I don’t know how I missed this gem, but on March 24, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a Warning Letter to Jonathan’s Sprouts Inc.

A lab, though it may seem quiet and insulated, can be as full of background noise as a crowded train station when you’re trying to catch announcements.

I greatly believe in training. I have been fortunate to work in businesses that also believed in having trained and qualified professionals in their organization.

We ran a contest recently asking readers to reshape some of the words they use every day, and the results were both surprising and funny.

(OSRAM: Munich, Germany) -- A fast laser diode of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provides light for the new 3-D camera from the Swedish manufacturer FOTONIC. The component has been developed specially for 3-D cameras like the FOTONIC C70.

(ISO 9000 Conference: Pittsburgh) -- Because the International Lean and Six Sigma Conference is created by practitioners for practitioners, it has become one of the most popular lean Six Sigma conferences in the world.

Many appliance, big box, and other stores recommend the purchase of extended warranties to go with consumer electronics. They are available for automobiles as well, but they are rarely if ever cost effective.

(PPT Vision: Bloomington, MN) -- PPT VISION now extends a full, one-year guarantee on its complete line of machine vision camera installations, including hardware, software, and accessories, as well as the overall performance in meeting the application requirements.

(Hexagon Metrology: Cobham, Surrey, UK) -

(LATAB: Vällingby, Sweden) -- LATAB, the Swedish manufacturer of LED lighting systems for industrial image processing, is expanding its range of ring lights, dome, and coaxial lights by adding RGB models.