(Nikon Instruments: Melville, NY) -- Nikon Instruments Inc., innovator of advanced optical instruments, has introduced the C2 Confocal Laser Point Scanning Microscope, which incorporates the newest release of

(High Technology Seminars: Cold Spring, NY) -- High Technology Seminars has announced three events for the beginning of 2011:  “Visual Lean Basics—Lean Eyes—Learning to See Waste,” “Human Error Prevention,” and “Root Cause Analysis.”

(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Madison, WI) --  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

(Laser Design: Minneapolis) -- Easy-to-use, low-cost Artec, Creaform, and 3Shape 3-D scanners are now being offered for sale by 3DScanCo, a division of Laser Design Inc.

(Baumer: Southington, CT) -- With the high-precision load cells of the DLRx series, Baumer offers sensors with passive temperature compensation for direct force measurement that boast a very low-temperature effect of < 0.005%/Kelvin (K).

(Control Point Design: Minnetonka, MN) -- For a company that has spent two decades shrouding the confidential nature of its work in secrecy, it now has something it can tell the world about. Online Systems Inc.

(Qualitest: Huntsville, AL) -- Qualitest, a provider of comprehensive solutions through material-testing instruments, systems, and accessories, has extended its range of products for measuring gas permeability rate.

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- A vast majority of manufacturers are optimistic about an economic uptick in 2011 at their organizations, according to the second-annual ASQ Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

(ALG Inc: Santa Barbara, CA) -- Perception is a powerful force in consumer-buying behavior. Consumers often base beliefs about quality on the emotional connection they have made with a brand, regardless of the actual quality associated with its products.

(ISM: Tempe, AZ) -- Essentials for a strong supply-management career are in store at the 96th Annual International Supply Manage