March U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $511.15 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA), and the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S.

As we continue our sabbatical journey, more opportunities for the improvement of management practices continue to appear. This month, the overriding theme that I have observed is the lack of front-line performance that seems to be a result of the system.

(NSF: Arlington, VA) -- The Kids’ Science Challenge has announced the winners of this year’s competition in which third through sixth graders from all over the United States come up with creative ideas for solving science and engineering problems.

(ISPE: Tampa, FL) -- The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), a global, nonprofit association of more than 22,000 professionals, will feature seven educational sessions, including two sessions focusing on the International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requireme

The headline’s question seemed a bit far-fetched to me when it was originally posed. The answer provided another delightful illustration of the myriad analogies we find in our everyday lives that relate so effortlessly to our work as quality professionals.

(Toyota Motor Sales: Torrance, CA) -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A. Inc. has announced the five winners in its Ideas for Good initiative, a unique program that invited consumers to share their ideas on how to repurpose Toyota technologies beyond their automotive applications.

(Rockwell Automation: Mayfield Heights, OH) -- Your plant floor generates valuable performance data virtually every second during a production cycle.

(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Greifensee, Switzerland) -- Mettler-Toledo announces the latest installment of its free, on-demand webinar series, “Best Practices in Piece Counting.” The webinar offers scale-based piece-counting essentials and explores how it can be used to solve various manufacturing chal

(TÜV SÜD America Inc.: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America announces that its Industry Service division is approved as a verification body to provide verification services under several greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting programs in Canada.

(TMS: Torrance, CA) -- Toyota Motor Sale