(Delcam: Birmingham, UK) -- Delcam will demonstrate the latest developments in its CADCAM products at WESTEC, Booth No. 2812, March 27–29, 2012, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.

(Fixlogix: Olivet, MI) -- Developing CMM fixtures for flexible plastic parts or thin-walled stampings has always been challenging. This is especially true if the call-out is for the part to be inspected in an unconstrained condition.

(MSC: Irvine, CA) -- The Measurement Science Conference (MSC) 2012 will focus on the future of measurement science and the challenges that we face moving into the future.

(Lean Frontiers: Fishers, IN) -- This year’s Training Within Industry (TWI) Summit boasts two of the world’s foremost lean pioneers.

Any company that attempts to reduce inventory and its associated costs brings its own unique advantages and challenges to the battle.

I found that training to run a marathon is a lot like completing a quality improvement project. I ran my first full marathon in November 2011, and as I was completing my training, I came across this quote about quality improvement from V.

(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced additional measuring ranges of 15 kN and 5 kN for its Type 2160A NC electromechanical joining modules.

(Steinbichler: Plymouth, MI) -- Steinbichler, a global supplier of optical measuring and sensor technology, presents integrated photogrammetry for the overall acquisition of 3-D reference points, with which complex 3-D digitalization projects can now be handled even more efficiently.

(LEI: Cambridge, MA) -- The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) will run 13 workshops April 3–5, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas, addressing the technical and social aspects of lean manufacturing and lean service transformations.