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(Kaizen Institute: Scottsdale, AZ) -- Kaikaku Tours from the Kaizen Institute offer benchmarking from the best. The
ideal tour is experienced as a team. The impact is greatest when two
or more people from the same organization have the same experience,
develop a common vision, and commit…
(Plex Systems: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Plex Systems Inc., provider of Plex Online, a cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for manufacturers, will host a no-cost, one-hour webinar for the aerospace manufacturing industry, “Jump-Start Your Rev. C Compliance,” on Wed., Dec. 14, 2011, at…
(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, Ontario) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in machine vision technology, has introduced the Piranha HS NIR 8K camera. Featuring improved sensitivity in near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths, the Piranha HS NIR benefits from time delay…
(Leica Microsystems: Heerbrugg, Switzerland) -- The LED illumination series LED3000 and LED5000 from Leica Microsystems have proved their worth in numerous industrial applications for rapidly and accurately identifying the finest structures, faults, scratches, or dust particles on surfaces. The…
(AMETEK: Largo, FL) -- The JOFRA ASC 301 portable process signal calibrator from AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments provides the accuracy and functionality of a laboratory calibration instrument but is compact enough to fit into a toolbox or operate with one hand for easy field…
(Power-One: Dallas) -- Power-One Inc., a leading provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, has introduced the AURORA ULTRA-1400 central inverter with an output power of up to 1.4MW.
This liquid-cooled inverter is the largest product in…
(Boeing: Chicago, IL) -- Boeing, an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation; and Embraer, a manufacturer of commercial, executive, defense, and agricultural aircraft; and the Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP), which fosters research and the scientific and technological…
(UC Davis: Davis, CA) -- Setting a national precedent in sustainable design, UC Davis West Village will open its doors Saturday as the largest planned zero net energy community in the country. Located on the UC Davis campus, this visionary development is designed to generate as much energy each…
(Gemba Academy: Mukilteo, WA) -- The development team at Gemba Academy has developed an online training course, Hoshin Planning. Currently the course includes 11 video modules, one quiz, and 11 downloadable files. This brings the total number of continuous improvement videos offered by Gemba…
(Visual Workplace: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace Inc., which develops and markets high-quality products to help you implement and sustain a lean work environment and 5S programs, has introduced on-demand educational webinars presented by visual workplace expert, Gwendolyn Galsworth, Ph.…
(Konica Minolta Sensing: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, announces it is discontinuing manufacturing the VIVID 910 and VIVID 9i 3-D laser scanners as of March 31, 2012. After March 2012,…
(INUS Technology: Seoul, Korea) – INUS Technology Inc., a global leader in 3-D scanning software and parent company of Rapidform, has reached new sales agreement with Creaform China, a subsidiary of Canadian Creaform, manufacturer and marketer of portable 3-D optical measurement technologies.…
(FABTECH: Chicago) -- FABTECH 2011, held Nov. 14–17, 2011, at McCormick Place in Chicago, shattered all records of its previous shows with the number of buyers walking the floor, the attendance of the educational conference, and the overall square footage of exhibit space. FABTECH is North…
(Taylor Hobson: Leicester, England) -- Taylor Hobson, a global leader in ultraprecision measurement instrumentation, has introduced a metrology instrument that is able to perform three core measurements: roundness, form, and surface finish on a single platform. The all-new Talyrond 500 Series…
(The Pyzdek Institute: Tucson, AZ) -- Statistics are used to learn things about the world. Sometimes the results of a statistical analysis are a complete surprise. Other times the results are absolutely absurd. The Pyzdek Institute is offering a webinar on Tues., Dec. 6, 2011, that takes a…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The international standard, ISO 26000—“Guidance on social responsibility” from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), is one of the three documents being recommended by the European Commission for European enterprises to fulfill their commitment to social…
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, has launched a new corporate website to better serve its customers in the Americas.
KMSA departed from its past web structure and pushed its…
(Qualtrax & FAS: Christianburg, VA, & Addison, TX) -- Qualtrax Inc. and Form Automation Solutions Inc. (FAS) have announced a partnership to offer a comprehensive regulatory compliance solution. Qualtrax, a leading provider of electronic document and process management software for a…
(Midwest Precision LLC: Eastlake, OH) -- Midwest Precision LLC has launched its Lean Manufacturing Methods program to improve the competitiveness of its precision manufacturing and assembly services.
The first step in the lean process starts with a 6S program that consists of six steps:
•…
(Renishaw: New Mills, UK) -- At Autosport 2012, scheduled for Jan. 12–15, 2012, in Birmingham, United Kingdom, Renishaw will be showcasing its latest metrology products that increase inspection throughput, as well as its range of additive manufacturing machines that allow metal parts to be “…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Globally, there has been a decline in trust during the past few decades, and only one-third of Americans believe they can trust the government, big business, and large institutions. In The Decision to Trust (Wiley, 2011), Robert Hurley explains how this new culture of…
(Gemba Academy: Mukilteo, WA) -- Mark Graban, author of the Shingo Award-winning Lean Hospitals (Productivity Press, 2011), shares his insights about what it takes to make kaizen successful and sustainable in health care in the no-cost, one-hour webinar, “Putting the Continuous Back in…
(ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board: Milwaukee) -- The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board has acquired Forensic Quality Services Inc. (FQS), expanding the company’s range of conformity assessment services to include accreditation of forensic testing agencies.
FQS has provided ISO/IEC 17025…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and blended learning support technologies, announces the availability of St. Sigma, the new online teaching simulation for the classroom. St. Sigma is a customizable, data-rich learning lab where…
(Steinbichler: Plymouth, MI) -- Steinbichler, a global supplier of optical measuring and sensor technology, has introduced the COMET L3D 5M, with five-megapixel sensor. The compact and efficient model opens up a new dimension of efficient 3-D data acquisition with its innovative LED lighting…
