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.

(The Conference Board: New York) -- Although many companies lack the structural framework to enable proper director oversight of sustainability programs, they rarely consult outside expertise, according to a report released by The Conference Board.

When the summer sun beats down, there’s always someone in the family who reminds you to put on your sunscreen. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a way to easily avoid getting burned at work? There is. It’s called project management.

(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- American actor and humorist Will Rogers once said, “A man only learns in two ways—one by reading and the other by association with smarter people.” Combining both those methods at its award-winning

For more than 20 years, Toyota’s methods, known as “lean,” have made headlines. And that’s how long engineer, researcher, and author Mike Rother has been involved with the subject. Like many others, Rother began with Toyota’s production tools.

(CMS: Benbrook, TX)-- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has announced the organization has chosen 25 technical white papers to be presented at its annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), July 12–16,

(Buehler: Lake Bluff, IL) -- Buehler’s new OmniMet 9.5 image acquisition and quantitative analysis software improves lab efficiency and increases operator appeal compared to previous generations of the product.

(A2LA: Frederick, MD) --  The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) recently announced that its first U.S.

(Sparta Systems Inc.: Holmdel, N.J.) --  Sparta Systems Inc., the maker of TrackWise software and the market leader in enterprise quality and compliance management solutions, has announced the general availability of version 8 of its TrackWise enterprise quality management solution (

(MoreSteam: Columbus, OH) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently granted patent rights to MoreSteam.com for inventions developed by MoreSteam’s president, Bill Hathaway.