Tue, 06/07/2005 - 22:00
The American National Standards Institute’s Procedures & Standards Administration recently announced the availability of the 2005 Compliance Form for U.S. Technical Advisory Groups to the International Organization for Standardization. Companies…
Tue, 06/07/2005 - 22:00
The American National Standards Institute recently submitted an application for accreditation for a proposed U.S. Technical Advisory Group to the International Organization for Standardization’s new technical committee on nanotechnology. The ISO…
Tue, 06/07/2005 - 22:00
Although there will be no professional hockey season this year, standards-developing organizations are hard at work developing rules that protect hockey players from injury. U.S. hockey rules require players to wear hockey helmets that meet…
Tue, 06/07/2005 - 22:00
The International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission recently published a new version of ISO/IEC 17025, the influential standard for testing and calibration laboratories. ISO/IEC 17025:2005 was…
Tue, 06/07/2005 - 22:00
The International Organization for Standardization will publish a new food safety management systems standard in September. ISO 22000 is intended to ensure that there are no weak links in food supply chains. The new standard can be applied to…
Mon, 06/06/2005 - 22:00
There will be two conferences in September featuring the 2004 Baldrige Award winners, offering quality professionals an opportunity to learn valuable tips in performance improvement. They will be held Sept. 1 in Orlando, Florida, and Sept. 28 in…
Mon, 06/06/2005 - 22:00
Community Blood Centers of South Florida Inc. recently implemented a quality effort that uses Pilgrim Software Inc.’s SmartCAPA software. The blood center provides more than 75 percent of the blood used in transfusions in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-…
Mon, 06/06/2005 - 22:00
Frost & Sullivan selected Celestica, a provider of innovative electronics manufacturing services, for its 2005 Electronics Manufacturing Services Company of the Year Award. The award acknowledges Celestica’s successful market diversification,…
Mon, 06/06/2005 - 22:00
Paper manufacturers may now improve productivity and paper-roll quality with the new WindPro winder control solution from Rockwell Automation. The solution includes advanced visualization hardware and software to provide real-time control and…
Mon, 06/06/2005 - 22:00
Chad Kymal, founder and CEO of Omnex Inc., will receive the American Society for Quality’s automotive division’s Quality Professional of the Year Award at an upcoming banquet. The award recognizes the contributions of individuals in the automotive…