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(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), a nonprofit, member-supported organization that works with a wide range of manufacturing companies and service providers to help them operate at peak performance, announces its Supplier and Product Reliability Assurance…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has released the submission guidelines for its Academic Poster Presentation Session at the 2011 Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), which is being held in Phoenix, July 25–29, 2011.
The intention of the Academic Poster…
(CEESI: Nun, CO) -- CEESI invites participants to the annual 2011 Ultrasonic Meter User’s Workshop, to be held June 21–23, 2011, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Sign up as well, for one or all five of the Flow Measurement Training Series, most of which will occur the week before the workshop. This…
(Newport Corp.: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in laser and photonic solutions that makes, manages, and measures light, has announced enhanced, calibrated Integrating Sphere Detectors. Ideal for measurement of output-light power of high-power light sources, the spheres optimize the…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ) will present the first Gryna Award to Deborah L. Hopen during its annual World Conference on Quality and Improvement, which will be held May 15, 2011, in Pittsburgh. Hopen is recognized for her innovative contributions and achievements in…
(IEEE: New York) -- Recent events have highlighted the importance of risk-based decision making. Modern systems are becoming more complex and the economic, safety, and other consequences of a system failure are more serious. Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) are challenging…
(Metronor: Nesbru, Norway) -- Portable coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) of the articulated arm type have become an important tool for many businesses. Continuous improvements by various manufacturers have slowly improved the performance and practicality of these relatively inexpensive…
(NQA, USA: Acton, MA) -- National Quality Assurance, USA (NQA, USA), a leading global provider of quality and environmental management system registration services, has announced the date for its East Coast Quality Conference, which will be held June 10, 2011, in Milford, Massachusetts.
The one…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- “Free wheeling” will take on a new meaning at the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement in Pittsburgh, May 16–18. Attendees of the annual American Society for Quality (ASQ) World Conference plan to give back to the community through a special build-a-bike initiative…
(SICK: Minneapolis) -- SICK, a leading manufacturer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, has launched its Lector620 image-based reader for 1D and 2D codes. The Lector620 is ideal for track and traceability…
(QI Macros: Denver) -- KnowWare International Inc. announces that with Excel 2011 for Apple computers, users once again have access to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) support. Mac users of Excel 2008 have been patiently waiting for the inclusion of QI Macros in Excel 2008. Although Excel 2008…
(Creaform: Stuttgart, Germany) -- Creaform, a leader in portable 3-D optical measurement technologies and 3-D engineering services, will release its new VXtrack dynamic tracking software module during the 25th CONTROL international trade fair for quality assurance that will be held…
Throughout more than a decade of paying attention to the psychological drivers of participation and searching for a better way to engage employees in continuous improvement, Leap Technologies developed the Rapid Action Process (released in 2006), an approach that blends psychological motivation…
(NIMS: Fairfax, VA) -- The Precision Machining Technology, CNC Milling, and CNC Turning Championships will be held during the week of June 21–24 in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of the 2011 SkillsUSA National Championships. SkillsUSA, a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working…
(University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI) -- A dramatic and surprising magnetic effect of light discovered by University of Michigan researchers could lead to solar power without traditional semiconductor-based solar cells.
The researchers found a way to make an “optical battery,” says Stephen Rand…
(Starrett: Athol, MA) -- The L.S. Starrett Co., a global manufacturer of precision tools and metrology equipment, announced its 4-Port Gage Multiplexer line and SmartCable for a fast and easy way to connect a measuring tool to a PC. Both wire-based products offer a simple plug-and-play setup to…
(AICON: Braunschweig, Germany) -- MoveInspect HR is a portable coordinate measurement machine (CMM) consisting of high-resolution digital cameras and the hand-operated MI.Probe. Data are collected by sampling defined measuring points with the probe; the system measures hidden points quickly and…
(AMA: New York) -- To thrive and excel in the business world, you should seek to attain the knowledge and skills needed to move beyond effectiveness to greatness. The crucial challenge of our world today is this: to find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.
In The 8th Habit: From…
(WCBF Inc: Chicago) -- Because it is hard to take time away from the workplace, WCBF has introduced a one-day pass option for any of the four days of the Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement Healthcare Summit, scheduled for May 10–13, 2011, in New Orleans. The pass is for new attendees only, so…
(Lean Frontiers: Fishers, IN) -- Nationally recognized reshoring expert Harry Moser will address a special session at the upcoming Lean Logistics Summit, scheduled to be held June 28–29, 2011, in Cincinnati. Don’t miss this opportunity to evaluate the true costs of your supply chain. Learn from…
(Grant Thornton: Chicago) -- In a national survey of U.S. manufacturing chief financial officers (CFOs) and senior controllers conducted by Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd., there are serious concerns about inflation. According to the survey, 66 percent…
(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), in partnership with the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH), is offering a five-day, free trial of the educational series “Decoding ISO 15189,” modules 8 and 11.
The interactive online…
(California Science Center: Los Angeles) -- More than 900 top students from California’s middle- and senior-high schools will convene for the final round of competition in the 60th annual California State Science Fair, May 2–3, 2011, at the California Science Center in Exposition Park near downtown…
(Juran Institute: Southbury, CT) -- Juran is offering two “Leading with Lean” workshops, the first beginning on June 13, 2011, and the second beginning on July 11, 2011. Both workshops will be held in Clearwater, Florida, and will consist of four-day, hands-on intensive training in…
(Nissan: Kanagawa, Japan) -- At the New York International Auto Show, the 100-percent electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF was named 2011 World Car of the Year, edging out the BMW 5-Series and the Audi A8 for the top spot. This award is the latest in a string of accolades for the…
