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(UNITRON: Commack, NY) -- UNITRON Ltd. is proud to announce the introduction of its new 15854 LED Ring Light. Manufactured to fit any stereo microscope, they are ideal for observing circuit board, electronic, and highly reflective specimens.
Designed for the cost-conscious consumer, these light…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS, a statistical process control (SPC) software company, and Branson, a provider of plastics joining and metal welding, have announced they are including XPort, the quality control integration application, with all Branson 2000X touch-screen welders. Pairing…
(Six Sigma & Process Excellence IQ: London) -- Six Sigma & Process Excellence IQ is proud to announce the Healthcare Process Improvement Network (H-PIN), the online and face-to-face information resource for lean Six Sigma (LSS) and process improvement professionals in the health care…
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, announces immediate availability of the Teseq NSG 3060 6kV conducted immunity generator, which is designed to fulfill testing requirements for four ISO/…
(The National Science Foundation: Arlington, VA) -- To characterize subsurface oil plumes in the Gulf using novel technology and the latest in biogeochemical techniques, a team of scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) embarked June 17 for a 12-day research effort in the…
(EtQ Inc.: Farmingdale, NY) -- EtQ announces the recent release of its failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) module, which enables organizations to better analyze product and process design, reduce the time taken to study effects, and mitigate the risk of potential failures.
The need for…
(Autodesk, FARO: San Rafael, CA; Lake Mary, FL) -- Autodesk Inc. a provider of 3-D design, engineering, and entertainment software, and FARO, the provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, announce their collaboration to add direct integration of point cloud data to AutoCAD 2011…
Swedish measurement firm Hexagon AB entered into an agreement this week to acquire U.S.-based software provider Intergraph Corp. The $2.1 billion purchase is expected to strengthen Hexagon’s position as a global provider of measurement technologies by integrating Intergraph’s CAD and geospatial…
(Creaform: Levis, QC, Canada) -- Creaform, a world-class company in 3-D technology and engineering services, is proud to announce that the U.S. Navy has chosen to use the company’s Handyscan 3-D technology to scan submarine hulls.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, will be the…
(Artel: Westbrook, ME ) -- Douglas Scientific, a provider of high-throughput laboratory automation, has incorporated the Artel MVS (multichannel verification system) into its engineering and development process for its innovative Array Tape liquid-handling platforms. The Minnesota-based company…
(Camstar: Charlotte, NC) -- Thought leaders representing more than 30 leading solar companies recently attended Camstar Systems Inc.’s “The Summit on Solar Quality” in Santa Clara, California. They all agreed that the industry must embrace the resources currently available (i.e., best-known…
(Paton Professional: Chico, CA) -- If your organization is registered to ISO 9001 or any other management system standard, you’ve got an internal audit process. Are you making the most of it? Is it a value-adding exercise? William A. Stimson’s new book, Internal Quality Auditing, Second Edition (…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- While continuing to focus on methods of testing for two-sided equivalence, the second edition of Testing Statistical Hypotheses of Equivalence and Noninferiority (CRC Press, 2010) gives much more attention to noninferiority testing. Author Stefan Wellak covers a…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Have you ever wanted to suggest changes or improvements to the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence? Do you have ideas for improving the Baldrige Award process, examiner training, or other key Baldrige program activities? The Baldrige program is now accepting…
(Seminars For Engineers: Madison, NJ) -- Seminars For Engineers announces, in association with Wyoming Text Fixtures Inc., the 2010 dates—Aug. 25 and 26—for its new seminar, “Test Methods for Composite Materials,” to be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Tampa, Florida.
Composite materials,…
(NICE: London) -- Some 150 clinical areas will eventually have their own set of quality standards, with the first three standards published on June 30 covering the treatment and care of stroke, dementia, and venous-thromboembolism (VTE) prevention. The new quality standards are a series of concise…
(Olympus NDT: Waltham, MA) -- Olympus NDT is pleased to announce that it has acquired Innov-X Systems Inc., a manufacturer of portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analytical instruments based in Woburn, Massachusetts. Innov-X Systems instruments provide real-time, nondestructive material analysis in…
(Business901: Fort Wayne, IN) -- The Best in Market eBook was written in response to what author Eric Reidenbach, Ph.D., has experienced in creating and measuring value, the best leading indicator of market share growth. The book is aimed at quality personnel, including lean and Six Sigma…
(George Washington University: Washington) -- The five Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduates at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) are the first in the United States to earn a certificate in responsible management (CRM). This achievement signals a shift in…
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- Lockheed Martin has agreed to exhibit a full-scale model of its F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter during the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2010, being held at Chicago’s McCormick Place Sept. 13–18.
The F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- Education is paramount at the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC). This year, there will be four educational workshops, held in the afternoons. Topics include the metrology certification initiative, gauge repeatability and reproducibility (R&R), 3-D imaging, …
(QuEST Forum: Dallas) -- QuEST Forum recently published the TL 9000 Quality Management System Measurements Handbook Release 4.5, the latest edition of the global quality standard used by the telecommunications industry. The new release of the TL 9000 Measurements Handbook has an effective date of…
(Optical Gaging Products: Rochester, NY) -- Two new models of multisensor dimensional measurement instruments, SmartScope ZIP Lite 250 and 300, join Optical Gaging Products’ (OGP) line of SmartScope ZIP systems. These new systems offer automated, video-based inspection and measurement combined…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- The new MarSurf UD 120 from Mahr Federal can generate surface and contour measurements in a single pass. Designed for economy, the system provides high accuracy over a large measuring range in nanometer resolutions. The MarSurf UD 120 includes automated motorized…
Wenzel X-Orbit CMM with new Renishaw PH20
(Wenzel/Xspect Solutions Inc.: Wixcom, MI) -- Xspect Solutions will be exhibiting CMMs and related accessories as well as new 3-D imaging products and Wenzel GearTec gear measuring products at IMTS 2010, to be held at McCormick…
