(ISO: Geneva) -- Just what can purchasers reasonably expect from suppliers who put forward their company’s ISO 9001 certification as an argument in favor of their products or services?

(Sensor Products Inc.: Madison, NJ) –– Ultrasonic welding is a joining technique that uses high-frequency ultrasonic acoustic vibrations to create solid-state welds.

In the manufacturing industry, an andon is a status display device used to alert the work team—by sound or visually—that assistance is needed immediately, or to identify where they need to concentrate their efforts.

(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Three-dimensional image system technology is now used in a wide variety of industries, including construction, mapping, manufacturing, mining, and forensics. For all of these industries, safe usage of 3-D imaging equipment is a top priority.

(John Wiley & Sons Inc.: Hoboken, NJ) -- We all face risks in a variety of ways, as individuals, businesses, and societies.

(Lean Enterprise Institute: Cambridge, MA) -- Standardized work is one of the most powerful but least used lean tools. By documenting the current best practice, standardized work forms the baseline for kaizen or continuous improvement.

(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER-TOLEDO introduces One Click Weighing Solutions powered by LabX. These solutions are complete product bundles consisting of an Excellence XP/XS Balance, corresponding accessories and the new LabX 2010 software.

(JAI: Copenhagen) --  JAI recently announced the release of the AD-080GE with GigE Vision interface.

(NSF International, Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International recently announced it has obtained ISO 22000 accreditation from the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB).

(API: Rockville, MD) – Automated Precision Inc. announced that its’ pioneering efforts in volumetric accuracy for large machine tools (VALMT) was recognized this week with a Defense Manufacturing Excellence Award presented by the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT).