(CMS: Benbrook, TX)-- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has announced the organization has chosen 25 technical white papers to be presented at its annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), July 12–16,

(A2LA: Frederick, MD) --  The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) recently announced that its first U.S.

Approximately three-fourths of product safety recalls in the United States are the result of some design flaw in the product rather than a manufacturing or other defect. Most violations of the U.S.

(U.S. Army Research Laboratory: Adelphi, MD) -- As the need for chemical, biological, and explosive detection becomes more relevant in today’s world, the U.S.

(FARO Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a provider of portable 3-D measurement and imaging solutions, and Airbus, one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, have signed a five-year agreement for FARO to be a key supplier of laser trackers and measurement access

(Criterion NDT: Auburn, WA) -- Doctors, hospitals, and individuals depend on the highest quality hypodermic needles to administer medicines and draw fluids.

The compliance department’s primary function is to ensure that the company complies with all applicable regulations, rules, and laws. Regardless of the industry—life science, energy and utilities, or financial services—this is a universal mandate.

(Quality Assurance Solutions: Camarillo, CA) -- Quality Assurance Solutions announces the release of Snap Sampling Plans! software for establishing sampling plans for inspection quality control. Every manufacturing company needs to inspect product to ensure it meets requirements.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Eighty-three organizations are in the running for the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest recognition for organizational performance excellence through innovation and improvement.

In a recent e-mail, a reader of my blog asked me, “How can we enhance top management commitment and involvement for implementing total productive maintenance (TPM)?”