(KEYENCE Corp.: Woodcliff Lake, NJ) -- The new KEYENCE VHX-600 Generation II Digital Microscope now features the world’s first 16-bit imaging resolution. This resolution increase makes subtle color differences visible, and optimizes areas that were previously too dark or bright.

(FDA: Rockville, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a new way to head off potential cases of foodborne illness—the Reportable Food Registry (RFR).

(Delcam: Birmingham, UK) -- CAD/CAM developer, Delcam, has established a dedicated health care division to provide a greater focus on this increasingly important part of its business.

(Six Sigma Integration Inc.: Rehoboth, MA) -- Six Sigma Integration Inc. announces the release of Measuring and Improving Performance: Information Technology Applications in Lean Systems (CRC Press, 2009).

(ANSI: New York) -- Just three weeks remain before the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD). An exhibition, reception, and dinner marking the occasion will be held Oct.

(MicroDynamics Inc.: Woodstock, GA) -- MicroDynamics Inc., a provider of cell volume measurement in the flexographic printing industry, will be at booth No. 4670 at Quality Expo in Chicago on Sept.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Baldrige National Quality Program recently published “blinded” (anonymous) scoring data on 1,033 applicants for the Baldrige National Quality Award during the years 1990–2006.

(CSCMP: Lombard, IL) --The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has released two new research books, one on supply chain costing and the other on supply chain management process standards.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and measuring elusive hazards such as concealed explosives and toxins, invisible spoilage in food, or pesticides distrib

(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- Going green has gone from the feel-good movement of the moment to something that is becoming largely demanded within industry.