Event: Liquid Handling Boot Camp
(Automation Trainer: Westbrook, ME) -- Automated liquid handling equipment is an increasingly essential component of life science laboratories.
QualiPedia: Gemba
Gemba is a Japanese term that has been translated as: place, real place, actual place. Westerners have further defined gemba to include: where the action is, the go-and-see place, where the work is done, the place to go for improvement, and the place wh
Product News: Cash for Clunkers--Upgrade Old Thermal Imagers for New
(Fluke Corp.: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Corp., the global leader in hand-held electronic test and measurement technology, has announced a Cash for Clunkers rebate program to encourage thermographers to trade their old infrared cameras for new Fluke instruments.
Event: Performance Improvement Methodologies for Hospitals and Health Care Systems
(Active Communications International: Chicago) -- Join Active Communications International, November 12–13, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts, for an interactive, executive symposium of hospitals and health care facilities. Learn from the hospitals and health care facilities that have been profitin
REACH Could Pose Problems for Small Apparel Exporters
What seemed to be a lucrative as well as a burgeoning market in the European Union (EU) for textile and apparel manufacturers will not be the same again.
Product News: Norbar Unveils Effective Torque Data Management
(Norbar Torque Tools Ltd.: Oxfordshire, UK) -- Norbar, a global specialist manufacturer of torque tools, has launched the ultimate torque measurement, calibration, and data archiving system.
RWJF Selects 15 Hospitals for National Quality Improvement Programs
(RWJF: Princeton, NJ) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) recently announced the selection of 15 hospitals to participate in two new quality improvement programs as part of its ambitious Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative. The AF4Q is the foundation’s signat
Product News: Inspection Microscope Offers Improved Observation and Imaging
(Nikon Instruments Inc.: Melville, NY) -- The new series of Nikon LSI inspection microscopes, Eclipse L200N and L200ND, is now available.
Event: Seminar on ASME Y14.5 Standard
(ASME: New York) -- A seminar on the newly revised Y14.5 standard from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) will take place on Oct. 8, at the Sheraton Salt Lake City in Salt Lake City.
Product News: Q-Plus Labs and Starrett Multisensor Measuring System
(Q-PLUS Labs: Irvine, CA) -- There’s a technology sea change underway in metrology and dimensional measurement, a change that promises significant improvements in efficiency and precision that will shape the future of testing and quality programs worldwide.