(Rucker & Associates: Raleigh, NC) -- Getting lean can often mean going green. As energy costs continue to rise, company decision makers search for ways to make their organizations more efficient.

Since automotive manufacturing is so highly automated, it makes sense that this industry was an early adopter of machine vision technology.

(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released two new videos—one for the general public and the other for business and government audiences

(TÜV SÜD America: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc., a global inspection and certification services organization, has announced that its Industry Service division offers nondestructive testing (NDT) personnel-approval services in accordance with Europe’s Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC

(WinWare Inc.: Marietta, GA) -- WinWare Inc., provider of inventory control software and automated tools, is presenting an educational webinar on CribMaster9 Inventory Management System, on Thursday, Dec. 16, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

(Micro-Epsilon: Passau, Germany) -- Micro-Epsilon has launched the

(Gemba Research: Mukilteo, WA) -- Don’t miss the next Japan Kaikaku Experience, a best-practice benchmarking tour of lean manufacturing companies in Japan. This is a full-immersion experience in lean culture.

(AMT: McLean, VA) -- October U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $387.13 million, according to The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S.

(Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Cambridge, MA) -- During Dec.

(Profit Finders: Strongsville, OH) -- Profit Finders, a proprietary data collection and analysis company, has developed a web-based technology rooted in the concepts of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.