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(Delcam: Windsor, ON) -- Delcam has converted its Professional Services Group into an independent subsidiary, Delcam Professional Services Ltd. (DPS), as the first stage in a significant expansion planned for its process development activities. The new subsidiary also includes the company’s former…
A young man in PQ Systems' hometown survived a dramatic auto accident last summer in which police-captured video footage of his spectacular, airborne vehicle was broadcast throughout the nation. That was just the beginning of his problems, for during his hospitalization, his medical records were…
Electron microscopes are among the most widely used scientific and medical tools for studying and understanding a wide range of materials, from biological tissue to miniature magnetic devices, at tiny levels of detail. Now, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)…
A few years ago, I mentioned to Clare Crawford-Mason that we need to make quality cool again. Crawford-Mason is the lady who helped bring Deming into public consciousness with her production of the 1979 NBC White Paper “If Japan Can, Why Can’t We?”
Of course, the Deming Institute ain’t gonna make…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Measurement systems analysis is an important topic in statistics and quality for engineering, manufacturing, laboratory practice, and business process applications. A new ASTM International standard, ASTM E2782—“Guide for measurement systems analysis (MSA),” covers…
(AMETEK Petrolab: Broken Arrow, OK) -- The MINIFLASH Touch is the latest addition to the Grabner Instruments line of portable flash-point testers. The new tester combines the field-proven advantages of the MINIFLASH tester line with a colorful touch-screen design.
The MINIFLASH Touch’s large…
(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Sales of machine vision components and systems in North America rose substantially during the third quarter of 2010. Overall, year-over-year growth hit 68 percent, up from the second quarter of 2010 at 60 percent and the first quarter of 2010 at 34 percent, according to a…
(Visual Workplace Inc.: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace Inc. introduces the Visual Workplace Factory Makeover training DVD. This 30-minute video teaches employees how to eliminate waste by first removing information deficits—those missing pieces of crucial information that slow down a work…
(ADCOLE: Marlborough, MA) -- A large crankshaft measurement gauge for manufacturers of diesel, marine, and locomotive engines as well as mining, oil field, and power-generation equipment is being introduced by ADCOLE Corp., of Marlborough, Massachusetts.
The Adcole Model 1200–10 Crankshaft Gage…
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has announced the addition of the Checker 4G Series to its line of vision sensors. The new Checker 4G offers Ethernet networking for remote setup and monitoring, PROFINET, PLC communication through Ethernet and IP, and the ability to save inspection images…
Success in the competitive field of nanoindentation measurement often hangs upon depth and load specifications. Competing nanoindentation instruments list resolution capabilities from the pico to the micro ranges. Unfortunately, these specifications are sometimes intentionally misleading. When…
(StatSoft: Tulsa, OK) -- StatSoft announces the release of STATISTICA 10, its flagship high-performance enterprise data analysis, predictive modeling, and analytic reporting platform.
STATISTICA 10 introduces numerous new features and capabilities that take full advantage of Intel multicore…
(IQL: Ashaway, RI) -- Independent Quality Labs Inc. (IQL) is offering Machine Tool Metrology 101, a seminar that provides in-depth understanding of machine tool positioning accuracy (metrology) and its impact on manufacturing process capability and on-machine measurement. The three day session,…
(Advanced Inspection Technologies: Melbourne, FL) -- Advanced Inspection Technologies (AIT) introduces the INVU pipe camera. The INVU is a handheld video inspection system designed for industrial and commercial applications. It is a unique miniature push camera system, with the rigidness of a…
Since thermal management is critical to heat sink performance, testing with Thermex temperature distribution film has become a useful design and assembly quality control check. Thermex, from Sensor Products Inc., is an economical thin sensor film that can be used in virtually any application to…
(Keithley Instruments: Cleveland) -- Printed and organic electronics are novel and unconventional technology that have the potential to change the world of electronics. Learn more by attending the one-hour online seminar offered by Keithley Instruments Inc. on Jan. 27, “Understanding Electrical…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma (LSS) training and blended learning support technologies, has expanded its international offerings with the release of three new foreign-language versions of its 80-hour Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course. The…
(Artel: Westbrook, ME) -- Artel, a global leader in liquid handling quality assurance, will present a workshop providing guidance on validation and optimization for the Tecan Freedom EVO Liquid Handling platform. This workshop, which will be held Jan. 31 during the LabAutomation2011 conference in…
It’s the start of a new year, and once again, I set goals for the year. These are different than “resolutions” because I fully intend on meeting them. Some of these goals are the same from year to year. Get in better shape, spend more time with my family, work smarter (not necessarily harder),…
The concept of “pull” gained ever more ground with the publication of Womack and Jones’ Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealthin Your Corporation. (Simon & Schuster, 1996). All this sounds terrific in theory and can be taught relatively easily through simple simulation exercises. Even…
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…