Sales Forecasts: Hocus-Pocus with a Dollar Sign
The emergence of cargo cults on some Pacific Islands after World War II is an amusing and oft-repeated story.
Don’t Sweat That Temperature Loop
Temperature is one of the four most common types of process loops. While the other common loops—flow, level, and pressure—occur more often, temperature loops are generally more difficult and important.
Lasers Light the Way for Cleaner, Greener Fuel Performance
A green laser flashes across a high-pressure spray that fuels a jet engine. Those flashes, some just 50 millionths of a second apart, freeze the droplets of fuel for a camera to record and a computer to analyze.
3-D Scanner Gets the Blues
(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- Capture 3D has released the GOM ATOS Triple Scan series of 3-D scanners incorporating blue LED light-source technology and new pattern projection techniques.
MarCheck Measuring and Evaluation Unit for Mahr Linear 100
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal has introduced a new MarCheck measuring and evaluation unit for its high-precision Linear 100 universal length-measuring instrument. MarCheck allows both measurements and calibrations to be performed quickly and reliably at the touch of a button.
Book: <i>Statistical Process Control for Real-World Applications</i>
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Traditional statistical process control assumes that manufa
Spring Green Belt Training: Yours for a Song
(Accelper Consulting: Schaumburg, IL) -- In response to its huge and hugely successful Six Sigma Green Belt training classes in March 2010, and then receiving many requests for repeating, Accelper is organizing another session for March 21–22, 2011, at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
Feds Get the Lead Out, Meet NSF’s Standards
NSF International, an independent public health organization that tests and certifies a wide range of plumbing and drinking water treatment products, strongly supports the passage of the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act, which occurred on January 4.
Fine-Tuning a Gigapixel Camera to Track Supernovae
Is the expansion of the universe accelerating for some unknown reason? This is one of the mysteries plaguing astrophysics, and somewhere in distant galaxies are yet-unseen supernovae that may hold the key.
Caterpillar Sites Achieve Zero Waste to Landfill
(IET: London) -- Construction- and mining-equipment manufacturer Caterpillar achieved zero landfill waste at its United Kingdom Hose Assembly (UKHA) facility by increasing its recycling rate.