The final draft of the revised ISO 9004 standard is out for ballot. This means that it will hopefully be available before the end of this year. It’s radically different from the last version. For one thing, the title has changed.

(PRTM: Detroit and Shanghai) -- PRTM, a global management consulting firm, is releasing the findings from its global study of more than 350 automotive suppliers to determine the winners and losers in the consolidation of the automotive supply industry.

(Lean Learning Center: NOVI, MI) -- The Lean Learning Center, one of the most recognized and premier providers of lean consulting and transformation services in the world, announced the availability of their version of The Beer Game - a new educational product to move a company's lean transforma

(Baumer: Southington, CT) -- For high speed distance and position measuring, Baumer has introduced the new FADK 14 Pulsed Red LED Sensor that offers resolutions of 0.1 mm to 1 mm at a sensing range of 50 mm to 400 mm.

The sweet strains of a Puccini aria cut through the Saturday night clatter of the busy Italian restaurant in New York City, but it wasn’t coming from the aging voice of the Sicilian baritone, who was hired to belt out favorites such as “Funiculi-Funicula.” It was a

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(ARTEL: Westbrook, ME) -- ARTEL has launched an online series of pipetting technique training videos hosted at www.artel-

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Transition your clients from other ISO standards to the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard.

To come to the brow of a hill and see on the horizon a line of giant wind turbines, their arms turning majestically, never fails to take one’s breath away. These are awesome structures, imposing in their size, their grandeur—and their simplicity.

(ACHC: Raleigh, NC) -- The Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC) is pleased to announce it has received the North Carolina Awards for Excellence (NCAfE) Commitment (Level 2) Award.