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RABQSA Announces Laboratory Assessor Accreditation
Tue, 03/07/2006 - 22:00
RABQSA and the Canadian Association for Environmental Analytical Laboratories (CAEAL) recently established an industry-specific laboratory accreditation scheme for Canadian assessors. The scheme provides recognition to assessors who provide… ISO Guideline Addresses Business Records Management
Tue, 03/07/2006 - 22:00
Are you wondering what to do with the boxes of spreadsheets, forecast plans and financial documents stored in your office? Just ask the International Organization for Standardization, which recently published a new guideline for business-… Standards Play a Supporting Role at the Academy Awards
Tue, 03/07/2006 - 22:00
Standards that relate to the wearability and care of clothes will help even the owners of the glamorous gowns and tuxes seen at the Academy Awards maintain their fancy frocks. Standards developer ASTM International, a member of the American… Wireless Sensors That Detect Part Failure Under Development
Mon, 03/06/2006 - 22:00
European researchers are hard at work developing wireless sensors that will predict when components will fail. The implication of such a sensor has broad implications for just about all sectors of the manufacturing industry. The sensor… AeA Announces Hazardous Substance Conference Series
Mon, 03/06/2006 - 22:00
AEA, a high-technology trade group, will host a series of six events focusing on new and upcoming regulations that restrict hazardous substances in electrical and electronic components. The European Union Waste Electrical and Electronic… Ampro Computers and Infor Expand Their Partnership
Mon, 03/06/2006 - 22:00
Ampro Computers recently expanded its investment in software developed by Infor for managing and reporting on key areas of its business. Ampro supplies custom computer boards to allow manufacturers to integrate computers into their products… National Technical Systems Offers Wireless-Device Testing
Mon, 03/06/2006 - 22:00
National Technical Systems Inc.’s Calgary division recently started offering wireless-device testing to FCC standards and European Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (R&TTE). Original equipment manufacturers… iGrafx Improves Process-Excellence Solutions
Mon, 03/06/2006 - 22:00
iGrafx recently announced the availability of the 2006 version of its process-excellence series of software solutions. iGrafx 2006 has enhanced modeling and simulation capabilities to better support corporate process-excellence initiatives… Award Deadline Looms
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 22:00
The Global Six Sigma Awards will be presented on June 28, 2006, at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Scheduled to coincide with the Global SixSigma Summit, the awards will honor Six Sigma’s best achievements and leading… The Quality Group Announces Its New Director of Business Excellence
Tue, 02/28/2006 - 22:00
Diane Ritter, a prolific author and former colleague of W. Edwards Deming, recently joined The Quality Group as its director of business excellence. Ritter is a co-author of the popular The Memory Jogger (GOAL/QPC, 1994) series of Six Sigma…