(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- As organizations continue to look for ways to eliminate waste and improve the bottom line to survive the current economy, lean and Six Sigma continue to be an important part of their business plan.

(Connstep Inc.: Rocky Hill, CT) -- Your customers want to know that errors and complaints are not just “logged in” or the condition “fixed” but that every effort is being made to ensure that the error won’t occur again. Repeated errors are costly to fix and can lead to the loss of a customer.

(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS International, a provider of statistical process control (SPC) software, opened a completely revamped training center to serve its expanding user base with today’s most advanced technologies.

(Instron: Norwood, MA) --  Instron announces its newest line of universal materials testing equipment.

(IPC: Bannockburn, IL) -- Focused solely on implementation for electronics manufacturing and featuring actual case studies from industry leaders, the IPC Lean Sigma Conference for Electronics Manufacturing will be held Nov. 17–19, in Phoenix, Arizona.

(USC: Overland Park, KS) -- In the business world, demand is good—unless you’re struggling to meet it.

(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) announces the release of Kaizen Event Fieldbook: Foun

(Lattice Technology: San Francisco) -- Lattice Technology Inc., developers of digital manufacturing applications using the XVL format, recently released Chapters 11 and 12 of the new book, Improving Lean Manufacturing Through 3-D Data by Hiroshi Toriya.

(Aveta: Cleveland) -- The training courses at Aveta’s Six Sigma Online (www.sixsigmaonline.com)  have just gotten a facelift.

(WCBF: Chicago) -- The winners for all categories and for the special awards were announced at The Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards Gala Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 14, held at The Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida.