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(QI Macros: Denver) -- KnowWare International Inc., developers of the QI Macros Lean Six Sigma SPC Software for Excel, will showcase the product at the Quality Expo South Tradeshow in Charlotte, North Carolina, April 28–29.
Statistical process control (SPC) software is a key ingredient in…
(Advantest Corp.: Santa Clara, CA) -- Advantest Corp. announces that it has successfully commercialized a new 3-D imaging analysis system, the TAS7000, which utilizes Advantest’s proprietary terahertz wave technology to perform nondestructive scans of targeted sample materials and deliver 3-D…
(GMT: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) -- Guindy Machine Tools (GMT) has expanded its coordinate measuring machine (CMM) product range by introducing the new GRANO 12 20 10 for larger components. GRANO 12 20 10 has a measurement volume of 1,200 × 2,000 × 1,000 mm. Its volumetric measurement uncertainty…
(ISO: Geneva) -- With changing standards of living, the body dimensions of people have been increasing in many countries over the last few decades. To ensure that clothing, workplaces, transportation, homes, and recreational activities match today’s body sizes comfortably and safely, the…
(NETZSCH Group: Germany) -- The newly developed Netzsch TMA 402 Hyperion is a thermomechanical analyzer that accommodates specimens up to 30 mm long and thermomechanical properties can be investigated under a force of up to three newtons. A built-in force sensor ensures that forces can be reliably…
(Veeco Instruments Inc.: Plainview, NY) -- Veeco Instruments Inc. announces the ContourGT surface metrology product family. Veeco’s 10th generation of precision, noncontact, 3-D optical surface profilers delivers up to 10 times the capacity and throughput improvements over other systems on…
(E Instruments International LLC: Langhorne, PA) -- The new Multical 2500 Secondary Standard Precision Calibrator is an exceedingly accurate, full-featured temperature, pressure, and DC calibrator. Its uses are intended for research and development, metrology, manufacturing, and calibration lab…
(Northwest Analytical Inc.: Portland, OR) -- Northwest Analytical Inc. (NWA) introduces the next generation of quality analytics with NWA Quality Analyst v. 6.2 software. This version update provides improved performance, new tools for breaking down data, and two new companion modules—multivariate…
This new book by authors Bunji Tozawa and Norman Bodek, How to Do Kaizen: A new path to innovation (PCS Press, 2010), explains kaizen, the Japanese method of improvement that works from the ground up and on a continuous basis. It directly involves the ideas of those who experience problems first…
(Taylor Hobson: Chicago) -- Taylor Hobson, a global provider of ultra-precision measurement instrumentation, has introduced the Talysurf CCI SunStar coherence correlation interferometer that merges world-leading noncontact dimensional measurement capability with advanced thin and thick film…
(Extech Instruments: Waltham, MA) -- Extech Instruments, makers of the leading hand-held test and measurement tools, introduces the new EX845, a 1,000 A AC/DC CAT IV clamp meter with new METERLiNK technology and a built-in infrared thermometer.
Introducing METERLiNK
METERLiNK is an exclusive…
(Rapid News Publications: Tattenhall, UK) -- The organizer of MM Live UK 2010—the micro, precision, and nano manufacturing event for the United Kingdom and European micro manufacturing industry—is has announced the 2010 call for papers.
The conference will again be held at the prestigious and…
On May 20, measurement scientists and professionals worldwide celebrate World Metrology Day, established May 20, 1875, the day the Treaty of the Meter was signed. The treaty formed the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and set the framework for global collaboration in measurement…
(IASSC: Los Angeles) -- The International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC), recently announced the opening of an additional 200 testing centers around the world.
The IASSC facilitates and administers testing to lean Six Sigma certification standards for the lean Six Sigma…
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. recently announced a new release of VisionPro, the company’s popular, hardware-independent machine vision software. VisionPro 6.1 expands operating system coverage by including support for Microsoft Windows 7. Other customer-driven enhancements include…
(Land Instruments: Dronfield, England) -- Land Instruments has updated its range of infrared line scanners with the introduction of the new high-speed, high-definition LSP-HD that takes thermal measurements across the width of moving products at high speed to build accurate thermal maps of a…
Nearly a year and a half after the first reports of problems with Chinese-made drywall that was linked to corrosion of home appliance and electrical components and to illnesses caused by high levels of sulfur, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Consumer Product…
(IIA: Altamonte Springs, FL) -- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is bringing a world-class conference to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on June 6–9. Guaranteed to be the year’s largest gathering of internal auditing practitioners, the 2010 International Conference will focus…
(ASA: Quebec) -- Motivated by risk reduction, increased efficiencies, competitive advantages, and stakeholder pressure, manufacturers are taking the next step in climate action by developing low-carbon, sustainable products. The Sustainable Manufacturing Summit, to be held May 11–12 in Chicago, is…
On April 1 Nikon announced that it had formed Nikon Metrology Inc., a new company that combines Nikon Instruments Inc. (Nikon’s microscopy and digital imaging arm business) with the former Metris business, acquired by Nikon Corp. in 2009. In January 2010, Metris changed its name to Nikon Metrology…
(R&R Sales and Engineering: Grand Haven, MI) -- The R&R Fixture, a modular fixturing system that is designed for use with coordinate measuring machines, from R&R Sales and Engineering is the only modular fixture that can secure and hold your smallest parts with minimum contact and…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) — ASQ (American Society for Quality) is inviting submissions for its Education Team Excellence Award, which provides educators with the opportunity to capture national and international recognition for the winning schools’ team-based quality improvement efforts. The deadline…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the global professional society serving the manufacturing industry, is issuing its annual call for nominations for the 2011 International Honor Awards, the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, and the Award of Merit…
(GBMP: Boston, MA) -- The sixth annual Shingo Prize Northeast Conference is coming Oct. 19–20 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
Ritsuo Shingo (son of Shigeo Shingo and president of Toyota Motor Works China) and Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri will be the…
(Sensors Unlimited: Princeton, NJ) -- Sensors Unlimited announces a new mil-hardened, uncooled, InGaAs (indium gallium arsenide) SWIR (shortwave infrared) video camera for military applications. Small and ultracompact, the high sensitivity SU320HX video camera is designed for use in military…
