ATS Releases Version 5.3 of ATS Inspect
(ATS: Amsterdam) -- Applied Tech Systems (ATS) announces the release of its visual quality operations management software, ATS Inspect version 5.3.
New Business Continuity Management ANSI Standard
(ASIS International and BSI Group: Alexandria, VA) -- ASIS International and BSI have released a joint American national standard, “Business Continuity Management Systems—Requirements with Guidance for Use”
Laser Scanning Saves 60 Hours in Mechanical Upgrade to Steam Turbine
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- Invensys Operations Management (IOM) saved 60 hours, or about 5 percent in man-hours, in a mechanical upgrade to a steam turbine by using NVision’s Engineering Service Division to capture precise measurements of valves and other hardware.
Power a Six Sigma Manufacturing Program with ZPI-Minitab Link
(Minitab: State College, PA) -- Kraft Foods is quickly and effectively working toward Six Sigma goals with new software that makes it easy to analyze Zarpac Performance Index (ZPI) data with Minitab Statistical Software.
SGS Conducts Nondestructive Testing of Damietta LNG Plant
(SGS: Rutherford, NJ) -- SGS was recently awarded the contract for nondestructive testing (NDT) services of the liquefaction and purification facilities during the construction of the new liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Damietta, Egypt.
Book: <em>Personal Kanban </em>
Following World War II, U.S. automakers focused on increasing productivity to meet a seemingly insatiable domestic demand.
Corrective and Preventive Action Workshop for Regulated Professionals
(MasterControl: Salt Lake City) -- Some of the most stringent corrective and preventive action (CAPA) policies have caused hosts of compliance issues for life-science companies throughout 2010.
MobileScan3D Features Higher Resolution Blue-Laser Scanning
(Wenzel/Xspect Solutions: Wixom, MI) -- “Industry continues to look for good portable 3-D imaging technology for reverse engineering and inspection,” says Giles Gaskell, North American sales manager for 3-D imaging products for Wenzel/Xspect Solutions.
ISO 9000 Survey Open for Users and Nonusers
As ISO 9001 continues to be the most widely used ISO standard, the need to maintain the standard’s relevance to the marketplace remains a focus of the group responsible for revising the ISO 9000 family of standards.
Coordinate Metrology Society Announces Call for Papers
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS), the preeminent membership association for measurement professionals, has announced a call for papers in anticipation of its 2011 Coordinate M
