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(Bearing Specialists Association: Glen Ellyn, IL) -- The Bearing Specialists Association (BSA) has identified “Axis of Rotation Metrology” as the second educational publication in its series of Bearing Briefs of the Month. Bearing Briefs are just one of a variety of education and training…
(Zemetrics: Tucson, AZ) -- ZeGage is a noncontact optical profiler for quantitative measurements of 3-D form and roughness on precision machined surfaces. The industrial design provides fast, accurate metrology in a compact, cost-effective package that can be located directly on the factory…
(Uson: Houston, TX) -- Quality engineers seeking increased production efficiencies and lower costs now possible with state-of-the-art leak detectors for leak-sensitive products assembly, can now select between two new leak-detection equipment matching services from Uson. Uson's experienced leak…
(Industrial Scientific: Pittsburgh) -- Industrial Scientific Corp. has announced the availability of 10 new 116-liter gas cylinders. The new 116-liter cylinders are only slightly larger than the popular 58-liter gas cylinders; however, the cylinders hold twice the volume of gas.
Depending on…
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $459.39 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…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology has announced that Alex Lucas, the company’s business development manager for scanning products, will be presenting the Xtreme Scanning Innovation Brief at the Quality Expo Show in Chicago. This event will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011,…
(Compliance2go: Houston) -- More organizations are striving to “go green” and develop sustainable strategies, many of which involve using computer- and cloud-based technologies. When it comes to electronic signatures and electronic records, the Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 of the Food and…
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- Electric car manufacturers in the United States are leaning toward adopting a quick-charge connector standard proposed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, according to recent reports. This charge format provides for a single, multi-function…
(SVT Systems: Colorado Springs, CO) -- SVT Systems has released GoalEnforcer, a Windows and Macintosh application that makes it simple to organize your goals visually, manage tasks and projects, and generate progress reports. Unlike traditional goal-tracking software, GoalEnforcer uses a unique…
(Aarcher Institute: Annapolis, MD) -- Environmental compliance and management requirements create constant business and regulatory pressures. In September 2011, the Aarcher Institute of Environmental Training is offering a wide range of courses addressing multiple compliance and management…
(Simpler Consulting: Pittsburgh) -- Simpler Consulting L.P., a global management consulting firm that helps companies improve processes to stimulate business-impacting results, has announced that its vice president, Chris Cooper, has published The Little Book of Lean (Simpler Consulting, 2011…
(J.D. Power & Associates: Westlake Village, CA) -- Website appearance, including design elements and color schemes, is driving many brand-level increases and decreases in shopper satisfaction with automotive manufacturer websites, according to the J. D. Power and Associates 2011…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ)—a global community of people passionate about quality, who use their tools, ideas, and expertise to make our world work better—and BSR—a global network of member companies working to develop sustainable business strategies and solutions…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society announced that its annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) 2011 attracted more than 400 professionals in the precision 3-D measurement and inspection field. Manufacturers, engineers, scientists, quality control specialists,…
(SSPC: Pittsburgh, PA) -- The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) has announced the release of the next level of its game-changing Protective Coatings Inspector (PCI) program, PCI Level 3.
The PCI inspector certification was first introduced to the coatings industry in 2007. Since then, it's…
(Renishaw: New Mills, UK) -- Renishaw has added the SFP1, a new probe option, to its REVO five-axis measurement system, which for the first time allows surface-finish inspection to be fully integrated within coordinate measuring machine (CMM) measurement routines.
With a measurement capability…
(Craic Technologies: San Dimas, CA) -- The CRAIC Apollo Raman spectrometer—developed and manufactured by Craic Technologies Inc., designer and manufacturer of scientific instruments—is designed for fast, easy micro-Raman spectroscopy. As such, it is perfect for research, metrology, and inspection…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ) invites you to help demonstrate the impact quality can have on
health care. Share your best practices, successes, and proven techniques
with an audience representing diverse backgrounds, countries, and
industries at the Quality…
(SME: Las Vegas) -- An unprecedented manufacturing event this September will examine and offer solutions to the critical shortage of skilled workers threatening the future of manufacturing in the United States. Experts cite rapidly changing industrial technology and the pending retirement of…
(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems has introduced the Proline Alignment Kit, a visual laser system for checking and measuring straightness, flatness, squareness, parallelism, leveling, and many other tasks. This kit combines the features of a transit, an infinitely…
(IBM: Armonk, NY) -- IBM has created the Services Innovation Lab (SIL), a new global lab that will initially comprise about 200 technology experts hand-picked from around the company. The lab will accelerate the expansion of real-time analytics and software automation in both IBM’s technology…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS International, a provider of real-time quality control software solutions, has announced that Steve Wise, vice president of statistical methods and Six Sigma Black Belt, will host a live webinar, “Box Plots and Pareto Charts for Quality Control,”…
(Banner Engineering: Minneapolis, MN) -- Banner Engineering Corp. has introduced a new version of its TM18 EZ-BEAM compact photoelectric sensor for use in heavy-duty environments. The TM18 offers nickel-plated, die-cast zinc metal housing, as well as completely epoxy-encapsulated electronics.…
(NSF: Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International, a global independent
public-health organization with 66 years of experience, including 25
years of pharmaceutical expertise through its NSF Health Sciences
Division, is launching NSF Reference Standards, which will produce
reference standards that…
(Taylor and Francis: New York) -- Whether it’s because of a lack of understanding, poor planning, or myriad other things, 50 to 60 percent of the IT effort in most companies can be considered waste. Explaining how to introduce lean principles to your IT functions to reduce and even eliminate…
