This case study provides an overview of the design, development, implementation, and subsequent management of a total quality management (TQM) system developed for the international division of the largest drilling contractor in the world, which is based in Houston.

(CMSC: New Orleans, LA) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society, the preeminent membership association for measurement professionals, has announced that its 28th annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) wi

The city of Rome is one of the most popular destinations in the world owing to its culture, architecture, and especially the art that remains from its ancient citizens.

(Meggitt: San Juan Capistrano, CA) -- Meggitt Sensing Systems, designer and manufacturer of high-performance sensing and monitoring systems for air and land-based machinery in extreme environments, has introduced the Endevco model 28959F/28959FV, a portable accelerometer shaker and calibration sy

(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- For several years, the ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics has been preserving military sampling standards no longer supported by the U.S. Department of Defense.

(Fluke: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Corp., a global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, has introduced the 430 Series II three-phase power quality analyzers, the first tools to use a patented algorithm to measure energy waste and quantify its cost.

Seems like the “next best thing” is always coming out. I’m not one of those people who miss the good old days; I always marvel at what we have in the modern world.

In one section of the January 25, 2012, Wall Street Journal, several articles pointed to an underlying dysfunction in companies from diverse industries.

(STR-R: Stroudsburg, PA) -- STR-Registrar (STR-R), a leading provider of management system registration services, recently became the first certification body to receive accreditation from ACLASS for its good manufacturing practices (GMP) factory-assessment program for over-the-counter (OTC) drug

(Artel: Westbrook, ME) -- Tecan, developer and manufacturer of solutions in the life science supply industry, has partnered with Artel the worldwide leader in liquid handling quality assurance to offer the QC Kit, a fully integrated performance verification solution for Tecan’s