(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- Representatives from Kraft, Medtronic, Procter & Gamble, and others will be giving presentations about how their companies are leveraging manufacturing quality to increase productivity and lower costs at InfinityQS’ fourth-annual SPC software user conference, <

(Quantros: San Francisco) -- Quantros, a provider of clinically-focused data management and decision support solutions for the health care industry, demonstrated several new patient safety and quality improvement solutions at the National

(Macro Sensors: Pennsauken, NJ) -- Macro Sensors’ linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) position sensors offer right-angle configurations, double-ended accessibility, and debris-free operation.

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(Trimble: Sun City, South Africa) -- At the XIV International Congress of the International Society for Mine Surveying in South Africa, Trimble Navigation Ltd. introduced two new advanced features for its Trimble 4D Control software solution for monitoring systems.

(Automation Technology: Bad Oldesloe, Germany ) -- With the new CX-Compact Sensors, Automation Technology presents a new generation of detector-heads for high-speed 3-D scanning.

(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- In the past 12 months, the food and beverage industry has seen major recalls due to contaminants and bacteria present in a multitude of products.

(Optech: Toronto) -- Optech Inc., a  manufacturer of advanced light detection and ranging (LIDAR) survey instruments, has released the new Intelligent Laser Ranging and Imaging System-Long Range (ILRIS-LR).