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(Setra Systems Inc.: Boxborough, MA) -- Setra Systems Inc., a manufacturer and designer of pressure measurement instrumentation, announces the availability of their newly enhanced model 470T digital pressure transducer for clean dry air and gases. The Model 470T now features an improved…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The purpose of the National Quality Education Conference (NQEC) is to provide teachers, administrators, support personnel, and other stakeholders opportunities to learn quality tools and concepts that have been used successfully to improve education in U.S. schools. It’s an…
(IQPC: New York) -- For the seventh year running, Six Sigma and Process Excellence IQ, a division of the International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC), announces that the 2010 European Process Excellence Awards program is now open for entry.
With process excellence, lean, and Six Sigma…
(Artel: Westbrook, ME) -- At LabAutomation 2010, Jan. 24-26, in Palm Springs, California, Artel will provide tools for laboratories to better understand and optimize their automated liquid handlers for enhanced quality assurance.
At the Artel booth (#451), Artel will:
• Discuss new…
(Fluke Corp.: Everett, WA) -- The Hart Scientific Division of Fluke Corp. has introduced new full-immersion platinum resistance thermometer (PRT) probes designed to perform in extreme environments.
The Hart Scientific 5606 and 5607 Full Immersion PRTs are designed to perform in "full immersion…
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- The QC20-W ballbar is an all-new design featuring a Renishaw-developed linear sensor and Bluetooth wireless technology. This provides greater ease of use and enhanced durability, and allows for testing even in “closed door” manufacturing, where access for wiring…
(Phynix GmbH & Co.: Köln, Germany) --Phynix is broadening its product range with the gloss measuring instrument GlossFix 60. This new development makes it possible to take immediate measurements of surfaces ranging from matte to mirror-finish with the utmost precision. The fields of…
(Camstar Systems Inc.: Charlotte, NC) -- Increasing numbers of customer complaints is typically an indicator of unresolved internal quality failures. Many companies still use fragmented applications, including paper-based systems, which lead to inconsistent processes for receiving and handling…
(AMETEK: Rochester, NY) -- AMETEK Power Instruments—a recognized leader in alarm management products—has introduced an advanced web-based alarm management system that captures critical alarms with one millisecond precision.
The SERNET Sequence of Events Recorder is a distributed,…
(SME:Dearborn, MI) -- For the first time in its 78-year history, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has elected a woman to lead the organization. Barbara M. Fossum, PhD, FSME, will serve as 2010 president and was officially sworn in—along with the rest of the 2010 SME Executive Committee…
Performance reviews get a bad rap these days. Employees dread them, vacillating between cynical eye rolls and desperate last-minute bids to suck up to the boss before review time. Managers see them as an obligation to plow through before they can mark one more task off their endless to-do lists.…
(Creaform: Montreal, Canada) -- Creaform announces the acquisition of InSpeck, a leader in 3-D scanning of the human body.
“This acquisition consolidates our position as leader in 3-D scanning, as well as our position in the medical, multimedia and entertainment, and 3-D imagery sectors," says…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Madison, WI) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., recently unveiled an enhanced and easy-to-navigate version of its interactive UV-Visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer web tool. The online platform, available at www.thermo.com/selectuv, has been upgraded to include the…
(Underwriters Laboratories: Northbrook, IL) -- Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a provider in product safety and conformity testing and certification services, announces that UL International (UK) Ltd. (UL UK) has been appointed as a notified body to the Construction Products Directive (CPD). UL UK…
(DALSA: Billerica, MA) -- DALSA Corp., a global provider in machine vision technology, announces the availability of color processing for its BOA vision system, DALSA’s highly integrated smart camera. Supported with a full suite of vision tools, the new color version of the BOA sets a new cost/…
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- SAE International is expanding its content offerings by partnering with SupplierBusiness, an industry leader in the creation of electronic market research reports. SupplierBusiness' e-format reports are now available through SAE International’s web site.
"We are…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- The Quality Council of Alberta (QCA), a member-based organization created to promote quality management throughout Alberta, Canada, announces that it now delivers cost-effective, online lean and lean Six Sigma training to business professionals throughout Alberta,…
(ANSYS Inc.: South Pointe, PA) -- ANSYS Inc., a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, recently announced that the University of Alberta used software from ANSYS to aid in interpreting weather data received from the Phoenix Mars…
(Nanovea: Irvine, CA) -- Nanovea 3-D noncontact profilometers will now have optional online capability for automated inspection and report generation. With this advancement Nanovea’s profilometers can now effortlessly integrate into large or small quality control environments. Crucial applications…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- With so many vision systems available today, it can be a daunting task trying to figure out which one is right for your particular application. Simply finding a system that can perform the necessary vision tasks is not enough; there are several other factors that need to be…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- In recognition of National Engineers Week, Feb. 14–20, the American Society for Quality (ASQ) invites local middle and high school teachers to bring an ASQ engineer into their classroom to promote engineering as a career. Educators can contact ASQ at (800) 248-1946 to find an…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Farmers can now improve their overall performance and financial results, as well as increase customer confidence and satisfaction with a new standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for implementing a quality management system (QMS) based on ISO 9001 …
(Olympus NDT: Waltham, MA) -- Olympus introduces a comprehensive inspection solution for laminate composite parts (CFRP) manufactured for the aerospace industry.
The solution is comprised of the OmniScan MX phased array flaw detector with the 16:128 module, OmniScan MXU software, and a…
(Fischer Technology: Windsor, CT) -- DELTASCOPE FMP30, ISOSCOPE FMP30, and DUALSCOPE FMP40 coating thickness instruments feature strategies for measurement capture, more memory, and extensive graphical and statistical evaluation capabilities, and are now available with an integrated Bluetooth…
(PHASICS: Palaiseau, France) -- PHASICS manufactures high-resolution wave front sensors and associated devices and software for laser characterization and optical metrology. The company will present KaleoMatic, a new solution for automated and precise optics characterization at Photonics West 2010…
