(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.

(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.