IBM Announces Innovation Lab Dedicated to Technology Services
(IBM: Armonk, NY) -- IBM has created the Services Innovation Lab (SIL), a new global lab that will initially comprise about 200 technology experts hand-picked from around the company.
InfinityQS’ Steve Wise to Host Webinar on Quality Data Analysis
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS International, a provider of real-time quality control software solutions, has announced that Steve Wise, vice president of statistical methods and Six Sigma Black Belt, will host a live webinar, “Box Plots and Pareto Charts for Quality Control,” sche
TM18 Photoelectric Sensor Features Metal Housing for Harsh Environments
(Banner Engineering: Minneapolis, MN) -- Banner Engineering Corp. has introduced a new version of its TM18 EZ-BEAM compact photoelectric sensor for use in heavy-duty environments. The TM18 offers nickel-plated, die-cast zinc metal housing, as well as completely epoxy-encapsulated electronics.
NSF International Launches NSF Reference Standards Program
(NSF: Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International, a global independent public-health organization with 66 years of experience, including 25 years of pharmaceutical expertise through its NSF Health Sciences Division, is launching NSF Reference Standards, which will produce reference standards tha
Book: <em>Lean Management Principles for Information Technology</em>
(Taylor and Francis: New York) -- Whether it’s because of a lack of understanding, poor planning, or myriad other things, 50 to 60 percent of the IT effort in most companies can be considered waste.
Portable DUALSCOPE FMP100 Measures Coating Thickness with Precision
(Fischer Technology: Windsor, CT) -- Fischer Technology’s DUALSCOPE FMP100 touch-screen coating-thickness measurement instrument harmonizes the flexibility and capabilities of PC-based lab instruments with the manageability of compact portable units.
Training Within Industry Introductory Seminar: Learn by Doing
(AME: Rolling Meadows, IL) -- The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), providing for the exchange of knowledge in organizational excellence, is hosting a one-day seminar, “Learn by Doing,” an introduction to training within
DNA Strands That Select Nanotubes: A Step Toward Quantum Wires
DNA, a molecule famous for storing the genetic blueprints for all living things, can do other things as well.
How to Return Manufacturing Jobs to the United States
(Boothroyd Dewhurst: Wakefield, RI) -- Savvy manufacturers are able to root out troublesome costs and problems from their products earlier and earlier in a life cycle that starts even before a computer model is created—and ends with finished automobiles, appliances, and other goods.
2011 Continuous Improvement Conference Announced
(MoreSteam: Columbus, OH) -- On Wednesday, Oct.