Book: <em>Enterprise Risk Management Best Practices</em>
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Even a minimal investment in risk assessment and risk management can improve efficiency and reduce losses in any organization.
Laser Frequency Comb on a Chip
During the past decade, laser frequency combs—extraordinarily precise tools for measuring frequencies (or colors) of light—have helped propel advances in timekeeping, trace-gas detection, and related physics research.
LED Inspection with Five Channels
(Micro-Epsilon: Raleigh, NC) -- Micro-Epsilon, designer and manufacturer of high-precision sensors, instruments, and systems for displacement, position, dimension, and temperature measurement, offers the new colorCONTROL MFA-5 for the inspection of LEDs, starting at a basic version that offers
BSI to Develop New System for Screening Cargo
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded a contract to BSI Group’s Supply Chain Solutions business unit to create a protocol to aid the screening of cargo at U.S. ports.
Corporate R&D Spending Rebounds in 2010
(Booze and Co.: New York) -- Total research and development (R&D) investment among the world’s top spenders on innovation surged upward in 2010 from its recession-induced decline in 2009, according to the 2011 Global Innovation 1000, the seventh annual study of corporate innovation spending
AIAG’s PFMEA Manual Is Still the Best
(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- AIAG’s
ASQ to Celebrate World Quality Month in November
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- In celebration of the second annual World Quality Month in November, the American Society for Quality (ASQ) will showcase how advancements and valuable quality contributions have improved incomes for businesses, communities, and institutions worldwide.
Baldrige Award Recipient Hospitals Significantly Outperform Their Peers
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A new report has found that health care organizations that have won Baldrige National Quality Awards for performance excellence or been considered for a Baldrige Award site visit outperform other hospitals in nearly every metric used to determine the 100 Top Hospit
Lean Six Sigma Webcast Reveals Project Best Practices
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma (LSS) training and blended learning support technologies, will host “Projects: From Idea to ‘Done’ and Back Again,” a free, one-hour Master Black Belt (MBB) webcast at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov.
Newport Introduces 1830-R Optical Power Meter
(Newport Corp: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in lasers and photonics solutions that make, manage, and measure light, announces the 1830-R Optical Power Meter.