(Renishaw: Wotton-Under-Edge, UK) -- On Oct.

(GBMP: Boston, MA) -- The GBMP Lean Manufacturing Certificate Program—East is an eight-day learning event beginning Tues., Oct. 11, 2011, in Shirley, Massachusetts.

(3DX-Ray: Leicestershire, UK) -- 3DX-Ray Ltd., developer, manufacturer, and installer of X-ray inspection systems, has launched CatSpect, a new software module, within the 3DX-Ray standardized software suite, that will make the analysis of items even easier.

(CRAIC: San Dimas, CA) -- CRAIC Technologies, a leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR microspectroscopy solutions, has introduced Lightswitch by CRAIC, an optical multiplexer for the ultraviolet (UV), visible, and near-infrared (NIR) regions.

(Accelper Consulting: Wheaton, IL) -- The Business Innovation Conference, which runs Oct. 10–12, 2011, at ITT Rice Campus in Wheaton, Illinois, is dedicated to the vigorous exchange of ideas on business innovation and innovative thinking.

Perhaps one of Leonardo da Vinci’s greatest paintings has never been reprinted in books of his art.

(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. and Hendrick Motorsports have announced a multi-year partnership agreement that makes Hexagon Metrology the Official Provider of Dimensional Metrology Products and Services to Hendrick Motorsports.

Those who are cynical toward an ISO 9001-based quality system often ask sarcastic questions similar to, but often more vulgar than, the one in the title of this article. These rude anti-ISOs just don’t understand us quality folks.

(MSI: Seattle) -- The new Dyna-Link 2, employing MSI’s ScaleCore technology, provides 24-bit A/D conversion and precision, 0.1-percent accuracy with standard 2,500 or optional 5,000 division resolution.

(Delcam: Birmingham, United Kingdom) -- Delcam has launched a new website for its PowerINSPECT CAD-based inspection software—www.powerinspect.com.