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(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers presents the Aerospace Measurement, Inspection & Analysis Conference at the Gaylord Palms Hotel & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida, on Oct. 20–21. This two-day event focuses on the unique quality challenges facing those…
(PPT VISION: Bloomington, MN) — PPT VISION Inc. announces a significant breakthrough in vision system technology and capabilities with its just-released IMPACT M-Series Embedded Vision System. The M-Series system allows users to perform up to four unique inspections that can be initiated…
(QuEST Forum: Plano, TX) -- QuEST Forum unveiled its second report in a series on the state of communications quality at the 2010 Americas Best Practices Conference, Sept. 21–22 in Atlanta. The study, which covered a two-year period from 2008 to 2009, utilized TL 9000 sustained performance data…
Researchers analyzed high-resolution video to determine the volume of the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Courtesy U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
(The Earth Institute, Columbia University: New York) -- BP's leaking oil well in the Gulf…
(GE Intelligent Platforms: Charlottesville, VA) -- GE Intelligent Platforms has announced the availability of the latest version of its Proficy Workflow work process management solution. This new software features validated system-support capabilities that allow companies to create a more secure…
(Creaform: Levis, Quebec) -- Creaform has released VXelements, a new software platform that enables 3-D data acquisition from any of the technological solutions developed by the company, including the Handyscan 3-D family of laser scanners and the HandyPROBE/C-Track line of optical coordinate…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle, NC) -- Geomagic announces its Points Beyond Tour, a series of free seminar, training, and networking events in Europe and the United States that will explore new territories in design, reverse engineering, and 3-D quality assurance. The nine, one-day events will kick…
(Chartered Quality Institute: London) -- In a global economy where success depends on quality, innovation, and sustainability, World Quality Day on Nov. 11 offers an ideal opportunity to focus on the importance of quality and reinforce these concepts as the foundations of your business.…
(Professional Business Solutions: O’Fallon, MO) -- Professional Business Solutions Inc. (PBSI), a provider of technical assistance and training programs for forensic laboratory professionals worldwide, has released its 2010 edition of the combined Forensic Laboratory Lean Six Sigma Training and…
(WENZEL Group: Wixom, MI) -- With the advent of 3-D technologies, requirements for quality assurance have increased. Previously, all major dimensions could be taken from a 2-D drawing for tactile measurement, but that is no longer the case. The curves of free-form surfaces are almost impossible to…
(IMTS: McLean, VA) -- IMTS 2010 was nothing less than the premier event that everyone has come to expect. The latest installment was the eighth largest edition in its 28-event history.
A total of 1,728 companies from 30 countries filled 1,180 booths and 1,137,375 sq. ft. with the latest…
(Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc.: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global provider of industrial measurement tools for color, light, and shape has partnered with B&W Tek Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems…
(L.S. Starrett Co.: Athol, MA) -- The L.S. Starrett Co., a global manufacturer of precision tools and metrology equipment, has announced that its 795 and 796 Series Electronic Micrometers now offer measuring capabilities from 0-4 inches (0-125 mm). Both micrometers feature an IP67 level of…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- With the exponential increase in computing power and the broad proliferation of digital cameras, super-resolution imaging is poised to become the next “killer app.” The growing interest in this technology has manifested itself in an explosion of literature on the…
(Fluke Corp.: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Corp., a global provider of portable electronic test and measurement technology, will donate $65,000 worth of test instruments to schools and training programs for use in teaching students to diagnose and repair sophisticated industrial process control systems…
(Nikon Metrology Inc.: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology Inc. has released its new ShuttlePix P-400R Digital Microscope, made for inspection, observation, simple measurement, and recording of high-resolution images.
For on-site analysis of samples, it serves as a hand-held microscope that…
(Advanced Inspection Technologies: Melbourne, FL) -Advanced Inspection Technologies (AIT) has introduced the Pilit-Mini, a portable pipe inspection camera designed for industrial, HVAC, welding, cleaning validation, law enforcement and other applications. The hand-held inspection camera can…
(ACSI: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Customer satisfaction has improved for major household appliances and is at or near all-time highs for personal computers and big-ticket consumer electronics such as televisions, according to a report released by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Amid recent…
(Visual Workplace Inc.: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace Inc. has a new buyer’s guide available for do-it-yourself visual controls. This comprehensive catalog details the company’s complete line of lean workplace and 5S visual management solutions, headlined by the Mobile In-House Sign Shop (…
(Bluespring: Cincinnati) -- Bluespring Software, a leading provider of business process innovation (BPI) technology and solutions, has announced that it will expand its Rapid Process Assessment (RPA) service. Bluespring RPA provides organizations with quantitative data to make informed decisions…
(Baumer: Southington, CT) -- With the DSRT strain sensor, Baumer offers a sensor for indirect force measurement that can be used in the packaging industry, engineering, wind energy plants, and many other industrial applications. The DSRT is the smallest strain sensor with the highest resolution (0…
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex has announced its next-generation DataMan hand-held industrial ID scanner, the DataMan 8000 Series. The rugged scanner is designed for the factory floor and offers the industry’s most advanced code-reading technology, IDMax, for reading 1-D and 2-D codes…
(Aven: Ann Arbor, MI) -- A high-intensity microscope ring light featuring 72 LED lights and adjustable illumination for any specimen or application has been released by Aven Inc. All electronics are part of the compact, self-contained MC90/50 model design.
Several features make this model…
(nuvoTrace: Las Vegas) -- nuvoTrace, a small business entity, has introduced innovative technology to safely and quickly test packages for leak tightness—down to 7 micron channels. The nondestructive tester developed by the company uses safe, nontoxic tracer gas to determine leak tightness of…
(The Delta Group: Greenville, SC) -- CareChex, a division of The Delta Group specializing in rating the quality of hospital and physician care, has released three new studies that reveal broad disparities between the quality of U.S. health care by state and metro area, and surprising regional…
