All News
The largest missile manufacturing facility in the world, an appliance manufacturer and 10 automotive suppliers are 2004 recipients of the 2004 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. Dubbed the "Nobel Prize of Manufacturing" by Business Week, the Shingo Prize focuses on lean…
PQ Systems Inc. has released an updated version of its popular CHARTrunner application, which includes a Microsoft Excel add-in that allows users to draw charts from within Excel. CHARTrunner, a stand-alone charting tool for general statistical process control charting, eliminates data…
The National Quality Institute has offered a new line of customer and employee satisfaction online surveys. The surveys were developed in response to the increasing desire of organizations to better understand the needs of their customers, clients and patients--as well as the needs of…
GOAL/QPC has published Six Sigma for Business Leaders, (GOAL/QPC, 2004) a book authored by Gregory H. Watson. The book provides practical guidance to executives and managers as they design and implement Six Sigma programs. It’s the fourth in GOAL/QPC’s series of books on Six Sigma. "Our…
(IQS: North Olmsted, OH) -- IQS Inc. has released its OptiMetrix Integration Engine, an enterprise performance management application that enables real-time, bidirectional transfer of APQP information throughout the automotive manufacturer supply chain.
OptiMetrix IE uses native messaging agent…
Hexagon AB has agreed to acquire the South Korean company Korea ErFa Systems Engineering Co.’s metrology business. Hexagon will continue Korea ErFa’s operations under the name Hexagon Metrology Korea. The company will initially have a sales turnover of $1.3 million comprising commissions…
Acxiom Corp. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will collaborate to research customer-centric information quality management. Richard Wang, director of the MIT Information Quality Program, and John R. Talburt, director of the Acxiom Laboratory for Applied Research, will lead the…
Specialized Technology Resources Inc. has expanded its battery testing capabilities at its headquarters in Enfield, Connecticut. STR has developed proprietary automated equipment that conducts Determination of Service Output (draw-down) testing, as outlined in ANSI C18.1M, Part 1. The…
Nikon Instruments Inc. has signed an exclusive agreement with Bacus Laboratories Inc. to integrate Bacus’ WebSlide virtual microscopy software with the enhanced version of its digital COOLSCOPE VS. The agreement will enable pathologists, educators and researchers to produce, view and…
Powerway Inc., a provider of product development process solutions for manufacturers, has launched Powerway.com v. 2.0. Powerway.com is a Web-based workplace that facilitates visibility and real-time communication throughout multiple tiers of the supply chain during product development.…
BSI Management Systems is offering its suite of medical devices management system training courses in Minneapolis and Boston this spring. BSI’s courses are intended to help organizations registering to ISO 13485:2003. The first course, "Understanding ISO 13485," is an introduction to the…
StatSoft Inc. will hold a STATISTICA training seminar in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 13-15. The deadline for registration is March 29. The seminar is divided into two courses that emphasize step-by-step examples of analysis, interpretation and conceptualization strategies. The courses…
IXPERION has scheduled this year’s American and European Six Sigma in Finance conferences for April 20 and 21 in Chicago and May 25 and 26 in London. The events will respond to the growing demand for an unbiased information platform focused exclusively on Six Sigma for finance operations…
HRevents, in conjunction with the International Quality and Productivity Center has opened the call for presentations at its seventh annual HRtech conference. The conference will take place August 3-4 at the San Francisco Marriott. The two-day conference will assemble leading human resources…
AssurX, a provider of Web-based enterprise quality tracking systems, will hold its annual Summit User Conference Oct. 3 to 6 at The Village at Squaw Valley in Squaw Valley, California. The user conference will feature customer application sessions from a variety of industries, as well as…
The Strategic Research Institute will hold the second annual Six Sigma Strategy for Health Care forum, April 28-29 at the Millennium Knickerbocker in Chicago. Financial pressure, limited resources, workforce shortages and increased scrutiny on medical errors have hit the health care sector…
From June 15 to 17, the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York will host several co-located events, including the Medical Design and Manufacturing East, Atlantic Design and Manufacturing, EastPack PLASTEC East and Ingredients Expo shows. The event will feature 1,750 exhibiting…
Beta LaserMike, a manufacturer of precision measurement and control systems, has received a patent for its Snap Technology software contained within the UltraScan DSP ultrasonic wall thickness measurement system. Used by manufacturers of extruded plastic pipe, tube and cable products, the…
A bill that would expand the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to nonprofit organizations has cleared the House Science Committee.
H.R. 3389, introduced in the House by Reps. Brad Miller (D-NC) and Melissa Hart (R-PA), was received with bipartisan enthusiasm. "In the spirit of recognizing and…
AssurX, a provider of Web-based enterprise quality tracking systems, will hold its annual Summit User Conference Oct. 3 to 6 at The Village at Squaw Valley in Squaw Valley, California. The user conference will feature customer application sessions from a variety of industries, as well as…
The 2004 Crystal Ball User Conference will be held June 16-18 in at the Denver Marriott City Center in downtown Denver. The first day of the two-day conference will feature speaker Paul C. Nutt, professor of management sciences and public policy and management at Fisher College of…
The International Organization for Standardization revealed its Fourth International Environmental Children’s Drawing Contest Feb. 3 at the United Nations Office in Geneva. "The operating principle of ISO 14001 has been adopted in simplified form from the ISO-supported ’Kids’ ISO 1400…
California Manufacturing Technology Consulting will present a workshop from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 23 at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach, California. The workshop is focused on the principles of lean manufacturing through classes and simulation. Senior CMTC lean…
According to a study of Georgia’s manufacturing climate, the state’s manufacturing companies are optimistic about the economic recovery and are planning more hiring and expansion in the next three years. However, the same survey revealed that 20 percent of Georgia’s manufacturers have lost…
Aegis, a leader in industrial software in manufacturing productivity, and Statit’s e-Server technology will be combined to provide Web-based SPC reporting to Aegis’ customers. Aegis will now integrate its Manufacturing Execution System into Statit Software’s e-Server technology. Aegis’…
