A lmost 10 years ago, I started working in a regulated industry, one that follows current good manufacturing practices. I was attracted to its logical and straightforward manner right away.

(NRK: Williamsburg, VA) -- New River Kinematics (NRK), producer of SpatialAnalyzer (SA), announces a record business year in 2012 with a 17-percent growth in orders over the previous year. During the past six years, NRK has had an average of 20-percent year-to-year growth.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, invites small businesses to propose solutions to specific challenges in the fields of cybersecurity and manufacturing.

(BuildIT: Montreal, QC) -- Build!IT 3.2.5 is now available, with more than 250 improvements and new features, including improved process automation, Windows 8 compatibility, and a new customizable interface.

There are many different process control methods and procedures available to the quality practitioner. A popular but problematic visual technique employs the traffic light analogy.