Most of us, I suspect are familiar with the phrase, “Dog Days of Summer,” meaning the hottest, most sultry days of summer, typically early July through early September. Sometimes the time frame is defined as a dull lack of progress.
(Whirlpool: Benton Harbor, MI) -- According to a recent online survey by Whirlpool Corp., the majority of consumers (68%) want to live “green” but only if it is convenient to their lifestyle.
(Fluke Corp.: Everett, WA) -- The Hart Scientific Division of Fluke Corp. has introduced new full-immersion platinum resistance thermometer (PRT) probes designed to perform in extreme environments.
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- The QC20-W ballbar is an all-new design featuring a Renishaw-developed linear sensor and Bluetooth wireless technology.
(Phynix GmbH & Co.: Köln, Germany) --Phynix is broadening its product range with the gloss measuring instrument GlossFix 60.
(Camstar Systems Inc.: Charlotte, NC) -- Increasing numbers of customer complaints is typically an indicator of unresolved internal quality failures.
(AMETEK: Rochester, NY) -- AMETEK Power Instruments—a recognized leader in alarm management products—has introduced an advanced web-based alarm management system that captures critical alarms with one millisecond precision.
(SME:Dearborn, MI) -- For the first time in its 78-year history, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has elected a woman to lead the organization.
This article describes a novel, integrated micromanufacturing process utilizing a combination of wire electro discharge grinding (WEDG) technology and one-pulse electro discharge (OPED) to fabricate microspherical stylus tips for microcoordinate measuring machines (
Performance reviews get a bad rap these days. Employees dread them, vacillating between cynical eye rolls and desperate last-minute bids to suck up to the boss before review time.