials Analysis Inc., a Dallas engineering firm specializing in litigation support, is using noncontact 3-D scanning to provide critical assistance in product liability cases. The technology is invaluable for showing details that are invisible to the eye or that might…
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, is pleased to announce immediate availability of the Keithley 2015 Total Harmonic Distortion Multimeter.
Combining audio band quality measurements…
(IQPC: New York) -- The International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC) will hold its 10th Lean Six Sigma for Biotech, Pharma, and Medical Device Excellence event in San Diego, July 26–28, at the Hilton San Diego Resort.
Explore how to leverage lean Six Sigma and operational excellence by…
(Cybermetrics Corp.: Phoenix) -- The Bosch Group is a global supplier of technology and services for automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology. Bosch chose GAGEtrak Calibration Management Software to track its metrology assets, schedule calibrations, and…
(UNIDO: Vienna) -- Kandeh K. Yumkella, director-general of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), says that Bangladesh has the potential to become the metrology hub of South Asia.
“Bangladesh is growing rapidly, and global metrology and calibration standards could…
(SAE International: Warrendale, PA) -- Through a corporate gift of $250,000 from John Deere, SAE International announces its new “John Deere/SAE International AWIM Learn Twice Initiative.”
The Learn Twice Initiative uses the award-winning SAE International A World In Motion (AWIM) curriculum…
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- BSI announces its next webinar in its free ISO/IEC 20000 Series, “Requirements for Service Level Management and Service Level Reporting,” which happens on Thursday, June 17, at 1 p.m. EDT.
Increasingly, organizations and government agencies are turning to ISO/IEC 20000 to…
(Paton Professional: Chico, CA) -- If your organization is registered to ISO 9001 or any other management system standard, you’ve got an internal audit process. Are you making the most of it? Is it a value-adding exercise? William A. Stimson’s new book, Internal Quality Auditing, Second Edition (…
(Claromentis Ltd.: Brighton, UK) -- The release of a comprehensive, customizable quality management suite by Claromentis addresses information and audit management in an integrated web-based suite that can fit seamlessly into existing information frameworks.
The Claromentis Quality Management…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- In an advance that sounds almost Zen, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a new type of pulsed laser that excels at not producing light…
(IAF: Sydney, Australia) -- It would not be an exaggeration to say that the ISO 9001 standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) brought about a revolution in the field of quality assurance. When initially published in 1987, the standard set a benchmark for evaluating…
(EDAX Inc.: Mahwah, NJ) -- EDAX Inc., part of AMETEK Inc.’s Material Analysis Division, a provider of X-ray microanalysis and electron diffraction instrumentation, continues to lead the industry with its recent release of OIM 6.0. The software is the first microanalysis package written for 64-bit…
