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The United States will send a new generation of explorers to the moon aboard NASA’s Orion crew exploration vehicle, or CEV. Making its first flights early in the next decade, Orion is part of the Constellation Program to send human explorers back to the moon, and then on to Mars and other…
(APICS: Chicago, IL) -- APICS The Association for Operations Management, a global leader in supply-chain and operations management education, certification, and affiliation, has released the third edition of APICS Operations Management Body of Knowledge (OMBOK) Framework, which defines the…
(LMI Technologies: Vancouver, Canada) -- LMI Technologies Inc., part of the Vision Group of AUGUSTA
Technologie AG, is a global research, development, and manufacturing
organization specializing in 3-D measurement sensors. LMI Technologies will be exhibiting at this year’s Forest Products…
(ARC Advisory Group: Boston) -- The 3-D laser scanning market, including hardware, software, and services, is rather dynamic, and major segments are experiencing rapid product innovation. The market contains exceptional growth opportunities as older mechanical methods are replaced and improved…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has announced the North American launch of the Corrsys-Datron RV-4 wheel vector sensing system, designed to offer…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Dr. Michael Nelson has written one of the first books to focus on physician engagement in creating a lean culture, Sustaining Lean in Healthcare: Developing and Engaging Physician Leadership (CRC Press, 2011).
The book begins with the basics of lean (including…
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance that clarifies when changes or modifications to a previously cleared 510(k) device require a new premarket submission.
The 510(k) process is the most common review path to market for lower-risk…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Evidence that publication of ISO 50001 was eagerly awaited is borne out by the number of organizations worldwide claiming to be the first in their country or sector to have adopted the new international standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on…
(Aerotech: Pittsburgh, PA) -- Aerotech Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of motion control, positioning tables/stages, and positioning systems. Its APR series rotary stages employ precision-machined and ground stage parts coupled with high-precision angular contact bearings and an Aerotech…
(Newport: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in motion control technology, has introduced Fine Metrology State (FMS) Precision Linear Stages. The high-precision, motion-control stages are designed for use in surface profiling, tribology, and contact (stylus) and noncontact metrology (…
(ZweigWhite: Fayetteville, AK) -- Three-dimensional building information modeling (BIM) is rapidly replacing 2-D design software in many architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental firms. However, a blend of 2-D and 3-D technology is still commonplace.
According to an article…
(OAKTON Instruments: Vernon Hills, IL) -- OAKTON Instruments, designer and manufacturer of innovative scientific instruments for
research, industrial, and educational
uses, announces its new pH 700 and Ion 700 Benchtop Meters. These compact meters (6 in. × 7 in.) save valuable bench…
(Raytek: Santa Cruz, CA) -- Raytek, a designer, manufacturer, and provider of infrared (IR), thermometry instruments, has enhanced its MI3 Series IR temperature measurement sensors with new integrated network communication options. The Raytek MI3 sensors are now compatible with the Modbus and…
(NSF: Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International’s Global Food Safety Division and Paster Training Inc. have partnered to offer a combination of training and consulting services to the food service and retail food industries. These service offerings are increasingly important in light of new federal…
(ASM Sensors: Elmhurst, IL) -- ASM Sensors Inc. (ASM) developer, manufacturer, and marketer of electromechanical position sensors for industrial applications, has expanded its POSITAPE line of tape-extension position sensors with the introduction of the WB12 series. The POSITAPE sensor line was …
(Micro-Epsilon: Cheshire, UK) -- Visitors to booth No. P47 at this year’s Sensors+Systems for Control and Instrumentation exhibition, Sept. 14–15, 2011, in Farnborough, North Hampshire, southwest of London, will have the opportunity to view a range of new sensors from precision measurement…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Jossey-Bass/Wiley has announced a new online conference series, “Why Management Still Matters,” convened by the Jossey-Bass Management Institute Online, beginning Sept. 22 and continuing through Oct. 20, 2011. Find out why management still matters and learn new models and…
(TraceLink: Woburn, MA) -- TraceLink Inc., developer of the TraceLink Network, an industrywide supply collaboration network, has released Trace Link Quality Review, the first service designed to help virtual quality teams from pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies and their chief…
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and federal partners has released the Food Related Emergency Exercise Boxed (FREE-B) set, a web-based collection of scenarios that will help government regulators, public health organizations, and the food industry test…
(Gartner: Stanford, CT) -- Organizations seeking to make the transition from a supply chain to a demand-driven value network (DDVN) must look beyond traditional projects and adopting functional best practices, according to Gartner Inc. Gartner analysts have identified four imperatives that…
(Thomson Reuters: London) -- Thomson Reuters has enhanced its enterprisewide risk management product, Kondor Global Risk (KGR), incorporating a dynamic dashboard that provides a powerful way for risk managers to visualize and interpret their risk exposure. KGR will enable risk managers to…
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) -- Implementing lean management principles in manufacturing, distribution, and supply chains are major tracks in a series of lean workshops scheduled by the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) for Minneapolis, Sept. 13–15, 2011.
What is lean?
The terms “lean manufacturing,” “…
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- The recently released “Engineer Employment Study for Mobility Industries, 2011–2016,” from SAE International finds that U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the automotive, aerospace, and commercial vehicles industries is too negative and overlooks the reality that…
(Paul N. Gardner Co.: Pompano Beach, FL) -- The Paul N. Gardner Co. Inc., which serves world commerce through the distribution, production, and design of
quality physical-testing instruments for the paint, coatings, and related industries, announces its new coating thickness gauge, the MiniTest…
(ROMER: North Kingstown, RI) -- ROMER Inc., a brand of Hexagon Metrology, has launched the CMS108, a high-precision, noncontact laser scanner available for the company’s portable coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). The newest option in ROMER’s laser scanning portfolio, the CMS108 is the most…
