(API: Rockville, MD -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) has released the latest generation of its hand-held probing and scanning instrument, the I-360. The new I-360 features an ergonomic handle grip that is easier to use when taking measurements and a lighter body weight of just 3 pounds.

(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Metrology CT is the fusion of metrology and X-ray computed tomography (CT). X-ray has long been used for industrial applications. With X-ray CT, a number of 2-D X-ray images are taken at different angles around the sample.

(Siemens PLM Software: Plano, TX) -- Today’s manufacturing leaders are constantly assessing their ability to become more flexible, more sustainable, and competitive, but this requires the determination to continually assess production capability in the most efficient means possible.

(DCS: Troy, MI) -- Dimensional Control Systems Inc. (DCS), a provider of quality management software solutions and consulting services, will hold its 2012 Global Technology & User Conference (GTC) on May 22–23, 2012, in Detroit at the historic Atheneum Suite Hotel.

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(Michell Instruments: Rowley, MA) -- The S8000 Remote chilled mirror hygrometer, from Michell Instruments, manufacturer of high-precision moisture and humidity measurement solutions, is among the most precise instru

(CloudClean: Edgewater, NJ) -- Leaving hand-washing compliance up to fate and a restroom sign is a thing of the past, according to CloudClean, creators of the first real-time hand hygiene compliance system for the restaurant and food service industry.

I will first describe how long-lasting business metrics can be created at the business level and then illustrate the 30,000-foot-level scorecard tracking of these measurements, where an individuals control chart is used to determine process stability.

The Frederic Remington Museum is dedicated to displaying, observing, and preserving the works of Frederic Remington. Most famous for his bronze sculptures of cowboys, American Indians, and U.S.

Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a four-part video interview with Juran Institute’s CEO Joseph DeFeo, and hosted by Quality Digest’s CEO, Jeff Dewar.