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(ISO: Geneva) -- The latest edition of ISO 9001, the world’s most widely used quality management standard, is included on a newly launched CD collection of the generic standards in the ISO 9000 family from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
The ISO standards collection,…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the availability of a new resource for its members that will facilitate enhanced U.S. engagement on standards and conformance in China. The resource was developed jointly with the US-China Business Council (USCBC), the…
(PPT Vision: Bloomington, MN) -- PPT VISION Inc. announces the newest addition to the company’s popular series of IMPACT smart cameras, the Right-Angle T-Series intelligent camera. This camera is paired with PPT Vision’s full IMPACT software suite, which solves challenging industrial vision…
(Ultriva: Cupertino, CA) -- Ultriva Inc., the lean leader with an electronic kanban focus, went live in 36 plants last year and is on target to double in 2009.
“Ultriva’s core message of ‘free up the capital tied in the inventory’ resonated very well with our target market. Our ability to…
(CSA Standards: Ontario, Canada) -- CSA Standards, a leading standards-based solutions organization, and The Climate Registry, the leading North American greenhouse gas (GHG) registry, recently announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that more closely aligns the two organizations in their…
While other authors have written about Toyota’s manufacturing principles and the company’s approach to efficiency, Mike Rother is the first to devote six years of study to Toyota’s actual management behavior—revealing the essential kata—in his book, Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement,…
While other authors have written about Toyota’s manufacturing principles and the company’s approach to efficiency, Mike Rother is the first to devote six years of study to Toyota’s actual management behavior—revealing the essential kata—in his book, Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement,…
(Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN) -- Researchers have created the tiniest laser since its invention nearly 50 years ago, paving the way for a host of innovations, including superfast computers that use light instead of electrons to process information, advanced sensors and imaging.…
(GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies: Billerica, MA) -- Weighing only 2.2 pounds, the USM Go is the lightest and most portable ultrasonic flaw detector available from GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies. The USM Go is designed for ease of prolonged operation in the harshest inspection…
(Automation Trainer: Westbrook, ME) -- Automated liquid handling equipment is an increasingly essential component of life science laboratories. Used to boost the productivity and repeatability of volume transfers, automated liquid handlers must be optimized to achieve precision and accuracy in…
Gemba is a Japanese term that has been translated as: place, real place, actual place. Westerners have further defined gemba to include: where the action is, the go-and-see place, where the work is done, the place to go for improvement, and the place where value is added, and more.
The environment…
(Fluke Corp.: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Corp., the global leader in hand-held electronic test and measurement technology, has announced a Cash for Clunkers rebate program to encourage thermographers to trade their old infrared cameras for new Fluke instruments.
The Fluke Cash for Clunkers program…
(Active Communications International: Chicago) -- Join Active Communications International, November 12–13, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts, for an interactive, executive symposium of hospitals and health care facilities. Learn from the hospitals and health care facilities that have been profiting…
What seemed to be a lucrative as well as a burgeoning market in the European Union (EU) for textile and apparel manufacturers will not be the same again. This is because of the EU's imposition of tougher laws on chemicals and their safe use, many of which are used in apparel printing and design…
(Norbar Torque Tools Ltd.: Oxfordshire, UK) -- Norbar, a global specialist manufacturer of torque tools, has launched the ultimate torque measurement, calibration, and data archiving system. The T-Box, together with the Torque Data Management System software, allow the simple processing of data…
(RWJF: Princeton, NJ) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) recently announced the selection of 15 hospitals to participate in two new quality improvement programs as part of its ambitious Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative. The AF4Q is the foundation’s signature program to lift…
(Nikon Instruments Inc.: Melville, NY) -- The new series of Nikon LSI inspection microscopes, Eclipse L200N and L200ND, is now available. Building on the high resolution and precision of the Eclipse L200 and L200D series, the L200N and L200ND offer improved observation and operating performance,…
(ASME: New York) -- A seminar on the newly revised Y14.5 standard from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) will take place on Oct. 8, at the Sheraton Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City.
The ASME-sponsored seminar will provide…
(Q-PLUS Labs: Irvine, CA) -- There’s a technology sea change underway in metrology and dimensional measurement, a change that promises significant improvements in efficiency and precision that will shape the future of testing and quality programs worldwide.
“There are exciting developments…
(Instantis: Santa Clara, CA) -- Instantis, the premier provider of on-demand project portfolio management software used by business-process and IT leaders to improve strategy execution and financial performance, has announced the availability of EnterpriseTrack Green Edition.
Instantis…
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- The Rohde & Schwarz SMIQ06B is a vector signal generator with a frequency range of 300 kHz to 6.4 GHz. The high-grade I/Q modulator ensures minimum error vector magnitude and high intermodulation suppression. Using modern digital signal…
(ANSI: Washington) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced dates for its first-ever workshop on accreditation of certificate-issuing bodies. The Feb. 11–12, 2010 event will introduce interested stakeholders to the American National Standard ASTM E2659-09—"Standard…
(ASQ Silicon Valley: Santa Clara, CA) -- Come join your colleagues and other members of the Bay Area quality and business community for a full day of learning and networking at the Silicon Valley ASQ Quality Conference "Road to Excellence: Best Practice Trails," Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 in Santa…
(Fluke Corp.: Everett, WA) -- Instructors have just weeks to apply for $100,000 worth of infrared thermal imagers from Fluke Corp., the world’s leading supplier of hand-held test and measurement equipment. Fluke is donating the equipment to schools and training programs for use in teaching…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD ) -- Airline travelers are used to being instructed to turn off computers and cell phones during takeoffs and landings as a precaution against interfering with the plane’s navigational equipment, but outside sources of high-energy interference can be even more dangerous.…
