As I was recently going through some old papers, I came across a letter that my good friend and fraternity brother, Ron Sparling, and I had sent to the general manager of a General Motors Corp.

In “Why Companies Fail Quality Audits” (Manufacturing Engineering, May 1996), Robert M.

Across the life cycle of delivering a product to market, engineers face many obstacles.

(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced that the highly anticipated energy management system standard—ISO 150001—from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is now available at ANSI’s

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(FARO Technologies: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has launched a new customer-engagement initiative: “Show Us Your FARO.”

(Fluke Corp.: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Corp., manufacturer of portable electronic test and measurement technology, has introduced the P3 Series of thermal imagers. These thermal imagers deliver proven, practical performance for a wide range of diagnostic applications.

(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, ON, Canada) -- Rad-icon Imaging, a division of Teledyne DALSA Corp., a leader in machine vision technology, has introduced the Shad-o-Box 1280 HS X-ray camera.

(Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing Inc.: Cedar Hill, MO) -- As successful business innovators across industry know, customers drive markets.

(Plex Systems Inc.: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Plex Systems, provider of Plex Online, a cloud ERP for manufacturers, has introduced new features to Plex Online that help manufacturers further improve the speed and efficiency