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(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) — A recent revision to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) international standard ASTM E384-10e1—“Standard Test Method for Knoop and Vickers Hardness of Materials,” expands the range of its coverage. The standard is under the jurisdiction of…
(Pacifica Endeavors LLC: San Diego) -- Pacifica Endeavors LLC has launched an online directory to simplify the process of finding an ISO standard, Six Sigma, lean manufacturing, CMMI, or Malcolm Baldrige quality consultant in the United States or Canada. Related software can also be readily…
(ANSI: New York) -- With an estimated effect on 2 to 7 percent of all world trade, counterfeiting is one of the fastest-growing and farthest-reaching economic crimes. Each year, $200 to $600 billion of illegitimate business is conducted across all industries—from pharmaceuticals and consumer…
(UL: Northbrook, IL) -- Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global provider of safety testing and certification, was recently named the exclusive nationally recognized testing laboratory for The EV Project, a groundbreaking study of electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure. The company…
(Emerson Process Management: Austin, TX) -- Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson, applauds the International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) unanimous vote to certify WirelessHART technology as the first global standard for wireless communications for industrial process…
(ANSI: Washington) -- Only three weeks remain to submit an entry to the 2010 U.S. Celebration of World Accreditation Day paper competition launched by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Paper submissions are due by April 30.
ANSI invites all interested stakeholders to…
(TÜV SÜD: Munich) -- The European market is being flooded with increasing numbers of counterfeit products. These fakes not only cause financial losses for manufacturers, but also generate major safety problems for consumers when statutory safety tests are sidestepped in their production. TÜV SÜD…
(ISO: Geneva) -- With changing standards of living, the body dimensions of people have been increasing in many countries over the last few decades. To ensure that clothing, workplaces, transportation, homes, and recreational activities match today’s body sizes comfortably and safely, the…
(IIA: Altamonte Springs, FL) -- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is bringing a world-class conference to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on June 6–9. Guaranteed to be the year’s largest gathering of internal auditing practitioners, the 2010 International Conference will focus…
(MetricStream Inc.: Palo Alto, CA) – AIB International, one of North America’s largest providers of third-party food safety audits, recently selected MetricStream, a provider of enterprisewide governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, for implementing an audit management system to automate…
(ECHA: Brussels, Belgium) -- Vice president Tajani and commissioner Potočnik are taking action to make progress toward the registration of chemicals and the management of substances of very high concern. Of particular importance, is the smooth implementation of the registration of high-volume…
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estlé is the world’s leading recognized nutrition, health, and wellness company. With more than 280,000 employees and more than 450 factories globally, their products, which include everything from bottled water to frozen food, are sold in nearly every country in the world.
Nestlé has…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS announced the release of Dynamic Scheduler, a new software tool that meets food and beverage manufacturers’ demand for efficient, low-cost methods of complying with the testing requirements of hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), sanitation…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Just what can purchasers reasonably expect from suppliers who put forward their company’s ISO 9001 certification as an argument in favor of their products or services?
ISO provides answers to this and related questions in an updated edition of its online brochure, ISO 9001 –…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Three-dimensional image system technology is now used in a wide variety of industries, including construction, mapping, manufacturing, mining, and forensics. For all of these industries, safe usage of 3-D imaging equipment is a top priority. However, until the…
(Lean Enterprise Institute: Cambridge, MA) -- Standardized work is one of the most powerful but least used lean tools. By documenting the current best practice, standardized work forms the baseline for kaizen or continuous improvement. As the standard is improved, the new standard becomes the…
(NSF International, Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International recently announced it has obtained ISO 22000 accreditation from the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). This accreditation enables NSF International to conduct third-party audits for companies worldwide seeking registration to the …
(BSI Reston, VA) -- BSI recently announced a new Supply Chain Security web site,www.supplychainsecurity.com , intended to provide essential information and guidance necessary to launch and/or maintain a successful Supply Chain Security Compliance Programs.
BSI’s new web site contains…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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-…
(DNV: Houston) -- A study being conducted by Michigan State University (MSU) on behalf of DNV finds that U.S. consumers are highly aware of food safety issues and they have high recognition of third-party certification as an effective signal of food safety assurance. The consumers strongly prefer…