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(Mettler-Toledo: Greifensee, Switzerland) -- Determining the size of particles is becoming increasingly important. If the particle distribution changes during the manufacturing process, then the quality of the finished product will also change. A simple and quick means of determining the size…
(Artel: Westbrook, ME) -- At this year’s American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo scheduled for July 24–28 in Atlanta, Georgia, Artel, a global leader in liquid-handling quality assurance, will unveil the Artel Learning Center, featuring webinars…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Typically, tasks in management and consulting include project management, running workshops, and strategic work—all complex activities that require a multitude of skills and competencies. This standard work, which is also well accepted amongst consultants, gives you access…
(UC Berkeley: Berkeley, CA) -- On Sunday, July 17, the moon acquired two new companions in less than a month. That’s when the second and third of two probes built by the University of California, Berkeley, and part of NASA’s five-satellite Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during…
(Honeywell: Morristown, NJ) -- Honeywell has launched the Voyager 1250g, a single-line laser scanner, for handheld, scan-intensive environments. It has a multi-interface design that provides a “plug and play” experience, and an easy-to-assemble stand for hands-free scanning.
The Voyager 1250g…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Now in its fourth edition, Root Cause Analysis: Improving Performance for Bottom-Line Results, by Robert J. Latino, Kenneth C. Latino, and Mark A. Latino (CRC Press, 2011), this bestselling resource continues to explore why things don’t work out as…
(ANSI: New York) -- The U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD) Planning Committee would like to remind interested stakeholders to enter the 2011 WSD Paper Competition. Entries for the competition, sponsored by the Standards Engineering Society (SES), are due on Aug. 12, 2011.
The theme…
(TeleTracking Technologies: Pittsburgh) -- Renowned quality expert A. Blanton Godfrey, Ph.D., board chairman of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and one of the creators of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, will be the featured speaker when TeleTracking Technologies…
(ISO: Geneva) -- In “10 Good Things for SMEs,” a new ISO brochure, managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 10 countries from around the world explain how ISO standards contribute to their success.
The managers, eight of whom are senior executives or owners, are from a…
(Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc.: Wakefield, RI) -- With U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse providing a video address on manufacturing’s key role in boosting the U.S. economy, the 2011 International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) held June 13–15 in Warwick, Rhode Island, quickly…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ), the leading community of people passionate about quality, advances in professional development, credentials, knowledge and information services, membership community, and advocacy on behalf of its more than 80,000 members worldwide.…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- The role of the project manager continues to become more diverse and demanding, placing strong project management skills in high demand. The in-depth introductory guide, Project Management Jump Start 3rd Edition, by Kim Heldman (Wiley, 2011), offers aspiring project managers…
(Active Sensing: Castle Rock, CO) -- Active Sensing Inc. (ASI), provider of affordable product management solutions for manufacturing companies worldwide, has released PDXpert product life-cycle management (PLM) software v. 6.6, which offers enhanced capabilities for importing, updating, and…
(Magnatag: Macedon, NY) -- Magnatag’s magnetic Cross-Training Whiteboard system organizes and displays employee training, qualification, and proficiency levels in up to 18 skill disciplines. Placed where everyone can see it, workers are silently encouraged to learn and qualify in as many skills as…
(Peter Drucker Society Europe: Wien, Austria) -- The deadline for the Peter Drucker Challenge essay contest has officially been extended to Aug. 15, 2011. Initiated and organized by the Peter Drucker Society Europe (PDSE), the essay contest has the overarching theme “Management: What Is It Good…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- Don’t miss the world’s largest SPC conference, Infusion 2011, Oct. 16–19, at the JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square, featuring Douglas Montgomery, Ph.D., as the keynote speaker. Register by July 31 and save $355.
Learn the latest techniques for driving…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has announced its final schedule of events for the 27th annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) scheduled for July 25–29, 2011, at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference will kick off with…
(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- Olympus has introduced the BXiS microscope system, which streamlines industrial inspection and measurement workflows while providing accurate, actionable data with just a few clicks. The BXiS, the latest of Olympus’ high-performance industrial microscopes, offers…
(3Shape: Copenhagen, Denmark) -- 3Shape, a global leader in 3-D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions, has launched its latest Convince 2011 3-D Scanning and Quality Control system, a comprehensive solution for 3-D digitization and quality control of small, detail-rich objects.
3Shape has…
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- The May 2011 U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $388.27 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA) and The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S.…
(PPT VISION: Minneapolis) -- PPT VISION, developer and manufacturer of machine vision solutions, has announced the addition of two high-performance cameras to its M-Series embedded machine vision system line. The two cameras—from JAI, creator of digital CCD/CMOS camera technology—include an…
(Extensible CAD: Apex, NC) -- In 1983, a small company, Pacific Bearing Co., tackled what had become an industrial headache: failing linear ball bearings. With patented and innovative technology, the company has grown significantly since its founding, expanded its technology, and now operates as…
(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- Olympus Stream Microscope Software v.
1.6 offers robust new features for users in industrial laboratory
environments. Stream software uses an intuitive graphical user
interface (GUI) to guide users from simple-image capture to multifaceted
material science…
(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Princeton, NJ) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched the nation’s most comprehensive online directory for patients to find reliable information on the quality of health care provided by physicians and hospitals in their communities. From Maine to…
(Verisurf: Anaheim, CA) -- Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are keenly aware of the potential for translation errors in rapidly emerging 3-D model-based definition (MBD) environments. Manufacturing suppliers rely on OEM-provided 3-D CAD models as the authority data source for downstream…
