(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Cathy Hofknecht, vice president of marketing for Geomagic, has received a Women in Business 2009 Award in the Inspiration category from the Triangle Business Journal.

As the U.S. automotive industry struggles to get back on its feet, automotive industry suppliers are finding new markets for their manufacturing skills. The burgeoning medical device field is one industry ideally suited to support that industry.

Story update 8/21/2009: We corrected an error regarding the function of the accreditation body.

If you are not actively selling quality, you’re missing the boat. Quality (both goodness and conformance), should be sold inside and outside of your company.

(W. Edwards Deming Institute: Palos Verdes Estates, CA) -- The 2009 Fall Conference of The W. Edwards Deming Institute, is designed to foster a better understanding of the Deming System of Profound Knowledge and its applications.

(New Mexico MEP: Albuquerque, NM) -- Sagebrush Technology production manager Vaughn Halford knows a lot of military secrets. But the secrets he eagerly spills are the ones that New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership (New Mexico MEP) helped him uncover.

(E Instruments: Langhorne, PA) -- The SignalCal 2 T/C from E Instruments simulates voltage and thermocouple readings for calibration purposes. The device is rugged and easy to use, measures eight types of thermocouples (R, S, B, E, K, J, T, and N), and has an accuracy of ±0.05 percent.

Total Quality Management (TQM) is a management approach that requires quality in all phases of the company’s operations, by doing things right the first time. All waste and defects must also be eliminated.

(Business901: Fort Wayne, IN) -- Joe Dager, owner of Business901 has just included a comprehensive series of spreadsheet templates that are intended to help users perform process analysis associated with lean and Six Sigma initiatives.