(EDAX Inc.: Mahwah, NJ) -- EDAX Inc., part of AMETEK Inc.’s Material Analysis Division, a provider of X-ray microanalysis and electron diffraction instrumentation, continues to lead the industry with its recent release of OIM 6.0.

(AIA: Ann Arbor, Michigan) -- The Vision Show, held in Boston, May 25–27, had double the attendees of 2009’s show and conference. The positive response to the show and conference parallel the recovery of the market and growth in the industries that are seeking vision and imaging solutions.

(Veeco Instruments Inc.: Plainview, NY) -- As part of its ongoing series of live webinars on 3-D, noncontact surface profilometry, Veeco Instruments Inc.

(SICK: Minneapolis) -- Join SICK product experts in West Chester, Ohio, at the 2010 SICK Solutions Forum, June 23, from 8 a.m.

(Smarter Solutions: Austin, TX) -- Smarter Solutions Inc. presents the webinar, “Design of Experiments in Multi-Industry Processes: Reducing Lead Times and Defective Rates,” on Wednesday, June 16, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. CDT.

(MRPC: Butler, WI) -- MRPC, a single-source provider of medical device components and assemblies, continues its commitment to product quality and responsiveness by advancing the application of scientific molding across multiple manufacturing processes.

(DALSA: Billerica, MA) -- DALSA Corp., a global provider of machine vision technology, recently announced a new gigabit Ethernet (GigE)-ready vision appliance called GEVA, which stands for GigE Vision Appliance.

(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society invites you to join them for the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), July 12–16, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.

Companies that apply heijunka to their production system understand the true meaning of the proverb, “Slow and steady wins the race.”

There is no shortage of standards. There are standards that define how something should be made vs. those related to processes, such as ISO 9001.