U.S. Navy Awards Major Six Sigma Training Contract
Tue, 01/31/2006 - 22:00
The U.S. Navy recently contracted a small Connecticut business to provide upward of $96 million worth of Six Sigma, theory of constraints and lean training within the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE). The training is part of the NAE’s… Sypris Electronics Receives "Outstanding" Rating
Tue, 01/31/2006 - 22:00
The Defense Contract Management Agency recently awarded Sypris Electronics an “outstanding” rating for its efforts in support of small businesses.Companies that work with the Department of Defense and the DCMA are required to submit Small… NQI to Host Annual Networking Dinner
Mon, 01/30/2006 - 22:00
Canada’s National Quality Institute will host its 8th annual Networking Dinner on April 20 in Toronto. The dinner has grown to become one of Canada’s premier business-networking events, and upward of 300 senior business executives and CEOs are… New Book Emphasizes Customer Focus
Mon, 01/30/2006 - 22:00
A recently released book reminds readers that the key to keeping any business in high gear is to ensure that its customers are satisfied. Becoming a Customer-Focused Organization (Paton Press, 2006), by Craig Cochran, includes many insights… Quality Circles Still Big in India
Mon, 01/30/2006 - 22:00
Nearly 2,700 students from all over the world attended the eighth-annual International Convention on Student’s Quality Control Circles in India in December 2005. The event, which was organized by the World Council for Total Quality and Excellence… Cognex to Host Machine Vision Seminars At No Cost
Mon, 01/30/2006 - 22:00
Cognex Corp. recently announced a series of machine-vision seminars for manufacturing professionals. The half-day events are complimentary and will demonstrate how vision sensors perform automated inspection tasks in the automotive,… RFID on the Rise
Mon, 01/30/2006 - 22:00
Quality, meet RFID; RFID, meet quality. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) will be an ever larger force in the quality industry, according to a newly released report. Many retail operations (chief among them Wal-Mart) mandate the use of… CeTaQ Announces MCA Testing Capability
Tue, 01/24/2006 - 22:00
CeTaQ Americas recently started offering machine-capability analysis testing for lasers used in medical and biomedical device manufacturing. The test methodology measures the width of laser cuts as well as beam size and consistency, comparing… SAFE-BioPharma Launches Vendor Partner Program
Tue, 01/24/2006 - 22:00
Six leading technology companies recently agreed to participate in a new program that will help create SAFE-BioPharma–enabled business applications, infrastructure, services and identity credentials for the pharmaceutical and health care… DataLabs Releases First Clinical-Data–Management Software
Tue, 01/24/2006 - 22:00
DataLabs recently released DataLabs Clinical, an electronic clinical-data–management platform that allows biopharmaceutical and research organizations to streamline their data-management processes and reduce the time and cost of clinical trials. The…