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(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- With the introduction of the MarSurf XR 1 surface measuring system, Mahr, a manufacturer and marketer of dimensional measuring equipment, has bridged the gap between portable surface measuring devices and larger, full-featured, PC-based surface measurement and…
(Carl Zeiss IMT: Minneapolis) -- The new VAST XTR gold probe from Carl Zeiss enables flexible and highly accurate measurements in industrial measuring, thus increasing productivity and flexibility for operators. Thanks to the integrated rotary axis, the VAST XTR gold turns the stylus system in the…
(TÜV Rheinland: Atlanta, GA) -- TÜV Rheinland Rail Sciences (TÜV-RSI), a subsidiary of TUV Rheinland North America, has expanded its range of chemical analysis services with the installation of a glow discharge spectrometer in its La Vista, Nebraska, laboratory. To demonstrate the benefits of the…
(Compliance2go: Houston) -- Compliance2go is hosting the webinar, FDA’s Part 11—Enforcement Trends and Affordable Steps to Take Today, which is scheduled for Tues., Aug. 14, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT.
Get first-hand knowledge on: • How the FDA is enforcing 21 CFR 11 today • How to put in…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- This year, the American Society for Quality’s (ASQ) 21st Annual Service Quality Conference is in Baltimore, and you won’t want to miss it. Register by Aug. 31, 2012, to receive the early-bird discounted rate.
The keynote speakers for this conference are: • Joseph A. De Feo,…
(UB: Buffalo, NY) -- Firms not only create new products through systematic processes, but also produce new knowledge that should be captured and reused to enable greater opportunity for future innovation. Through a new, exclusive certification course at the University at Buffalo (UB), developed and…
(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- When was the last time you were in a meeting and every participant was in the room? How many people do you know who work from remote sites? How many emails did you receive and send at work today? Blogging, commenting, tagging, emailing, texting, video chatting are…
(Predictive Solutions: Pittsburgh) -- Predictive Solutions’ version 1.1 of its SafetyNet app, used to upload safety data to its workplace safety software, is now available for download from the App Store. This is the first update to the workplace safety software app released last year. Existing…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A New York Times editorial, “A Formula for Cutting Health Costs,” highlights the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, Southcentral Foundation, and how it has achieved “startling efficiencies: emergency room use has been reduced by 50 percent, hospital…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- What can you learn for your organization from the evaluation of a fictional health care organization conducted by an actual team of Baldrige examiners this year? See a sample applicant’s responses to the 2011–2012 Health Care Criteria for Performance Excellence (PDF) and…
(ANSI: New York) -- On June 15, 2012, the European Commission released a document detailing frequently asked questions (FAQs) concerning the European Union’s Directive 2001/65/EU—“Restrictions on hazardous substances” (RoHS 2). Because RoHS 2 is expected to have a significant effect on trade and…
(Thomson Reuters: New York) -- Thomson Reuters has published the latest version of ONESOURCE Transfer Pricing, the first comprehensive software and content suite to address the entire transfer pricing workflow within a corporation.
ONESOURCE Transfer Pricing helps global organizations automate and…
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Why is it that some improvement efforts succeed while others fail despite robust change management programs and the often do-or-die pressure to improve? Quite simply, there are three elements that separate those that succeed from those that fail. They are the…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has just completed work to provide identical structure, text, and common terms and definitions for management system standards of the future. This will ensure consistency among future and revised management system standards…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, has announced the first accreditations of health information technology (HIT) certification bodies under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of…
(Renishaw: New Mills, UK) -- the RESOLUTE UHV is the latest ultra-high vacuum (UHV) compatible read head from Renishaw, offering true-absolute position feedback, submicron accuracy, and resolutions to 1 nm for both linear and rotary applications. The new range of RESOLUTE UHV encoders are…
(TÜV Rheinland: Newtown, CT) -- TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions (TRIS) will hold a free webinar to discuss the benefits of nondestructive inspections using the phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) method, an advanced method of ultrasonic testing that can reveal defects in material that cannot…
(Cognex: Natick MA) -- Cognex Corp., a global manufacturer of machine vision systems, has introduced the In-Sight 7010, an entry level vision system developed specifically for inspection tasks where vision sensors are too limited and a standard vision system may not be cost effective.
Every aspect…
(CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL) -- The consequences of taking on risk can be ruinous to personal finances, professional careers, corporate survivability, and even nation states. Yet many risk managers do not have a clear understanding of the basics. Requiring no statistical or mathematical background,…
(Fluke: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Corp. introduces the Fluke 320 Series True-rms Clamp Meters, a complete line of tools engineered to produce noise-free, reliable measurements in the toughest environments. Designed to be long-lasting and easy to use, the Fluke 323, 324, and 325 clamp meters are ideal…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has announced the availability of its piezoelectric and variable capacitive sensing technologies for flight test…
(Dolan-Jenner: Boxborough, MA) -- Dolan-Jenner Industries, an ANSI-ASQ ISO 9001-certified designer and manufacturer of fiber-optic components and related illumination systems for microscopy, forensics, diagnostic imaging, and machine vision industries, has developed the Fiber-Lite LMI-6000 LED…
(AMETEK: Largo, FL) -- AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments, an industry leader in advanced dry-block temperature calibrators, offers two new variants designed for applications that require either extreme cooling or high heat—the JOFRA PTC-125 Cooler and RTC-159 Ultra Cooler calibrators. Both…
(Robert Half: Menlo Park, CA) -- How useful are performance reviews? It depends on whom you ask. In an Accountemps survey, 94 percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed said formal evaluations are either somewhat or very effective in helping employees improve their performance. Yet…
(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- Artists put their work on display for everyone to judge, accepting a position of vulnerability to comment on the human condition and contribute to the common good. Artists bring people closer together by providing a forum for shared experiences. They challenge, excite,…
