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(Frost & Sullivan: Mountain View, CA) -- While there’s no denying the contributions made by advancements in technology and new applications for X-ray inspection systems, it is the rising standard of quality and safety of critical structural components that is expected to bring in revenue.…
(DMSC: Arlington, TX) -- The Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium Inc. (DMSC) announces that the next training workshop for DMIS 5.2, the Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard, is scheduled for April 18–21, 2011. The DMIS 5.2 / I++DME Training Workshop will include DMIS 5.2 as well as the…
(DMSC: Arlington, TX) -- The Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium Inc. (DMSC) announces that the next training workshop for DMIS 5.2, the Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard, is scheduled for April 18–21, 2011. The DMIS 5.2 / I++DME Training Workshop will include DMIS 5.2 as well as the…
(Ono Sokki: Addison, IL) -- Ono Sokki Technology Inc. has once again created a new type of handheld tachometer, one that is completely ergonomic.
The new HT-4200 tachometer is small, thin, and lightweight, weighing less than 4.5 oz. Not only does it fit perfectly in your hand, it also slips…
(Ono Sokki: Addison, IL) -- Ono Sokki Technology Inc. has once again created a new type of handheld tachometer, one that is completely ergonomic.
The new HT-4200 tachometer is small, thin, and lightweight, weighing less than 4.5 oz. Not only does it fit perfectly in your hand, it also slips…
(Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc.: Reston, VA) -- Hunter Associates Laboratory's (HunterLab) next-generation Color Flex EZ spectrophotometer takes color quality control to its highest level with 45/0 design for the ultimate in color measurement precision. Combining versatility, simplicity, and…
(Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc.: Reston, VA) -- Hunter Associates Laboratory's (HunterLab) next-generation Color Flex EZ spectrophotometer takes color quality control to its highest level with 45/0 design for the ultimate in color measurement precision. Combining versatility, simplicity, and…
(Vision Engineering: Surrey, UK) -- Vision Engineering Ltd. has developed Hawk, a noncontact measurement system that is the first to offer both a true optical image display combined with fully-automatic video edge detection. Both of these technologies have been available individually but never…
(Vision Engineering: Surrey, UK) -- Vision Engineering Ltd. has developed Hawk, a noncontact measurement system that is the first to offer both a true optical image display combined with fully-automatic video edge detection. Both of these technologies have been available individually but never…
(JHU: Baltimore, MD) -- The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies have released a new manual to help statistical agencies around the world track the amount, type, and value of volunteer work in their countries.
The manual, drafted…
(JHU: Baltimore, MD) -- The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies have released a new manual to help statistical agencies around the world track the amount, type, and value of volunteer work in their countries.
The manual, drafted…
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have launched a new pilot program that will allow parallel evaluation of relevant development and manufacturing data components, known as Quality by Design (QbD), of new drug marketing…
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have launched a new pilot program that will allow parallel evaluation of relevant development and manufacturing data components, known as Quality by Design (QbD), of new drug marketing…
A colleague of mine recently shared a story about the renowned Chihiro Nakao, student of Taiichi Ohno and founder of the Shingijutsu, the consulting group that teaches Toyota Production System principles. According to the story, a client once asked Nakao if he granted any Black Belt certifications…
Let me give a big ole’ Texas-sized hat tip to Bob Emiliani for sending me the sad article with the headline “General Motors Lays Off Workers at NY Plant.” This is in addition to General Motors Co. (GM) suspending its Shreveport, Louisiana, assembly plant last week due to a choke in supplier parts…
A colleague of mine recently shared a story about the renowned Chihiro Nakao, student of Taiichi Ohno and founder of the Shingijutsu, the consulting group that teaches Toyota Production System principles. According to the story, a client once asked Nakao if he granted any Black Belt certifications…
Let me give a big ole’ Texas-sized hat tip to Bob Emiliani for sending me the sad article with the headline “General Motors Lays Off Workers at NY Plant.” This is in addition to General Motors Co. (GM) suspending its Shreveport, Louisiana, assembly plant last week due to a choke in supplier parts…
Have you ever been audited and felt like the auditor’s findings were almost irrelevant in the context of your organization’s major challenges and goals? Did you sometimes feel like you've been handed a Mickey Mouse nonconformity given the issues your organization is confronting? But what is one…
Have you ever been audited and felt like the auditor’s findings were almost irrelevant in the context of your organization’s major challenges and goals? Did you sometimes feel like you've been handed a Mickey Mouse nonconformity given the issues your organization is confronting? But what is one…
An excellent article by Donald Wheeler on the economic cost of quality, “What Is the Zone of Economic Production?” gave me pause to consider the strategic implications of reducing the costs associated with poor quality. As Wheeler pointed out in his article, there is an economic zone of production…
An excellent article by Donald Wheeler on the economic cost of quality, “What Is the Zone of Economic Production?” gave me pause to consider the strategic implications of reducing the costs associated with poor quality. As Wheeler pointed out in his article, there is an economic zone of production…
(Juran Institute: Southbury, CT) -- Juran Institute is conducting blended lean Six Sigma workshops for Green Belt and Black Belt certification beginning in April 2011. The workshops begin with required online independent study of e-learning modules. The estimated 24 hours of…
(Juran Institute: Southbury, CT) -- Juran Institute is conducting blended lean Six Sigma workshops for Green Belt and Black Belt certification beginning in April 2011. The workshops begin with required online independent study of e-learning modules. The estimated 24 hours of…
(SPI: Madison, NJ) -- Sensor Products Inc. (SPI) is an official distributor of Fuji Prescale, a Mylar tactile pressure-indicating sensor film that instantly reveals surface-pressure magnitude and distribution between contacting or impacting surfaces. When placed between the surfaces, it permanently…
(SPI: Madison, NJ) -- Sensor Products Inc. (SPI) is an official distributor of Fuji Prescale, a Mylar tactile pressure-indicating sensor film that instantly reveals surface-pressure magnitude and distribution between contacting or impacting surfaces. When placed between the surfaces, it permanently…
