It seems the most popular way to improve a process these days is by applying the glorious "Lean Toolkit." Many companies focus on learning and implementing process improvement practices introduced by Toyota without realizing the same success that Toyota achieved.

(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has announced the addition of 3-D vision in the new release of VisionPro 3D. It delivers accurate, real-time, 3-D position information to automate challenging assembly verification, logistics, and robot applications.

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- More fragmented and uncoordinated health care may be on the horizon, thanks to a growing shortage of U.S. health care workers.

In my last blog post, “Everybody Everyday” I made the case for regular practice of new perspectives, behaviors, and practices.

(Optech: Toronto) -- Optech Inc., a leading manufacturer of advanced lidar, aerial digital cameras, and survey instruments, announces the latest addition to its innovative line of multibeam airborne imaging systems, the ALTM Pegasus HD500.

(Rosalina Instruments: Mumbai) -- The

The web is buzzing about Nokia’s Ovi Maps—and rightly so.

(Vishay Precision Group: Malvern, PA) -- Vishay Precision Group (VPG), a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of resistive foil technology products, announces the release of a current sensing resistor—the CSM3637P—with an improved power rating and low thermal electromotive force (EMF).

(Egemin: Holland, MI) -- Egemin Automation Inc., a leading manufacturer of automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) and warehouse management systems since 1976, has developed a hybrid Automated Guided Vehicle.