(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ), the global voice of quality, is gearing up for the 2011 World Quality Month celebration in November with the launch this week of the YouQ video contest—asking people passionate about quality to show how quality tools have made a posi

(Microscan: Renton, WA) -- Microscan, a global technology leader in bar code, machine vision, and lighting solutions, has released the Vision HAWK smart camera, built for high performance in rugged packaging and production environments.

(threeRivers 3D: Pittsburgh) -- threeRivers 3D Inc., a manufacturer of standard and custom 3-D imaging systems, has launched the LC-2-MACRO laser scanner.

(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), a nonprofit, nongovernmental, public service, membership society that provides comprehensive services in laboratory accreditation and laboratory-related training, is now offering on-site advanc

(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- High voltage… biohazard… wet floor… radioactive materials… the effectiveness of safety signs like these relies on consistency and bold, graphic impact to warn people against specific hazards and personal injury.

In 1985, when I transferred to an operations role, I inherited a production-only suggestion program. I recall that we received 16 ideas that year, of which one was awarded $1,600 calculated as a percentage of one year’s savings.

A readily portable miniature microscope weighing less than 2 grams and tiny enough to balance on your fingertip has been developed by Stanford University researchers.

FARO Technologies, Inc., a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, announces the debut of CAM2 Measure 10, its newest software for the FaroArm, ScanArm, and FARO Laser Tracker.

As of 2008, the war for good jobs has trumped all other leadership activities because it’s been both the cause and the effect of everything else that countries have experienced. This will become even more real in the future as global competition intensifies.

The nonprofit Reshoring Initiative enables U.S.