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(Newage Testing Instruments: Feasterville, PA) -- Newage Testing Instruments Inc., an established manufacturer and worldwide supplier of hardness testers and accessories, has launched a new website at www.hardnesstesters.com.
Part of the AMETEK Measurement & Calibration Technologies…
(University at Buffalo: Buffalo, NY) -- University at Buffalo’s Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) announces its next Black Belt training class to be presented at Ramada Hotel, in Amherst, New York, with dates slated for Sept. 20–24, Oct. 25–29, Nov. 29–Dec. 3, Jan. 10–14, 2011, and Feb. 7…
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- June U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $241.47 million, according to The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and The American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S. Manufacturing…
(Guidon Performance Solutions: Mesa, AZ) -- Guidon Performance Solutions LLC, a provider of process management and performance improvement solutions to the service sector, is offering a two-day workshop “LeanSigma Fundamentals for Service,” on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, in Mesa, Arizona. This workshop…
(Intertek: Houston) -- Intertek, a global provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries, has expanded its analytical testing services to materials and industrial products clients in the United States with a new laboratory in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The new facility…
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- With the recent introduction of 1DMax, a new 1-D code reading algorithm, Cognex now offers the most comprehensive range of 1-D barcode and 2-D data matrix code reading tools available. Regardless of the size, quality, printing method, or surface the codes are marked…
(Best Practices LLC: Chapel Hill, NC) -- Key opinion leaders (KOLs) possess a credibility earned through experience and their relationships in their therapeutic area. As a result, KOLs can serve as natural resources for pharmaceutical companies for generating market interest and providing…
(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- TrackWise SelectStart is a purpose-built quality management solution created specifically for small to medium-size companies across different segments of life science industries. These emerging companies have the same rigorous quality and regulatory requirements as…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A wrench or a screwdriver of a single size is useful for some jobs, but for a more complicated project, you need a set of tools of different sizes. Following this guiding principle, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have engineered…
(MDdatacor inc.: Alpharetta, GA) -- MDdatacor inc., a provider of health care quality management solutions for insurers and health care providers, has announced that its MDinsight clinical quality system will help hospitals and physicians achieve many of the meaningful use requirements outlined in…
(Purdue School of Engineering and Technology: Indianapolis, IN) -- The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) will offer two new courses in fall 2010: “Total Quality Control” (IET 36400) and “Statistical Quality Control (IET 45400…
(4D Technology Corp.: Tucson, AZ) -- Extended precision metrology is critical for controlling optics-polishing methods such as ion-beam etching and magnetorheological finishing (MRF). These methods can create features with higher spatial frequency than traditional polishing methods; therefore, the…
(Eriez Manufacturing Co.: Erie, PA) -- Keeping magnetic, vibratory, and inspection equipment operating at peak performance while providing 24/7 on-call repair has enabled the Eriez 5-Star Service Group to experience growth in 2010. The 5-Star Service Group has opened a new service center located…
(Quality + Engineering: Portland, OR) -- Risk management is now considered a core skill for all professionals. A May 2010 Business Week survey of 1,500 chief executives by IBM concluded that “global complexity is the foremost issue confronting CEOs and their enterprises. The chief executives see…
(GE Intelligent Platforms: Charlottesville, VA) -- GE Intelligent Platforms has made available Proficy Accelerator for Advanced Analytics, its latest Proficy Accelerator solution. The platform layers on top of existing systems and by using historical data to create real-time models that drive…
(Fireflysci.com: Farmingdale, NY) -- For several decades, spectrophotometry has been used in microbiology, clinical chemistry, the pharmaceutical industry, and other research applications.
Periodic verification of the performance of spectrophotometers is required by ISO 9001, good laboratory…
(FasTest: Roseville, MN) -- FasTest Inc. announces FasCal Lever series calibration connectors designed for fast, safe, and repeatable connections to all types of transmitters. Levers are simply hand-squeezed and inserted into quarter-inch threaded ports. Upon release of the lever, an instant leak…
(PPT Vision: Minnetonka, MN) -- PPT VISION utilizes two IMPACT T20 Intelligent Cameras to inspect aluminum wheels traveling on a roller conveyor, verifying model type and specifications. The vision system is required to ensure the correct model of aluminum wheel is packed into the appropriate…
(Instron Deutschland GmbH: Pfungstadt, Germany) -- Instron will underline its position as a versatile partner for a full range of polymer testing services at K 2010 , Oct. 27–Nov. 3, in Düsseldorf, Germany, on stand J18 in hall 10. The company will present its comprehensive portfolio of newly-…
(Micro-Vu Corp.: Windsor, CA) -- Micro-Vu Corp. has introduced its new Sol Vision System, a measurement system that bridges the gap between manual video machines and automated multisensor CMMs. The Sol is primarily used for dimensional measurement and inspection of medical devices, precision-…
(Extensible CAD Technologies: Raleigh, NC) -- Extensible CAD Technologies announces the release of their new version InspectionXpert for CATIA V5, which introduces support for 3-D models in addition to the 2-D drawings previously supported.
“Many of our InspectionXpert for CATIA customers…
The world admires the United States for our education system. Students from China, India, Russia, and a host of other countries fill our colleges and universities. However, after degrees and work experience are secured, unless they are offered extraordinary salaries and benefits by technology-…
(Aegis Analytical Corp.: Lafayette, CO) -- Aegis Analytical Corp., a provider of enterprise manufacturing intelligence software, announces that Discoverant for quality data management is available as a tool for quality teams in process manufacturing.
“Product quality in life science companies…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Billerica, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has launched the Niton XL2 GOLDD Series hand-held X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer. The company also introduced the enhanced Niton XL3t GOLDD+ Series, which offers features for advanced quality assurance. The…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Health care organizations from around the globe are invited to share their models of quality improvement at the upcoming 2011 Quality Institute for Healthcare (QIHC) Conference, May 16–18 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
“First Do No Harm, Then Make…
