Changing to Lean, Part 2
As is the case with any lean implementation in a traditional environment, culture change is the most difficult obstacle to success.
Establishing Datum Reference Frames
What’s a datum reference frame?
Humid Environment Ideal for Accurate and Precise Pipetting
(ARTEL: New Orleans, Louisiana) -- The ARTEL Extreme Pipetting Expedition has announced data showing that pipettes performed accurately and pr
Redefining the Kilogram
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Hy Tran examines a kilogram sample in a mass compar |
Enabling Double-Patterning Lithography
(Carl Zeiss SMT: Albany, New York; and SEMATECH: Austin, Texas) -- In a potential boost to advance lithography, engineers at SEMATECH and Carl Zeiss
Making Sense of Sensors
It’s becoming common to refer to the devices used for dimensional and coordinate measurement—vision/optics, lasers, touch probes, and others—as sensors.
Invitation to First International Forum on Sampling for Commodity Grains
(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- The rows of bulk food bins that line many grocery store aisles offer endless options for enhancing recipes.
Compliance Management Solution
(MetricStream Inc.: Redwood Shores, California) -- MetricStream Inc.
Sale of QMI Division to SAI Global Limited
(QMI: Toronto, Ontario) -- Robert M. Griffin, president and CEO of CSA Group, has announced that the group has finalized an agreement for the sale of its Quality Management Institute division, a North American registrar, to SAI Global Limited of Sydney, Australia, for $40 million Canadian.
Disaster Management Standards
(ISO/IEC: Geneva, Switzerland) -- From fires to earthquakes to pandemics, businesses and other organizations may become the victims of disaster at any time.