(BSI: Reston, VA ) -- The first step in the risk management process is risk analysis. Risk analysis for medical devices requires the definition of a device's intended use, characteristics related to safety, identification of known and foreseeable hazards, and risk estimation for each hazard.

(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- In a nondescript village, somewhere in the world, the residents take old, discarded circuit assemblies, strip and clean the components, then remark and repackage them for sale as new.

(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. launches the Niton XL2 Series handheld x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer as the newest member of its family of Thermo Scientific Niton alloy analyzers.

(StatPoint Technologies, Warrenton, VA) -- StatPoint Technologies Inc., a leading developer of statistical tools used in data analysis across the spectrum of business management, manufacturing, and scientific research, recently announced the immediate availability of Statgraphics Centurion XVI.

(The W. Edwards Deming Institute: Washington) -- The W. Edwards Deming Institute is seeking research papers or ideas that link the work of W.

(Experian Automotive: Schaumburg, IL) -- Ford Motor Co. vehicles accounted for six of the top 10 vehicles for customer brand loyalty, according to recent industry analyses from Experian Automotive.

(R&R Sales & Engineering: Grand Haven, MI) -- New R&R Modular Fixtures make coordinate measuring machines and vision systems more productive. No more wasting time and money with cumbersome part set-ups that can actually take more time than checking the part itself.

(Cooper Instruments and Systems: Warrenton, VA) -- Cooper Instruments and Systems has recently introduced a line of portable hydraulic compression and tension test stands called the T-Rex System.