10,000 Metrolog Licenses Sold
(Metrologic Group: Wixom, MI) -- Over the last 15 years, Metrolog, the 3-D control software product from the Metrologic Group, has emerged as the benchmark industrial application for any kind of 3-D measurements.
Teaching Kids That Manufacturing Can Be Fun
One of the laments we hear quite frequently in the manufacturing sector is the lack of skilled employees available in the hiring pool.
<EM>Zenjidoka</EM>, Solving Toyota's Quality Problems
I have long admired and respected Toyota. I have been to its factories, published and written books and articles about its revolutionary production system, known many of its brilliant people, and taught its methods to thousands of students.
3-D Scanning: Collaborative Process Between Chrysler Departments
(Chrysler Group LLC: Auburn Hills, MI) -- In January 2010, an ATOS IIe white-light scanning system at Chrysler Group's Scientific Test Labs, Aero/Thermal, was looking a bit like PIXAR's Wall-E and badly in need of an update. The technology was at the end of its usable life-cycle.
SME's Annual Conference: A “Cool Geek” Candy Store
(Society of Manufacturing Engineers: Dearborn, MI) -- Manufacturing professionals who attend the 2011 Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Annual Conference will have a tough time selecting which
Speed Up Your Medical Device Time to Market
In business there’s a saying: Time is money. The more time it takes for something to get done, the more money is wasted.
"Toast Value Stream Mapping" Wins Shingo Prize
(GBMP: Boston, MA) -- The Shingo Prize announced this week that the GBMP Lean Training DVD "Toast Value Stream Mapping" will be honored with The Shingo Prize Research and Professional Publication Award at its annual conferenc
If I Were King
Fifty years ago President John Kennedy delivered one of the most memorable inauguration speeches since President Lincoln. Kennedy’s words still resonate after all these years when he stated, “Ask not what your country can do for you.
Next-Generation Mobile Mapping System Now Available
(AAM Group: Australia) -- The most evolved and comprehensive mobile laser scanning system in the world is now available from AAM. The Optech Lynx M1 Mobile Mapper represents the next generation in rapid collection of survey-grade 3-D data.
Siemens PLM NX Supports High-Definition 3-D
(Siemens PLM Software: Plano, TX) -- NX product design software, from Siemens PLM Software, now supports high-definition 3-D (HD3D) and visual reporting.
