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(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has joined forces with three of the biggest names in standards to develop an unprecedented resource for medical device standards and related information.
Medical professionals can now access more than 1,300 medical device…
(Camstar Systems Inc.: Charlotte, NC) -- Camstar will show a product demonstration of its nonconformance management solution in a live one-hour web cast on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. EST.
The session will illustrate specific examples of how the solution can help manufacturers:
• Streamline…
(Performance Review Institute: Warrendale, PA) -- The penalties for failure to comply with ITAR/EAR regulations are severe and understanding the regulations can be costly. PRI, in partnership with Export Solutions, has simplified export control with proposed solutions at breakeven costs.
In…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced that its webstore.ansi.org, a web site for the purchase and download of U.S. and other national, regional, or international standards, now offers the complete collection of standards from the British Standards…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced that its webstore.ansi.org, a web site for the purchase and download of U.S. and other national, regional, or international standards, now offers the complete collection of standards from the British Standards…
(APQC: Houston) -- Share your knowledge management experiences at APQC’s 15th Knowledge Management Conference, April 29–30, 2010, at the Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa in Houston, Texas. To be considered, submit your abstract by Nov. 20, using one of the methods below:
• Online form
• E-…
(TÜV Rheinland: Newtown, CT) -- TÜV Rheinland PTL LLC, North America’s largest solar and photovoltaic testing center, will unveil its Solar Thermal and Combined Heating Power (CHP) Systems services, including domestic and international testing and certification, at the Greenbuild International…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The just-published new edition of ISO 9004 provides organizations with a model for sustained success in today’s complex, demanding, and ever-changing environment.
ISO 9004:2009—“Managing for the sustained success of an organization—A quality management approach,” is the third…
Standardization should support your business strategy, otherwise, why bother? You cannot support a strategy unless you have one.
Strategic thinking means thinking forward to the areas you intend to grow over the next four to 10 years, especially in standards committee activity. You can benefit…
(Vickers: West Yorkshire, England) -- A Leeds-based chemicals company is expected to become the first in the United Kingdom to develop a “gold standard” for the precise measurement of chemicals in products typically used by every individual and business in the United Kingdom.
Vickers…
(QuEst Forum: Dallas) -- QuEST Forum unveiled its inaugural report on the state of quality in the telecommunications industry at the 2009 Asia Pacific Best Practices Conference, which was held Oct. 20–22 in Shanghai. QuEST Forum pursues the goal of global telecommunications quality and…
(SGS: Rutherford, NJ) -- SGS announced that it is the first registrar in the world to be accredited to The Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) and The Responsible Recycling Standard (R2) by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). SGS is proud to endorse a certification service for…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Eligibility and application forms for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award are now available on the Baldrige web site. The Baldrige Award Application Forms booklet includes instructions for the two-step Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award application process…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Medical laboratories accredited to ISO 15189 (a sector-specific technical competence and management system standard) are now recognized as meeting the management system principles of ISO 9001.
The move was announced in a joint statement by the International Organization for…
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO has just launched a compilation on CD-ROM of its entire collection of Technical Product Specification (TPS) standards, which are essential to manufacturing on a global basis, and provide a common language for product and contract specification, and other communication along…
(ANAB: Milwaukee) -- Randy A. Dougherty, vice president of the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB), has been elected chair of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), the world association of national accreditation bodies for management systems, products, and personnel.
Dougherty…
(Camstar Systems Inc.: Charlotte, NC) -- Camstar offers “The Next Generation CAPA System” again by popular demand.
Quality issues that are resolved through processes in a corrective and preventive action (CAPA) system can be the difference between organizations that succeed and those that…
(DNV: Houston) -- DNV Certification is offering a free webinar on Nov. 10, “What is ISO 14001 and Should I Care?”
What you will learn:
What is an environmental management system?
What is ISO 14001, its structure, and requirements?
What are the benefits of an environmental management…
(NSF International: Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International, an independent, nonprofit organization that develops public health standards for food, water, dietary supplements, and consumer goods, announces that it has obtained toy safety accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (…
(Performance Review Institute: Warrendale, PA) -- The fourth biennial Global Aerospace Nadcap Supplier Survey was conducted by the Performance Review Institute (PRI) in 2009. The preliminary results were announced at the Nadcap meeting in Pittsburgh, last week. Nadcap is part of PRI’s Customer…
(Ekobai Holdings Ltd.: Hong Kong) -- Ekobai.com, an online directory for certified suppliers and products has teamed up with the international organization GLOBALGAP (good agricultural practice) to produce a guide that analyzes how safety standards are changing global markets for food and…
(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) recently presented the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with its highest honor, the 2009 AIAG Chairman’s Award.
“Thomas Sowell once said: ‘The march of science and technology does not imply growing…
(Intertek: Houston, TX) -- Intertek, a global provider of quality and safety solutions, is pleased to announce that as of Oct. 9, 2009, it is accredited by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to offer certification to the AS9110 standard. With this accreditation, Intertek becomes…
On October 8, the federal government arrested three people in Southern California on suspicion of selling counterfeit integrated circuits (ICs) used in the manufacture of electronic devices to the U.S. Navy. The government executed search warrants at three business locations, two residences, and a…
(Keithley Instruments Inc.: Cleveland) -- The metrology services organization at Keithley Instruments Inc., a provider of advanced electrical test instruments and systems, has expanded the scope of its ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation with the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA…
