Opinion: Six Sigma Surges as Economy Slows
(Aveta Solutions LLC: Cleveland) -- As Barack Obama takes office, the weight of many Americans will be on his shoulders over the next four years. Many expect to see the changes instantly in their lives.
WCBF’s 8th Annual Lean, Six Sigma Summit
(WCBF: Chicago) -- Learn how to effectively confront the barriers for the deployment of lean and Six Sigma in a health care setting at Worldwide Conventions and Business Forum’s (WCBF) 8th Annual Lean, Six Sigma and Process Improvement in Healthcare Summit.
Volkswagen verifies and optimizes engine sand core parts using Metris laser scanning
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Volkswagen’s foundry in Hannover, Germany, uses Metris laser scanning to inspect the geometry of sand core parts used in the production of molded aluminum engine parts. A CMM-mounted laser scanner accurately captures the fragile sand grain surfaces of entire sand core parts, a task delivering unsatisfactory results through touch probe measurements. Reports containing graphic geometric deviations help Volkswagen instantly evaluate the quality of the entire sand core surface, providing consistent and more reliable quality monitoring of sand core production equipment.
Measurement Service Announcement - Standing Wave Technology
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Measurement Service for Microscale Parts Made Easier
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A revolutionary microscale measurement service based on patented standing wave technology is available from InsituTec, a Charlotte, NC-based precision metrology firm. The proprietary service provides true 3-D surface profilometry and surface finish measurement capability in one data set.
Let Employees Help Improve Quality
There are several issues about the Six Sigma approach to quality that bother me. First, Six Sigma is a performance standard that hardly anyone can understand. Secondly, it’s an engineering approach to quality management.
I’m Sorry—the Recession is My Fault, Part 1
Question: Name the modern-day politicians who best exemplify the Seven Deadly Sins of greed, envy, gluttony, sloth, lust, pride, and anger. The last one is a group of people, not a politician.
Clean Up on Aisle Five!
Many of us will look back on 2008 as the year when gas prices soared to unbelievable highs and our 401ks dropped to unbelievable lows.
From Organizational Challenges to Real Results
Second only to leadership, strategic planning has been likely more written about than any other management subject.
Study Finds Increasing Cost Challenges Manufacturers
(TBM Consulting Group: Durham, North Carolina) -- While general cost pressures continue to be the main challenge for manufacturers globally, rising energy costs have reached a new level of concern according to TBM Consulting Group’s sixth annual “Multinational Manufacturing Pulse.” The stu