Hexagon Acquires CAD Software Specialist Intergraph
Swedish measurement firm Hexagon AB entered into an agreement this week to acquire U.S.-based software provider Intergraph Corp.
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U.S. Navy to Use 3-D Scanners to Assist Submarine Repair
(Creaform: Levis, QC, Canada) -- Creaform, a world-class company in 3-D technology and engineering services, is proud to announce that the U.S. Navy has chosen to use the company’s Handyscan 3-D technology to scan submarine hulls.
Baldrige Program Wants Your Suggestions for Improvement
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Have you ever wanted to suggest changes or improvements to the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence? Do you have ideas for improving the Baldrige Award process, examiner training, or other key Baldrige program activities?
Portable CMM Helps the Creation of Off-Road Dream Machines
Brothers Jürgen and Andreas Hellgeth are entrepreneurs with a passion. Their interests, both business and leisure, center on motor sports and off-road vehicles.
AIAG Training: Integrating the Consumer-Centric Warranty Management Guideline
When the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) develops a new guideline or updates an existing one, it is often accompanied by the availability of new training.
Where Do Manufacturing Specifications Come From?
Evidently Steven Ouellette did not like my June column, “Is the Part in Spec?” The adjectives he used were “complicated,” “unhelpful,” “backward,” “confusing,” “unnecessary,” “crazy,” and “disastrous.”
GW Awards Nation’s First Certificate in Responsible Management
(George Washington University: Washington) -- The five Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduates at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) are the first in the United States to earn a certificate in responsible management (CRM).
F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter to be Showcased at IMTS
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- Lockheed Martin has agreed to exhibit a full-scale model of its F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter during the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2010, being held at Chicago’s
Developing a Standardized Approach to Work, Part 3
In this four-part series, we take an in-depth look at how to design an effective work environment. Part one discusses the elements of continuous-flow work cells.
Perfecting Performance
John Berger is no stranger to the benefits of training within industry (TWI). In 1995, when Berger was working for global manufacturing giant Emerson, he was challenged to move an entire product line of electro-mechanical sensors from Minnesota to Singapore.