During my sabbatical from writing this column this summer, I watched an interesting program on the National Geographic Channel’s “Mayday” series¹.

Turbines that are housed in aircraft engines are subjected to pretty tough conditions. They must perform at speeds of 30,000 rpm in temperatures greater than 800ºC for hours at a time.

(Nikon Metrology NV: Leuven, Belgium) -- Nikon Metrology NV announces the compact, yet versatile, XT V 130 X-ray inspection system that efficiently traces failures inside com

(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- Periodic balance testing is an important factor in quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), and established testing procedures are needed to ensure that instruments always perform to the required specifications.

(EPA: Washington) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new information on EPA and state enforcement of hazardous waste and air regulations.

(Canon Communications LLC: Los Angeles) -- Join 16,000 medical product development professionals from around the world at MD&M West, the world’s l

(Chene Canada Inc.: Montreal, Canada) -- Chene Canada Inc. is a service provider in the nondestructive testing (NDT) field who is currently assessing the market potential in the United States and Canada.

(Nikon Metrology NV: Leuven, Belgium) -- The corporate name of Metris has been changed to Nikon Metrology NV.

Jim Clifton, Gallup’s chairman and CEO, says businesses have, in most cases, maximized every possible benefit from practices based on neoclassical economics, such as Six Sigma, reengineering, and total quality management (TQM).

(J.D. Power Asia Pacific: Shanghai) -- Overall new-vehicle initial quality in China has improved by 14 percent in 2009, compared with 2008, as the quality gap between China’s domestic brands and international brands narrows, according to the recently released J.D.