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(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- Current and anticipated regulatory changes are the chief driver of life science organizations’ quality management initiatives, according to a recent poll by Sparta Systems Inc., the maker of TrackWise software. Of the quality professionals surveyed, 97 percent…
Children enjoy an exhibit demonstrating the applications of lasers. The GTRI researchers developed the museum-quality exhibits and are making them available for loan to K-12 schools.
Credit: Brian Childress
A dozen hands-on, museum-quality…
(Veeco Instruments Inc.: Tucson, AZ) -- Veeco Instruments Inc., a global provider of precision instrumentation and metrology solutions for scientific and industrial markets, announced a new low-cost member of its ContourGT family of noncontact, 3-D optical surface profilers. The ContourGT-K0…
(MicroRidge Systems: Sunriver, OR) -- MobileCollect represents the third generation of wireless measurement collection from MicroRidge Systems Inc. Featuring new technology, new features, and new pricing, MobileCollect offers the greatest range of options and flexibility for wireless measurement…
(Italics Publishing: Toronto) -- Focused entirely on the realm of operations, Turnaround Strategies for Customer Centric Operations (Italics Publishing, 2010) brings straightforward, innovative approaches to the most commonly encountered challenges in operational restructuring. In author Ileana…
(INUS Technology Inc.: Seoul) -- INUS Technology Inc. has announced that the Mephisto 3-D scanner from 3D Dynamics now includes a license of Rapidform XOS. This powerful combination of hardware and software allows users to capture, process, and edit 3-D scans for a variety of purposes, including 3…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Telefónica, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, took top honors, winning the Gold Award in the 25th International Team Excellence Award Process at the 2010 ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement, held May 24–26, in St. Louis. A dynamic finalist competition included 28…
(InterTech Development Co.: Skokie, IL) -- Quality engineers seeking significant bottom-line effect by successfully speeding throughput in test-intensive assembly and test operations can now enlist high-speed testing software design services from InterTech Development Co.
Unlike machine…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Demonstrating that chemistry sometimes can inform history, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Colorado College, and Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, have shown that sensitive nondestructive evaluation (NDE)…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and The University of Phoenix have reached an agreement that will provide holders of SME certifications with articulation credits toward their college degree. This will enable them to expedite their time toward a degree through a…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- At Eastec 2010, happening May 25–27, Nikon Metrology Inc. will introduce the new MCA II range of articulated arms with a measurement volume between 1.8 and 3.6 meters diameter. Equipped with the brand new ModelMaker MMDx, the MCA II is an ultramodern and accurate…
(Beta LaserMike: Dayton, OH) -- Beta LaserMike, a global provider of precision measurement and control solutions, will display its comprehensive portfolio of system solutions for accurately and cost-efficiently measuring medical tubing during production at Medical Design & Manufacturing East…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The way is now open for the publication of ISO 26000, which gives guidance on social responsibility, as an international standard by the end of year.
The multistakeholder ISO Working Group on Social Responsibility (ISO/WG SR), which includes experts and observers from 99 ISO-…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- Join the Coordinate Metrology Society in Reno, July 12–16, at the spacious Grand Sierra Resort for the 26th annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC).
Rather than focusing on sales, as do most trade shows, this unique event for 3-D coordinate metrology…
(ISO 9000 Conference: Pittsburgh) -- The European Quality Initiative has announced that the 19th annual International Conference on ISO 9000 will be held March 13–15, 2011, in San Antonio, Texas, at the Grand Hyatt Riverwalk hotel. The conference’s Call for Papers was also announced, with the due…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- The new book, Design and Analysis of Experiments with SAS, is a culmination of author John Lawson’s many years of consulting and teaching. It provides practical guidance on the computer analysis of experimental data. The book connects the objectives of research to…
(CyberMetrics: Phoenix) -- CyberMetrics Corp.’s Quality Management Division introduces a new product offering, the GAGEtrak Portable Calibration Solution (PCS). Now you can export gauge calibration data from GAGEtrak software to a netbook or laptop to perform calibrations in the field.
All of…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ) presented the first Spencer Hutchens Jr. Medal for Social Responsibility to Joanne Adrienne Vincenten during its annual World Conference on Quality and Improvement in St. Louis on May 23. The medal recognizes the achievements of someone…
(DALSA: Boston) -- A global provider of machine vision technology, Dalsa Corp. recently launched four new models in the Falcon high-performance area scan camera family. Three of the color models are part of DALSA’s Falcon High Gain (HG) series, and one is part of its extended dynamic range (XDR)…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Standards developed by ASTM International’s technical committees—Committee F20 on Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response and Committee E47 on Biological Effects and Environmental Fate—play a role in both the initial response and follow-up to oil spills. The…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- A new book published May 19 by CRC Press, Essential Project Management Skills, examines the trends affecting projects today using case studies from real projects. Author, Kerry R. Wills, an expert with a career of hands-on experience in project management, describes…
(PANalytical: Almelo, the Netherlands) -- PANalytical has extended the compatibility of its Omnian advanced standardless analysis software to now include the compact benchtop MiniPal 4 X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer. This combination offers a premium XRF solution that is both easy to use…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has announced a new option to deliver its VisionView operator interface to any VGA display. VisionView VGA is a low-cost DIN rail-mount adapter that provides direct VGA output for the VisionView application software, allowing operators to connect to any size…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- A long-time advocate of lean practices, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) member and author, Mark Hamel, has been awarded The Shingo Prize Research and Professional Publications Award for the Kaizen Event Fieldbook: Foundation, Framework, and Standard Work for…
(Eriez Manufacturing Co.: Erie, PA) -- Eriez’ E-Z Tec X-ray Inspection Systems deliver the highest level of product and packaging integrity for pharmaceutical applications.
“When it comes to foreign object detection, most companies leave themselves vulnerable as they restrict inspection of…