(Cognex Corp.:) -- Cognex Corp. has launched VisionPro Surface, a vision software package for inspecting the surface of materials.

(Sensor Technologies AS: Horten, Norway) -- Sensonor Technologies AS is launching their SP300-series, a multipurpose digital absolute pressure sensor—fully

(IIE: Norcross, GA) -- Larry Aft, director of continuing education and program development for the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), announces limited time discounts of up to 40 percent on some of the most popular lean and Six Sigma training courses.

(UL: Warrington, UK) --  Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

(LEI: Cambridge, MA) — The Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) introduces the “Online Value-Stream Mapping for Manufacturing” a new online workshop based on the proven methodology created for LEI’s popular and award-winning workbook, 

(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a leader in serving science, has launched the Thermo Scientific Lumina, a new research-grade dual-monochromator-scanning fluorescence spectrometer that offers a new level of clarity in fluorescence measurement.

A major part of the zero defects concept is to recognize outstanding performance on the part of employees by presenting them with an award. After all, you asked for zero defects performance, so let people know when you get it.

As you can see, and as I tend to do in these occasional column entries, I’m freely mixing metaphors above. My point, or points, as it were, are that, first, times are tough. Well… duh.

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The tightened economy has caused a high level of uncertainty for the immediate future, which is forcing companies to not only provide superior products and services, but to anticipate where and when the next product or service innovation will occur, while closely controlling

(Mitutoyo: Aurora, IL) — Mitutoyo America Corp. announces the new Surftest SJ-210 portable surface roughness tester.