(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp., developer and manufacturer of vision systems and surface inspection systems, has announced the new DataMan 302 ID reader designed specifically for solar traceability initiatives.

(Micro-Epsilon: Uhingen, Germany) -- Micro-Epsilon Eltrotec, manufacturer and marketer of color sensors, fiber optics, measure-light-barriers, and technical endoscopes, has introduced the colorCONTROL ACS 7000, the first online color measuring system.

(NIST) -- Consistent with its purpose, the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Inc. voted last week to commit funds to sustain the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) through fiscal year 2015.

(ThedaCare: Appleton, WI) -- ThedaCare has announced the launch of Potent Medicine: The Collaborative Cure for Healthcare, the latest title from award-winning author John Toussaint, M.D., of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value.

(ISO: Geneva) -- From traditional sales-related services to intangibles such as banking, tourism, and education, services represent the fastest growing sector of the global economy. They are also by far the largest component of gross domestic product (GDP).

Memory devices based on magnetism are one of the core technologies of the computing industry, and engineers are working to develop new forms of magnetic memory that are fas

(NSF: Ann Arbor, MI) --  NSF International, an independent global organization that writes public health and environmental standards for the food, water and consumer goods industries, can now certify service providers in a multitude of industries to North America’s first sustainability assessment

(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler North America, a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, has announced the global market introduction of its industry exclusive STASA QC plastics injection molding

(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Many books and articles have been written on how to identify the “root cause” of a problem. However, the essence of any root cause analysis in our modern quality thinking is to go beyond the actual problem.

You check into a high-end hotel for an exorbitant fee. You are tired, thirsty, and you want a drink of water. Either you find no water or the bottled water costs an additional $5.50.