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(ISO: Geneva) -- A new ISO/IEC standard establishes internationally harmonized requirements for verifying the competence of organizations that carry out proficiency testing of laboratories.
The need for ongoing confidence in the competence of laboratories is not only essential for laboratories…
(ACLASS: Alexandria, VA) -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board/ACLASS to accredit laboratories that perform testing of telecommunication equipment subject to FCC rules.
Based on FCC review of the information submitted by ACLASS…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. has announced the immediate availability of new versions of the TESASTAR-m and TESASTAR-sm motorized probe heads for Brown & Sharpe and Sheffield branded coordinate measuring machines shipped from the North Kingstown, Rhode…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Baldrige National Quality Program (BNQP) has announced that four state quality programs will receive funding for the development of Baldrige-based and performance excellence curricula targeted at education or…
(AIT: Melbourne, FL) -- Advanced Inspection Technologies has recently partnered with Look Technologies to offer borescope inspection services throughout North America. The addition of borescope inspection service with the new partnership greatly expands AIT’s business and gives customers even more…
(AIT: Melbourne, FL) -- Advanced Inspection Technologies Inc. (AIT) introduces a new line of flexible micro borescopes that are incredibly thin. The new micro borescopes can inspect the interior of castings, machined parts, turbine components, and other parts that were previously impossible to…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Washington, D.C., for the Quest for Excellence XXII conference on April 12–14. You can participate from your home or office, learning all about the exceptional performance management practices and results of the 2009 recipients of the…
(Lean Logistics Summit: IN) -- Now is the time to position you and your organization with a competitive advantage. Companies that respond most quickly to the coming demand will be the winners. A truly lean supply chain is the surest way to beat your competitors to the market.
This summer,…
(Rapidform: Seoul) -- INUS Technology Inc. has announced that the next major release of its flagship reverse engineering software, Rapidform XOR, will be available in April. Rapidform XOR is the only software that combines 3-D scan data processing and real parametric solid modeling to give users…
(LaserLinc Inc.: Fairborn, OH) — LaserLinc has introduced two sophisticated new software options: fast fourier transform (FFT) and structural return loss (SRL).
Fast fourier transform allows users to analyze periodic deviations in a measurement, such as the diameter of a wire or cable. By…
(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) is advancing its efforts to support an effective infrastructure for quality improvement through the use of electronic platforms.
NQF participated in this year’s Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 10…
(Delcam: Birmingham, UK) -- Delcam will launch the 2010 R2 version of its PowerINSPECT inspection software on stand No. 3514 at CONTROL 2010, at the new Stuttgart Exhibition Center in Germany, May 4–7. The new release will incorporate automatic surface inspection and the ability to use geometric…
(BQPM: Newark, CA) – Business & Quality Process Management (BQPM) is now offering three levels of training for those interested in the new hazardous substance free (HSF) standard: a one-day “Awareness” course, a two-day “Implementation” course, and a three-day “Assessor” course.
The…
(Cole-Parmer: Vernon Hills, IL) -- Imagine plugging a microscope into the USB port of your PC or laptop and viewing images with 10X to 200X or even 500X magnification. The latest models of hand-held microscopes from Cole-Parmer offer just this portability, convenience, and versatility. The most…
(NAG: Oxford, UK) -- The Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG), a provider of high quality high quality mathematical and statistical software and computing services has announced that it will mark its 40th anniversary by extending the awards that it funds to more institutions across the globe. In the…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Myriad studies have acknowledged that ISO 9001-registered companies outperform companies that are not ISO 9001-registered; however, a main finding in many studies has shown that registered companies are performing at the same level regardless of their ISO 9001…
(FDA: Washington) -- As part of the final phase of its transparency initiative, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking comment from the public and other interested stakeholders on how the agency can increase transparency in its interactions with regulated industry.
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(Yorkshire Publishing: Tulsa, OK) -- This winter, our view of Japanese automakers as the pinnacle of quality was shattered by the Toyota recall fiasco. For the last 50 years, the Japanese have continuously garnered more and more market share by using a continuous improvement manufacturing…
Early one morning I was in my side yard and walked up on a huge elaborate spider web complete with its designer-tenant. As I approached the artwork, the spider began to vibrate the web sending glistening dewdrops everywhere. The next morning the web was gone without a trace. However, spread…
When a luxury yacht is ordered by someone high on the world’s who’s-who list, shipbuilders pay special attention. Outfitting the craft with the latest appointments to attend to expensive epicurean tastes is certainly an important issue, but before the crystal can be heard tinkling in varnished…
(CSCMP: Lombard, IL) -- The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has released its new online Resource Directory which includes a comprehensive section on global supply chain management consultants and a listing of their services.
The directory is available on CSCMP’s web…
(E Instruments: Langhorne, PA) -- The MicroCal P100 is a compact, rugged, reliable, and very accurate pressure calibrator making it a great choice for industrial applications. It is now available with the new CalpMan software designed to create and automatically run calibration procedures from a…
(DMSC Inc.: Arlington, TX) -- To introduce the new Dimensional Measuring Inspection Standard (DMIS 5.2) to the world’s metrology community, the Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) is offering a special discount of 30 percent off for both CDs and downloads of the standard. This 30-…
(AME: Arlington Heights, IL) -- From the combined efforts of the members of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) comes the “Visual Workplace - Visual Thinking” seminar on March 22 in Tucson, Arizona, at the Hilton Tucson East hotel, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn principles, concepts,…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- In 1982, W. Edwards Deming wrote Out of the Crisis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982). At that time, the United States was enduring a crisis of low quality and high costs. Its previous dominance in the provision of goods and services was being challenged primarily by…
