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(Frost & Sullivan: Palo Alto, CA) -- Given the current trying financial circumstances, consumers have adopted a conservative approach toward investing in capital equipment, according to a new study now available from Frost & Sullivan. Although dimensional metrology equipment is still…
(Balluff: Florence, KY) -- Balluff, a manufacturer of sensors and sensing technology, has an answer to the market’s desire for a compact evaluation unit that enables the simultaneous connection of up to four read/write heads: the BIS-V RFID controller. Both HF (13.56 MHz) in accordance with ISO…
(Aerotech: Pittsburgh) -- Compact, low-profile MPS-GR rotary stages from Aerotech, designer and manufacturer of precision motion control products, provide accurate, economical positioning for both laboratory and industrial applications. Clear apertures of 20 mm or 30 mm allow the stages to be used…
(IMTS: McLean, VA) -- The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2012 will partner with experts from Trillium CNC, provider of recruiting and staffing services, and CNCJobs.net, which is in partnership with Trillium CNC, to bring the first-ever job center to IMTS, which is being held…
(Honeywell: Morristown, NJ) -- Honeywell has released its Basic Board Mount pressure sensors, the NBP Series, to its product portfolio. These are a cost-effective, basic performance, mV output, unamplified, uncompensated, high-quality and high-resolution solution for customers seeking high-volume,…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Going “green” is becoming a major component of the mission for electronics manufacturers worldwide. Although this goal seems simplistic, it poses daunting dilemmas. Green Electronics Manufacturing: Creating Environmental Sensible Products, by John X. Wang (CRC Press,…
(NVision: McDonough, GA) -- Synappsys Digital Services, a sculpture enlargement and reduction company based in Norman, Oklahoma, used NVision's 3D HandHeld laser scanner to create the model for a sculptured tribute to U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan that is now on display near Ground Zero in New…
(Carl Zeiss: Jena, Germany) -- Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, in Jena, Germany, and Olympus America Inc., in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, have signed a nonexclusive worldwide licensing agreement allowing Carl Zeiss to access an extensive portfolio of patents held by Olympus in the field of digital…
(Uson: Houston) Quality engineers who are seeking continuous quality improvements or faster leak-test cycle times while maintaining gauge repeatability and reproducibility (R&R) can now schedule customized video conference demonstrations of the mathematical functions built into Uson’s recently…
(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- When Vern Clark became the Chief of Naval Operations in 2001, he made alignment one of his top five goals for the U.S. Navy. He also made George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky’s pioneering book, The Power of Alignment (Wiley, 1997), required reading for every admiral. Under…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released an app version of its flagship magazine ISO Focus+ for the iPad and tablets running on Android. This free application will make key information and knowledge about ISO and ISO standards more accessible to users…
(Robert Half International: Menlo Park, CA) -- Does intuition play a role in today’s workplace? According to a new OfficeTeam study, it can. In fact, 88 percent of administrative professionals surveyed recently said they often make decisions based on gut instinct. OfficeTeam has developed a…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Preparing students with the 21st-century skills they need to ultimately gain access to college and future careers is a challenge facing educators throughout the United States. Implementing best practices and innovative approaches to help student achievement is the goal of the…
(SMGlobal: Apex, NC) -- SMGlobal has released FastMaint CMMS v. 6.0, a powerful maintenance management application for the maintenance of equipment and facilities. FastMaint CMMS lets managers track regular maintenance and emergency work, send work orders to the maintenance staff on their mobile…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS International Inc., a global provider of real-time quality control software solutions, has announced a strategic alliance with Hyla Soft Inc. to further extend its reach for localized implementations and support of its enterprise quality management hub…
(Newport Corp: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., an industry leader in optical power measurement, has introduced the Series 819C/D high-power, silicon-based integrating sphere detectors that operate in the ultraviolet (UV down to 200 nm) and can handle up to 10 watts of optical power. The new CAL2…
(AssurX: Morgan Hill. CA) -- ICF International and AssurX Inc., leading providers of consulting services and technology solutions, have announced a strategic partnership to provide comprehensive, outsourced management solutions for North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) compliance for the…
(FoodQuestTQ: Frederick, MD) -- “We are very excited to announce the release of three new computer software tools that help food businesses establish quantitative risk management for food safety,” says Dr. Bart Michelson, president of FoodQuestTQ, a software developer and provider of affordable…
(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced updated details for a number of events of World Standards Week (WSW) 2012. To be held Oct. 9–12, 2012, WSW is an annual event where members of the standards and conformity assessment community come together…
(Microscan: Renton, WA) -- Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision, and lighting solutions, will demonstrate its latest products, designed to ensure process traceability and increase throughput in clinical applications, in the company’s booth, No. 2537, at the American…
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) -- The Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI), a nonprofit education, publishing, research, and conference organization, has opened registration for the “Improvement Kata/Coaching Kata” workshop that helps companies create and sustain cultures of continuous improvement.
The workshop…
(SME: Dearborn MI) -- During the next five years, there will be up to one million military personnel returning to civilian life and getting into the U.S. civilian workforce. Juxtapose this with the 600,000 jobs currently open in advanced manufacturing, and the anticipated need for 10 million…
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- May U.S. manufacturing technology orders (USMTO) totaled $473.92 million according to AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was up 14.5 percent from April and up 19.0 percent when compared with…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- It’s no news that all the departments in a company are fully interrelated. Most of the time the quality department plays a central role that affects all other departments’ metrics. For example, if a product does not meet the standard quality levels, then that affects…
(FDA: Washington, D.C.) -- In response to requirements in legislation that passed Congress with broad bipartisan support, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed that most medical devices distributed in the United States carry a unique device identifier, or UDI.
A UDI system has the…
