During the the mid-1980s, two great schools of investigation were put up against each other. Each were immensely popular, and still are today, with fans firmly seated in one methodology or the other. One school was led by a disheveled, cigar-smoking character.

I am 100-percent certain that on the day they asked me to manage at Minitab, they did not tell me I would have to do so much process work.

It turns out you can be too thin—especially if you’re a nanoscale battery.

(Lenox: Trevose, PA) -- Lenox Instrument Co.’s Micro Borescope delivers a clear, bright image ideal for close-range inspection of medical devices like coronary stents; tubing; micromolded, machined, and cast parts; and electronic and mechanical assemblies—particularly where access is limited and

(Toshiba Imaging: Irvine, CA) -- Toshiba Imaging, a leader in high-definition color video imaging, is working with ISee3D Inc. on an advanced 3-D microscope digital video system using a single Toshiba IK-HD1, three-chip CCD high-definition camera.

(Mettler-Toledo: Greifensee, Switzerland) -- Mettler-Toledo, a leader in the research and development of products and services in the precision instrument industry, has launched the SmartCal reference substance, designed to verify and document moisture analyzer performance.

Exquisite home décor begins with products that epitomize attention to detail and artistic subtleties that are often hard to manufacture in volume without looking mass-produced.

(ISO: Geneva) -- An open competition has been launched to design the poster for World Standards Day based on the theme “Less Waste, Better Results—Standards Increase Efficiency.” Poster submissions will be accepted through May 9, 2012.

In the manufacturing and assembly world, tightening, controlling, or measuring torque fasteners is imperative for production efficiency.

In my March 7, 2012, column, “An Elegantly Simple but Counterintuitive Approach to Analysi