(Taylor Hobson: West Chicago, IL) -- Taylor Hobson, a global leader in ultraprecision measurement instrumentation, plans to unveil the latest addition to its line of autocollimators at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) at Chicago’s McCormick Place, Sept. 10–15, 2012.

(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Committee on Conformity Assessment (ISO/CASCO) has developed a new standard and a technical specification that will help build confidence between partners in business-to-business dealings and provide support for trade regul

(Mitutoyo, Aurora, IL) -- Mitutoyo America, developer and manufacturer precision measuring instruments and inspection solutions, has launched version 10.0 of its QVPAK suite of vision measurement software.

(Jossey-Bass: San Francisco) -- Planned serendipity is not an abstract, magical notion. It’s a practical skill.

(Battenberg: Marburg, Germany) -- Manufacturing products of consistently high quality at every production site throughout the world is an ideal to which all OEMs aspire, but in practice, there tends to be major regional differences in quality.

(Kistler: Amherst, NY) -- Kistler, a manufacturer and worldwide supplier of precision sensors, accelerometers and associated electronics, and analysis software for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has announced the availability of its piezoelectric acceleromet

(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Juran Institute has announced that CEO Joseph A. De Feo has been inducted into the 2012 Connecticut Business Hall of Fame.

(Jossey-Bass: San Francisco) -- Written to help readers understand the reasons why leaders and teams get along—or don’t—when they communicate in a group, Reading the Room<

(Minitab: State College, PA) -- Minitab, developer of software for quality improvement, is offering a no-cost webinar, “Minitab 16 Tips and Tricks,” to help Minitab users of all skill levels operate Minitab 16 Statistical Software like an expert and quickly accomplish common tasks.

(TÜV SÜD: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America, a business-to-business engineering services firm providing international safety testing and certification services, has been granted accreditation by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to provide certification to Responsible Recycling (R2)