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(Jossey-Bass/Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- The Innovative Team, by Chris Grivas and Gerard Pucciois (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2012) an engaging business fable that reveals the impact our underlying work-style preferences have on our teams and their results. The authors present a breakthrough thinking process…
(Heidenhain: Schaumburg, IL) -- Heidenhain Corp. has announced the latest version of it's PC-based QUADRA-CHEK Metrology software, which provides advanced functionality for inspection measurement machines. This software makes it possible to conveniently perform 2-D and 3-D measuring tasks in the…
(Delcam: Birmingham, UK) -- Delcam will demonstrate the latest developments in its CADCAM products at WESTEC, Booth No. 2812, March 27–29, 2012, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. The range of enhancements enable faster and easier programming for CNC machining,…
(Fixlogix: Olivet, MI) -- Developing CMM fixtures for flexible plastic parts or thin-walled stampings has always been challenging. This is especially true if the call-out is for the part to be inspected in an unconstrained condition. In that case the parts should be positioned using the geometric…
(MSC: Irvine, CA) -- The Measurement Science Conference (MSC) 2012 will focus on the future of measurement science and the challenges that we face moving into the future. As our knowledge doubles in shorter and shorter time frames, our ability to keep pace with new technologies might seem…
(Lean Frontiers: Fishers, IN) -- This year’s Training Within Industry (TWI) Summit boasts two of the world’s foremost lean pioneers. Mike Rother, author of the foundational book, Learning to See (Lean Enterprise Institute, 1999) and his most recent work, Toyota Kata (McGraw-Hill, 2009), will kick…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced additional measuring ranges of 15 kN and 5 kN for its Type 2160A NC electromechanical joining modules.…
(Steinbichler: Plymouth, MI) -- Steinbichler, a global supplier of optical measuring and sensor technology, presents integrated photogrammetry for the overall acquisition of 3-D reference points, with which complex 3-D digitalization projects can now be handled even more efficiently.
“We offer…
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) -- The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) will run 13 workshops April 3–5, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas, addressing the technical and social aspects of lean manufacturing and lean service transformations.
The curriculum also will help you understand lean as a complete…
(TÜV SÜD: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc. has opened its 30,000 square foot Energy Efficiency Center of Excellence, located just north of Atlanta. The laboratory is accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) in compliance with ISO/IEC 17025—“General…
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and 3-D shape, announces the launch of its newest benchtop spectrophotometer, the CM-3700A.
The CM-3700A is an updated version of the now discontinued CM-…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Liberally illustrated with actual design examples, this second edition of Designing for Situation Awareness: An Approach to User-Centered Design, by Mica R. Endsley and Debra G. Jones (CRC Press, 2011) demonstrates how people acquire and interpret information and…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announces the availability of two key documents: • 2012 edition, ANSI Essential Requirements: Due process requirements for American National Standards (ANSI Essential Requirements) • 2012 edition, ANSI Procedures for U.S.…
(Lumetrics: Rochester, NY) -- Lumetrics, a leading manufacturer of world-class precision thickness measurement technology, has installed an OptiGauge at Direct Flow Medical to enable design and manufacture of new cardiovascular products. Direct Flow uses the OptiGauge technology to design and…
(ESCS: Lawrenceville, GA) -- The parts division of Encompass Supply Chain Solutions Inc. (ESCS), a leading provider of forward and reverse supply-chain management and high-tech repair services for a diverse range of electronics products and replacement parts, has launched the website…
(San Dimas, CA) -- CRAIC Technologies, a global leader in application-focused microanalysis solutions, has launched the-CRAIC MP-2 microscope photometer. The CRAIC MP-2 is an all-solid-state system designed for photometry of microscopic samples in many fields, including biology and cytophotometry.…
(NPL: Teddington, Middlesex, UK) -- New research by the United Kingdom’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), and the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) will improve the accuracy of estimates of the time of geological events. The work centers on the calibration of one of the…
(Makino: Tokyo) -- Makino has announced its current roster of free online seminars for 2012. The seminars offer insight into a variety of new milling, electrical discharge machining (EDM), and control technologies for improving part cycle times, quality, and accuracy.
“The North American…
(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) invite certificate-awarding entities that develop and administer energy efficiency and renewable energy programs…
(PCS Press: Vancouver, WA) -- It is amazing how time flies. It was December 1980 when I first started to write about the Toyota Production System in my newsletter, Productivity. In February 1981, I conducted my first two-week study mission to Japan, taking 19 top U.S. executives from ALCOA,…
(FDAnews: Falls Church, VA) -- Is failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) the cornerstone of your risk management program? Consider this quote from the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) quality systems regulation expert Kim Trautman: “Are FMEA or FMECA… good tools? Yes. They are very good tools…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Clear yet comprehensive, Managing Performance in Turbulent Times: Analytics and Insight, by Ed Barrows and Andy Neely (Wiley, 2012), eliminates complex jargon and reveals what it takes to be an effective, modern-day manager. Offering expert know-how, this timely book equips…
(PRI: Warrendale, PA) -- To better understand the “value” of Nadcap accredited certification, the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) surveyed businesses in 40 different economies to clarify the drivers for seeking certification, the factors involved in choosing a certification body, and the…
(Smarter Solutions: Austin, TX) -- Join Smarter Solutions—a provider of Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) training and coaching for measurement, strategic planning, and improvement systems—in a demonstration of its new IEE-compatible performance-scorecard software, the Enterprise Performance…
(Deb Tech International: Short Hills, NJ) -- DebTech International is accepting presentation proposals for the annual Data Governance and Information Quality Conference (DGIQ) scheduled for June 25–28, 2012, at the Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa in San Diego. This event, produced by DebTech…
