I’ve now been continuously thinking about lean for 30 years, since the fall of 1979 when my bosses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) asked me to explore how a few Japanese companies had developed a striking advantage in designing and making motor ve

(E Instruments International LLC: Langhorne, PA) -- The new Multical 2500 Secondary Standard Precision Calibrator is an exceedingly accurate, full-featured temperature, pressure, and DC calibrator.

Recently, here in Canada, there has been a lot of talk about the need to increase productivity within Canadian businesses. Canada has consistently lagged behind other developed nations in productivity.

(Northwest Analytical Inc.: Portland, OR) -- Northwest Analytical Inc. (NWA) introduces the next generation of quality analytics with NWA Quality Analyst v. 6.2 software.

This new book by authors Bunji Tozawa and Norman Bodek,

(Taylor Hobson: Chicago) -- Taylor Hobson, a global provider of ultra-precision measurement instrumentation, has introduced the Talysurf CCI SunStar coherence correlation interferometer that merges world-leading noncontact dimensional measurement capability with advanced thin and thick film anal

(Extech Instruments: Waltham, MA) -- Extech Instruments, makers of the leading hand-held test and measurement tools, introduces the new EX845, a 1,000 A AC/DC CAT IV clamp meter with new METERLiNK technology and a built-in infrared thermometer.

(Rapid News Publications: Tattenhall, UK) -- The organizer of MM Live UK 2010—the micro, precision, and nano manufacturing event for the United Kingdom and European micro manufacturing industry—is has announced the 2010 call for papers.

Jim Collins, author of Good to Great (Harper Business, 2001), has said that “Good is often the enemy of great.” That may be true, b

These days, there must be people at Toyota waking up in a cold sweat from dreams in which they are being scolded by Taiichi Ohno, furious at the massive vehicle recalls caused ostensibly by the pursuit of scale and volume production at the expense of quality.