(Mitutoyo: Aurora, IL) -- The new CRYSTA-Apex S coordinate measuring machine (CMM) from Mitutoyo brings new levels of performance and economy to the 1.7 μm class of CNC coordinate measuring machines (CMMs).

(Methods Machine Tools: Sudbury, MA) -- Methods Machine Tools Inc., a supplier of machine tools, automation, and machine-tool accessories, has announced new CAD Auto-Align and Auto Pass/Fail software tools for the VisionGauge Digital Optical Comparator System (patents pending), developed by

(LaserLinc: Fairborn, OH) -- LaserLinc has introduced the µLinc processor, designed specifically for integration with laser and ultrasonic measurement systems.

(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- A bestseller for almost three decades, Toyota Production System: An Integrated Approach to Just-In-Time, Fourth Edition, by Yasuhiro Monden (CRC Press, 2011), supplies in-dep

It’s a basic concept, but it’s something that many of us have forgotten how to achieve in our ever-busier lives. It’s a frame of mind that can be all-too-quickly brushed aside in the name of efficiency, career advancement, or other obligations.

Using candy is a great way to build your confidence with statistics, and there's usually no problem about wasted resources afterward, either. Good quality analysis requires collecting useful data, and that skill takes practice.

On Oct. 7, 2011, Dr. H. James Harrington appeared on our live streaming video program Quality Digest Live, where we talked about China and quality. Harrington has 30 years of experience in working with the Chinese on quality issues.

(Tetra 4D/Anark Corp: Seattle) -- Tetra 4D, the exclusive provider of 3-D PDF technology for Adobe Acrobat X Pro, and the Anark Corp., a leading provider of automated 3-D CAD transformation and product visualization solutions, have announced the release of the Anark Core Exchange software bundle

Parkinson’s Law is: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” People misconstrue it all the time.

(Minitab: State College, PA) -- Minitab Inc. has released Minitab 16.2 Statistical Software, an update to the most recent version of the leading software used for quality improvement and statistics education. This update adds new tools to Minitab’s quality improvement arsenal.