(AMETEK: Peabody, MA) -- Technical Manufacturing Corp.

Two weeks ago, the White House issued a memorandum recognizing the role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in helping agencies implement best practices for standards development activities to address national priorities.

(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- Toyota. The name signifies greatness—world-class cars and game-changing business thinking. One key to the Toyota Motor Co.’s unprecedented success is its famous production system and its lesser-known product development program.

(Riegl: Orlando, FL) -- Riegl USA, developer and manufacturer of 3-D laser scanners, has released the fully automatic Multiple Time Around (MTA) zone-detection workflow for the LMS-Q680i scanner.

(PQ Systems: Dayton, OH) -- CHARTrunner Lean software from PQ Systems, provider of the simplest solutions to apply practical statistics to improve quality, is the perfect companion for your quality program. It can help visualize your improvement progress in real time.

(IHI: Cambridge, MA) -- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has announced details of its 13th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice & the Community.

(ANSI: New York) -- The U.S.

(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- Nanomanufacturing is no longer the next frontier. It’s in action today, and it is improving products and processes while saving manufacturers money along the way.

(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc.

(TÜV SÜD: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc. will participate as a Gold Sponsor at the Global Food Safety Conference Feb.