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The term “a measure of confidence” has always been considered a nebulous thing. But it becomes very real when applied to body armor testing at the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) in Maryland. Using a FaroArm Quantum scanner and Geomagic Qualify 3-D inspection software, the Army has…
One of the topics that drew the most interest at the recently completed SPAR Europe conference, held at the RAI Conference Center in Amsterdam, was that of mobile scanning and mapping. What kind of accuracy can you expect? How fast can you drive? What’s the business case for collecting so much…
(Dassault Systemes: Paris) -- Dassault Systèmes, a global leader in 3-D and product life-cycle management (PLM) solutions, has announced Isight 5.0, the market-leading open desktop solution for simulation process automation and design optimization from SIMULIA, the Dassault Systèmes brand for…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Cherry blossoms won’t be the only things flowering in Washington, D.C., during the first week in April. Quality, innovation, and performance excellence will be in full bloom at the 22nd annual Quest for Excellence Conference. Registration is now open for the April 4–6…
(National Quality Forum: Washington) -- Two new studies by the National Quality Forum (NQF) are designed to promote future work in clinical decision support (CDS) and expand the understanding of the benefits of health information technology (HIT) tools on care delivery.
The reports “lay the…
On Dec. 21, 2010, the U.S. Congress passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, the first major food safety measure in the United States in more than 60 years. Given the recent and frequent deadly food-borne illness outbreaks, this is welcome news to many Americans. A food safety expert with the…
(Johnson Gage: Bloomfield, CT) -- As a part of its continuing commitment to the aerospace and defense market, The Johnson Gage Co. will feature its industry standard and time-tested Thread Inspection Systems as well as a broad spectrum of new products in booth No. 1718 at the AeroDef 2011…
(ACSI: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Steady or improving customer satisfaction with several types of financial services is not enough to overcome the customer satisfaction challenges of the health insurance industry, according to a recent report released by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The…
“Baby Bobby! Baby Bobby!” The words stung and Mike knew it—he could read it in my face.
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me!” I yelled back.
Mike just laughed; he knew I didn’t believe it. Bolstered by figuring out how to push my buttons, he continued to…
Because damage inflicted on aircraft can affect structural integrity and radar signature, specific aircraft types are inspected to triage damage and define repair actions. To radically improve current manual damage-identification practices, metrology specialists from Maryland-based SURVICE…
(TÜV SÜD Asia Pacific: Singapore) -- Consumer demand for green products and services in China, India, and Singapore appears to be outstripping supply, according to independent research from TÜV SÜD Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. TÜV SÜD is a global leader in testing, inspection, and…
(Indicate Technologies Inc.: Santa Clara, CA) -- The Applied Dimensional Metrology Workshop to be held Feb. 16–18 at the Indicate Technologies showroom in Santa Clara, California, is a hands-on seminar where attendees will do the real work to collect data from physical parts and perform the…
(The Manufacturing Institute: Manchester, UK) -- For manufacturers who find they are making too many products that are rejected under quality control, or using too much raw material and producing far too much scrap at start-up, The Manufacturing Institute’s Six Sigma Green Belt course helps by…
(The Manufacturing Institute: Manchester, UK) -- For manufacturers who find they are making too many products that are rejected under quality control, or using too much raw material and producing far too much scrap at start-up, The Manufacturing Institute’s Six Sigma Green Belt course helps by…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- A new and exclusive publication, ASTM Standards for Managing Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases, is now available from ASTM International.
The book features five documents that give all industries a more general guideline for monitoring and reporting…
(Vision Engineering: Surrey, United Kingdom) -- Vision Engineering Ltd.’s Falcon incorporates more than 50 years of optical experience in a high-accuracy, three-axis noncontact video measuring system suitable for shop-floor quality control and manufacturing inspection applications with a…
Another holiday season has come to an end. Somehow we survived Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve, but for some it wasn’t easy. Gas prices have risen for no apparent reason, but despite the increase, more than 90 percent of travelers opted to make that trip to Grandma’s home by automobile…
People who get into the golf industry usually do so from the grounds up, so to speak. Maybe they begin by cleaning golf carts or caddying. Maybe they start with simple tasks like mowing, pulling weeds, and watering flowers. However we started in this business, it’s likely we didn’t see golf as the…
Building information modelling (BIM) is one of the most fundamental changes to affect the global construction industry. The growing worldwide adoption and implementation of this technology allows for powerful data-based modeling, visualisation, analysis and simulation capabilities that are…
After my last column citing some really bizarre flaws in how our brains perceive reality, I thought I might cover some flaws in logic that are applicable in the world of quality. So, basically, even if our brains are working correctly, we can still send our Black Belts off on false trails trying…
Personal appearance is one of the few things that is completely within your control. It is also one of the things that employers expect you to handle without much discussion. Basically, if you can dress yourself, you should dress yourself well. Do you really need your employer to discuss this with…
(Process Sensors Corp.: Franklin Lakes, NJ) -- Process Sensor Corp., a manufacturer and distributor of noncontact infrared temperature and moisture measurement instruments, announces its high-accuracy bench-type blackbody calibration source, design model BBS 1150, that features high emissivity of…
(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- The Automotive Industry Action Group’s (AIAG) B-8 Quality Assurance Guide for Shipping Labels and Other Bar Code and 2D Symbology Applications is available for companies looking for help evaluating and testing label quality.
When the original Guide for Quality…
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced a new web resource called FDA Basics for Industry to help companies and others save time and resources in their interactions with the agency. The website includes basic information about the regulatory process,…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- With the Jan. 4 signing of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the most significant update in American food safety was passed into law since the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938. This new law authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to increase…
