Right now there are potential customers for your business trying to decide whether or not to choose you. Unfortunately, most of them can’t see much difference between you and your competition. You’ve all got good quality products or services.

(Solartron: Bognor Regis, England) -- Solartron Metrology has launched Wigauge wireless bore gauge (WBG)—the first in a new line of Bluetooth-enabled linear measurement and gauging systems.

(Sogeti: Dayton, OH) -- The Sogeti Group, a provider of technology consulting services including engineering services and PLM solutions, announced the release of a book on increasing profits through digital manufacturing and simulation.

(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER-TOLEDO was approached by a leading gelatin capsule manufacturer to optimize its capsule counting system.

(ANSI: New York) -- A limited number of seats are still available for the American National Standards Institute’s first-ever workshop on accreditation of certificate-issuing bodies. The Feb.

(The Pyzdek Institute: Tucson, AZ) — The Pyzdek Institute is currently offering Six Sigma Black Belt and Six Sigma Green Belt training at a substantial discount. If you act before the new year you will save $600 on Six Sigma Black Belt training, or $300 on Six Sigma Green Belt training.

(AirLoc: Franklin, MA) — Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) are subject to floor disturbances from nearby production equipment, such as stamping presses, and forklift traffic, which affect the measuring accuracy of these sensitive machines.

Just as many industry sectors have been experiencing this year, the machine tools industry has seen a slow period in consumption and distribution of manufacturing technology.

(Delcam: Windsor, ON, Canada) -- Delcam International Inc., a global specialist supplier of machining software, will demonstrate its integrated CAM system for SolidWorks at the SolidWorks World 2010 exhibition to be held in Anaheim, California, Jan. 31 to Feb. 3.

Almost everyone celebrates something during the winter solstice—Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc.—which inevitably includes gift exchanging. Following are some suggestions that run the gamut from technical to personal growth to just plain entertainment.