(InnovMetric: Québec City, Canada) -- A talisman is “an object considered to possess magical powers,” and InnovMetric Software has announced that PolyWorks V.

Why is it that relatively few general managers can work—and succeed—in the same company for a long period of time, while the majority cannot and do not?

(NSAI: Dublin, Ireland) -- The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) is teaming up with the Kelmac Group to hold a quality management system (QMS) auditor/lead auditor training course certified by the International Register for Certified Auditors (IRCA) and based on the International Org

(Renishaw: Gloucestershire, UK) -- Mike Sullivan founded

Companies aren’t perfect, and neither are the people who work for them. Since this is a fact rather than a judgment, it’s reasonable to expect errors in manufacturing and process management.

Problem solving is much more than arriving at an elegant solution. It is a twofold progression that includes problem resolution and solution implementation.

Story update 4/13/2011: We corrected a misquote regarding who first said, “As goes GM, so goes the nation.”

(Siemens: Plano, TX, and Hanover, Germany) -- Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a global provider of product life-cycle management (PLM) software and services, has launched the

(Boothroyd Dewhurst: Wakefield, RI) -- Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc. will host the 26th annual International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) to be held June 13–15, 2011, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island.

(Olympus NDT: Waltham, MA) -- Olympus NDT Inc. announces the launch of its instrument rental program in the United States.