(ISO: Geneva) -- An international standard to prevent the development and marketing of products which could present health and safety risks to consumers is the goal of a new project committee (PC) from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

(Sensor Products Inc.: Madison, NJ) -- During tough economic times it is tempting to reduce quality control to cut costs. However Dolph Beyer, an engineer with Mohawk Fine Papers, asserts that doing this is actually counterproductive.

I’ve spent most of the past two years living in China where I have learned much on how enterprise is managed over there. Many people have said that this century belongs to Asia. That may be, but they have a lot to learn and change before that happens.

(Bytewise Measurement Systems: Columbus, GA) -- Bytewise Measurement Systems explains why the affordable CrossCheck laser profile sensors are perfectly suited to monitor and control web-based and extruded materials.

(ASQ: Milwaukee) --  In spite of the current economic turmoil, there is positive news for the quality profession. According to the American Society for Quality’s Annual Salary Survey, the average quality job salary went up 3 percent from 2008 to 2009, to just under $84,000.

(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- The Fluke 435 three-phase power quality analyzer helps locate, predict, prevent, and troubleshoot problems in three- and single-phase power dis

(American Management Association: New York) -- There’s a myth in business that the only way to get people to perform at a high level is with carrots and sticks.

(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) recently released the Quality Data Set (QDS), a common technological framework for defining clinical data necessary to measure performance and accelerate improvement in patients’ quality of care.

(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) provides another look into the latest technologies and production methods at WESTEC 2010 Exposition.

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