Story update 8/27/2009: An error was spotted and corrected by author in paragraph starting with "The population mean for a six-sided die..."

Story update 8/27/2009: An error was spotted and corrected by author in paragraph starting with "The population mean for a six-sided die..."

(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc. today announced a global reduction in force. This reduction is in addition to previously announced reductions of approximately 21 percent that occurred during the first quarter of 2009.

(EMICS Ltd.: Nottingham, UK) -- Calibration is essential for proper functionality of machines used in the manufacturing sector.

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ) will offer a one-day conference titled "First Congress ASQ Mexico: Quality and Education" Thursday, Sept. 10, at La Hacienda de los Morales, Mexico City. The event is part of the ASQ Mexico office grand opening.

(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has further expanded its range of inspection solutions for solar cell manufacturing processes.

(OMEGA Engineering Inc.: Stamford, CT) -- The OMEGA HHP350 Series smart manometer brings high precision and value to hand-held manometer users.

(Reliable Plant: Columbus, OH) -- One week from now Lean Manufacturing 2009 kicks-off in Columbus, Ohio at the Columbus Convention Center.

(IPC: Bannockburn, IL) -- Driven by its members’ needs, the IPC—Association Connecting Electronics Industries has announced that an IPC Solar Standards Committee has been formed and has begun work on standards for the poly-silicon photovoltaic (solar) industry, specifically the

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- In what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, highly sensitive, low-cost technique for measuring lig