One of the key additions to the R5 version of the telecommunications quality management system standard, TL 9000, is the addition of a risk management requirement.

So much is written in the field of business and management about leadership, strategy, dynamic change, Six Sigma, and improving our skills and abilities. But let’s face facts—in the majority of cases we by no means measure up to these levels of achievement.

(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies, provider of portable measurement and imaging systems, and its employees have donated $20,626 for Haitian relief by wearing jeans to work and simply opening their wallets and hearts to support the cause. 

(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the dates for World Standards Week (WSW) 2010. The week of forums, meetings, and ceremonies will be held Sept. 21–24, at the Crowne Plaza National Airport Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.*

(AICON 3D Systems GmbH: Braunschweig, Germany) -- TI Automotive is a global supplier in the automotive sector headquartered in Warren, Michigan.

(S. Himmelstein: Chicago) -- To verify the amount of rotational torque applied by heavy power tools, these stationary (nonrotating) transducers permit accurate confirmation of static and dynamic torque.

(Ametek: Largo, FL) -- The new JOFRA hand-held pressure calibrator from AMETEK Calibration Instruments offers electrical generation of pressure or vacuum with the touch of a key. The calibrator features a unique built-in electrical pump system. No manual pump required.

(ISCC: Reston, VA) -- The Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) announces a joint meeting of ISCC/ASTM/CIE Division 1 at Princeton University, in Princeton, New Jersey, on June 14–18. The meeting is titled “Standards: What they are—What should they be?

The latest Toyota recall, announced just last week, has sent analysts and pundits alike scurrying for explanations about what is wrong with one of the world’s largest automakers.