Vantage Mobility International (VMI) is well on its way to achieving its goal: to become the No. 1 provider of personal mobility transportation solutions by the end of 2010.

(InterTech: Skokie, IL) -- Responding to the recent rash of reports of quality failures in the medical device and automotive industries, InterTech Development Co. is now providing no-cost co

(DAILY RFID: Guangzhou, China) -- DAILY RFID Co. Ltd. has launched the HF RFID Solution Kit for hospital management, which includes the RFID tags and readers, for instant deployment. The RFID solution kit improves patient safety and hospital efficiency by automated data capture.

(Seica: Salem, NH) -- Seica Inc. has just introduced “Flying IC Thermal Detection Units” on its line of Aerial flying probers. Two integrated circuit (IC) thermal detection units are positioned on each side of the unit under test to detect thermal parameters of ICs under power.

(Productivity Press: New York) -- Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Second Edition, by David Mann (Productivity Press, 2010) provides the critical piece that will make any lean transformation a dynamic continuous success.

(ISO: Geneva) -- Just what can purchasers reasonably expect from suppliers who put forward their company’s ISO 9001 certification as an argument in favor of their products or services?

(Sensor Products Inc.: Madison, NJ) –– Ultrasonic welding is a joining technique that uses high-frequency ultrasonic acoustic vibrations to create solid-state welds.

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No quality control system is perfect. Just think “Toyota” in the context of today’s headlines and that should be abundantly clear.

A recent problem-solving team activity made me aware of the importance of knowing when to shift the conversation from “why?” to “how?” To be honest, it’s sometimes hard to know where to draw the line in the “5 Whys” analysis, especially when the root cause approache