(IQPC: Orlando, FL) -- Following the final round of judging on Jan. 17, winners and honorable mentions were announced at the International Quality and Productivity Center’s (IQPC) 2011 Process Excellence Awards ceremony.

(Thermo  Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo

(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Greifensee, Switzerland) -- B

(DALSA: Ontario, Canada) -- DALSA Corp., a global leader in digital imaging technology, has announced a new release of software for its BOA smart cameras.

(Ametek: Largo, FL) -- A new single-column materials-testing machine

Last month’s column looked at how to fix some of the Problems with Gauge R&R Studies.

Twitter is not at all what I expected. After a few months, I now use Twitter to improve my knowledge in health care quality, expand my professional network, and save time.

Pay-for-performance targets set for general practitioners in the United Kingdom are failing to improve the health of patients with high blood pressure, according to a joint study funded by U.K., U.S., and Canadian research organizations.

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ), the world’s largest network of quality resources and experts, celebrates 65 years of providing insights, ideas, and tools to advance the global quality community.

(LRQA: Coventry, UK) -- Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) has been accredited to certify companies to FSSC 22000, a complete certification scheme for food-safety management systems.