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(LMI: Vancouver, Canada) -- LMI Technologies, a global leader in 3-D laser measurement and control sensor technology, has launched upgraded firmware for its line of Gocator 3-D smart sensors. Release 3.3 expands Gocator’s built-in tools with new support for advanced measurements, improved scripting…
(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- Capture 3D’s fifth biannual Measurement Innovation Conference will be held Aug. 21–23, 2012, in Costa Mesa, California. This educational event focuses on how companies are improving their design, production, and manufacturing with innovative 3-D measurement…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex, a global supplier of machine vision and industrial ID systems, will host a series of complimentary half-day seminars for logistics professionals. The new “Image-Based Barcode Readers Transforming the Logistics Industry” events, the first of which was held May 22,…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies, a global leader for 3-D measurement technology, has released CAM2 Gage 2.2. It is the latest software update for the company’s leading lines of portable measurement solutions, the FaroArm and FARO Gage. New features such as enhanced QuickTools, barcode…
(ISPE: Tampa, FL) – The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) continued its mission to provide a neutral ground for pharmaceutical industry professionals and regulators to discuss industry issues at ISPE affiliate meetings in Japan and China last month. The events brought…
(Global Monitoring: Springfield, PA) -- Global Monitoring offers the Messenger GMU8120 Remote Monitoring Unit for remote monitoring and control of groundwater remediation systems that are often unattended and function without operator assistance. In addition to environmental applications, the…
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- The need for competent leadership remains one of the most pressing issues facing organizations. Introducing a powerful technique to help readers become better decision makers, The Right Choice: Using Theory of Constraints for Effective Leadership, by Ted…
(Juran Institute: Southbury, CT) -- The Juran Healthcare team had two improvement project presentations accepted for the WCBF 11th Annual Lean, Six Sigma, and Process Improvement in Healthcare Summit, which took place in New Orleans, May 15–18, 2012. The project presentations were an example of the…
(Northwestern University: Evanston, IL) -- To help professionals succeed in the growing field of regulatory compliance, Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies now offers a master of science in regulatory compliance (MSRC) program.
Career opportunities in regulatory compliance are…
(Sologic: Midland, MI) -- The ASQ Learning Institute now offers Sologic’s eRCA Fundamentals, a new root cause analysis e-learning curriculum that builds foundational root cause analysis (RCA) problem-solving skills, was designed by an award-winning e-learning development firm, and is SCORM- and…
(ECi: Fort Worth, TX) -- ECi Software Solutions, a leader in industry-specific information technology solutions, has launched an online resource for its manufacturing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, M1. The site can be accessed here. In addition to providing information on ERP products…
(MicroRidge: Sunriver, OR) -- MicroRidge Systems will highlight its reliable, flexible and easy-to-use MobileCollect wireless measurement technology at the 2012 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) being held Sept. 10–15, 2012 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. MicroRidge can be found in…
(Industrial Magnetics: Boyne City, MI) -- Industrial Magnetics Inc. (IMI) is now offering a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip as a standard on several types of its magnetic separators designed for the bulk processing industries.
The RFID device, manufactured by InfoChip, aides maintenance…
(TÜV Rheinland: Boxborough, MA) -- TÜV Rheinland is hosting a series of no cost international approvals webinars addressing some of the key questions about global compliance programs: planning, readiness, and common pitfalls.
Professionals involved in legal placement of products in global markets…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- There are myriad quality and reliability tools available to corporations worldwide, but the one that shows up consistently in company after company is failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA). Effective FMEAs by Carl Carlson (Wiley, 2012) takes the best practices from…
There once was a man loved to measure, Meters and pounds he did treasure, But his passion in life Alas ended in strife, When the poor lad tried meas'ring his wife.
Polynesian navigation device showing directions of winds, waves, and islands. Traditionally understood and used by only a chosen few, these charts were made known to the western world circa 1890s by German naval officer, Captain Winkler.
(ZS Associates: Evanston, IL) -- While incentives can be an effective motivator in health care, a new study from global consulting firm ZS Associates suggests that more than 75 percent of incentives are so small or poorly communicated that they go unnoticed by providers. As a result, more than $20…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- On May 9, 2012, the U.S. federal government issued a solicitation for proposals from teams led by nonprofit organizations or universities to establish an Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which would serve as a pilot—or proof-of-concept prototype—for President…
(ANSI: New York) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Committee on Consumer Policy (COPOLCO) has submitted a proposal to ISO for a new ISO standard on guidelines for consumer contact centers. As the U.S. member body to ISO, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)…
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Lean Six Sigma (LSS), design for Six Sigma (DFSS), and value engineering (VE) have a proven track record of success for solving problems and improving efficiency. Depending on the situation, integrating these approaches can provide results that exceed the…
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- Renishaw’s new laser additive-metal manufacturing process is capable of producing fully dense metal parts direct from 3-D CAD data using a high-powered fiber laser. Parts are built layer by layer, in thicknesses ranging from 20 to 100 microns, using a range of…
Wild Heerbrugg (now Leica Geosystems) produced the Theodolite T4, which was developed by Dipl. Ing. Berchtold in the 1940's. The T4 was mainly used, up until the 1970s, to establish astronomical latitude and longitude of geodetic points by observing the stars. Photo courtesy of Hexagon Metrology/…
MAGLEV Inc. used 3-D scanning technology to capture the Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) fossil skeleton depicted in this poster. Working in the Dinosaur Hall at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, a team of metrology experts scanned every inch and surface of the world’s most famous…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp., a global supplier of machine vision systems, invites participants to join 31-year veteran and Cognex co-founder Bill Silver for an online presentation explaining a completely new foundation for image-based barcode readers. “A New Foundation for 1-D Barcode…