Long ago, W. Edwards Deming warned us about the use of what he called “arbitrary numerical goals.” Targets are another name for these. They are so commonplace that governments, service, and manufacturing organizations all use them.

(Mahr: Providence, RI) -- In the world of high-precision metrology, all parts are elastic, which means they will deform to some extent under applied force, even if only by a few millionths of an inch.

(WASP: Plano, TX) -- KDL Pathology specializes in dermatopathology and is trusted by physicians, patients, and other laboratories for the most accurate and reliable pathology services.

(Cognex: NATICK, MA) -- Cognex Corp., developer, manufacturer, and marketer of machine vision systems, surface inspection systems, and industrial ID readers, has released the Cognex Explorer control center, available at no cost to all C

(PwC: London) -- Even with new generation capacity plans, power-industry executives expect blackout risks to rise in Europe and North America as the industry confronts the challenge of energy affordability, efficiency, and energy security policies not meeting demands.

(Third Dimension: Filton, UK) -- Third Dimension, developer and supplier of industrial 3-D measurement solutions, invites you to visit its booth at CONTROL 2012

(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology has released the version 1.1 firmware update for the Leica AT401 Absolute Tracker. The AT401 now features a full-speed digital read out for dynamic laser tracker measurement processes and free-form surface inspection.

(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc.

(Advise Analytics: Chicago, IL) -- Advise Analytics, a Chicago-based scientific software company, has launched a new system for statistics called AdviseStat, an intelligent analytics advisor.

When the data come along one value at a time, we tend to put them on a chart for individual values (an XmR chart).