(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the dates for World Standards Week (WSW) 2010. The week of forums, meetings, and ceremonies will be held Sept. 21–24, at the Crowne Plaza National Airport Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.*

(AICON 3D Systems GmbH: Braunschweig, Germany) -- TI Automotive is a global supplier in the automotive sector headquartered in Warren, Michigan.

(S. Himmelstein: Chicago) -- To verify the amount of rotational torque applied by heavy power tools, these stationary (nonrotating) transducers permit accurate confirmation of static and dynamic torque.

(Ametek: Largo, FL) -- The new JOFRA hand-held pressure calibrator from AMETEK Calibration Instruments offers electrical generation of pressure or vacuum with the touch of a key. The calibrator features a unique built-in electrical pump system. No manual pump required.

(ISCC: Reston, VA) -- The Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) announces a joint meeting of ISCC/ASTM/CIE Division 1 at Princeton University, in Princeton, New Jersey, on June 14–18. The meeting is titled “Standards: What they are—What should they be?

(EAGLE Registrations Inc.: Dayton, OH) -- EAGLE Registrations Inc., a third-party certification body that audits businesses to international standards, is now accredited by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to offer ISO 13485 certification.

(Bowers Metrology Group: West Yorkshire, UK) -- A welcome consequence of the extended travel capability of Bowers’ latest, state-of-the-art XT Xtreme Bore Gauge, is its unique

(Williamson Corp.: Concord, MA) -- Williamson Corp.’s Gold Series single-wavelength infrared temperature sensors provide up to 0.25 percent of reading measurement accuracy for monitoring and controlling product quality and process productivity.

(JD Power and Associates: Westlake Village, CA) -- Facing similar challenges to that of the domestic airline and auto industries—namely, rising costs and a lack of customers—the hotel industry has also been forced to slash operating costs and reduce staff in hopes of remaining competitive.

(JD Power and Associates: Westlake Village, CA) -- Facing similar challenges to that of the domestic airline and auto industries—namely, rising costs and a lack of customers—the hotel industry has also been forced to slash operating costs and reduce staff in hopes of remaining competitive.