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Cor Groenveld
How safe is our food? It is a question asked all over the world on a daily basis as food-scare stories fill the media and governments act to calm consumer fears. There is a real and tangible concern among the public; an IBM consumer confidence survey in 2009 found that 80 percent of those…
Paul Naysmith
If you're reading this article, especially in the United Kingdom, it’s possible that you are a member of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI). As I currently understand it, the average member is in her mid-50s, and therefore you may be looking not so far into the future to your retirement. You…
The Conference Board
(The Conference Board: New York) -- When it comes to recessions, the U.S. economy doesn’t bounce back like it used to, The Conference Board reports in a recent analysis.
By March 2011, the number of people employed in the United States was only 0.2-percent higher than in June 2009, when the…
Tracker Handbook by Art Kietlinski
During the past 30 years I’ve had the opportunity to measure quite a few manufactured parts, machine tools, fabrications, and large vessels. I’ve also reviewed hundreds of metrology surveys done by technicians. Unfortunately, on more than one occasion I’ve seen data that were scaled incorrectly…
Lean Frontiers
(Lean Frontiers: Fishers, IN) -- It was in a time of crisis that training within industry (TWI) proved its worth more than 60 years ago, and many companies are turning to TWI again. Find out why at the fifth annual TWI Summit set for May 17–18, 2011, with an optional presummit workshop on May 16,…
Mahr Inc.
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal will be featuring the new option package for its well-known MarForm MMQ 200 Formtester at MD&M East, the medical design and manufacturing exposition held June 7–9, 2011, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in New York. Mahr Federal will…
Jergens
(Jergens Inc.: Cleveland) -- Jergens Inc., a global leader in quick-change fixtures, introduces a new workholding system that dramatically reduces costly setup times on 3+2 multi-axis and five-axis machines. The Fixture Pro 5-Axis Quick Change System permits multisided access to pallet-mounted…
Minitab LLC
(Minitab: State College, PA) -- Minitab, a leading provider of software for quality improvement, is offering a free webinar to highlight how its process improvement software can support lean Six Sigma projects. “Meet Quality Companion” will be held on May 19, 2011, at 11 a.m. EDT. Space is limited…
Nikon Metrology Inc.
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- CAMIO7 is a major software release in many ways. This multisensor coordinate measuring machine (CMM) software now reflects the latest from Microsoft Windows, featuring the ribbon-style toolbar. This serves as the central location where all software functions…
Mike Chamberlain
According to the National Center for Health Care (NCHC), emergency department (ED) crowding has been a concern in U.S. hospitals for more than a decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report the number of visits to EDs rose 19 percent from 1995 to 2005, even as the number of…
FDA
(FDA: Washington) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced two new regulations that will help ensure the safety and security of foods in the United States. The rules are the first to be issued by the FDA under the new authorities granted the agency by the FDA Food Safety…
American National Standards Institute ANSI
(ANSI: Washington) -- Throughout the month of May, the International Code Council Foundation (ICCF) is celebrating its 31st annual Building Safety Month. The public awareness campaign seeks to create communitywide recognition and understanding of building safety and sustainability,…
MIT News
When a supply chain is firing on all cylinders—moving products, information, and money on schedule—it goes largely unnoticed, at least to the average consumer. You expect to find the supplies you need at the grocery store, and to receive your latest Amazon order within five business days.
But…
Mettler-Toledo
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- Mettler-Toledo introduces the BBA226 stainless steel bench scale—a perfect fit for many applications in any industrial environment, with light hose-down requirements.
The BBA226 is a robust, rugged, cost-effective, and multifunctional stainless steel scale…
CRAIC Technologies
(CRAIC: San Dimas, CA) -- CRAIC Technologies, a leading innovator of ultraviolet–visible-near infrared (UV-visible-NIR) microspectroscopy solutions, has introduced the 20/20 XL UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer. The 20/20 XL microspectrophotometer is designed to nondestructively analyze…
Olympus
(Olympus America: Center Valley, PA) -- Olympus NDT, a pioneer in industrial ultrasound phased-array instrumentation, has introduced the newest version of the OmniScan Series flaw detectors, the OmniScan MX2. This phased array flaw detector features an entirely new design with a large, bright 10…
This is one of the first questions that executives always ask me. Because it is a broad question, the answer is often challenging. I usually respond with a few examples that have been gathered in Juran Institute’s 20-year benchmarking practice database, such as Company A is this, and Company B is…
Angelo Lyall
It seems the most popular way to improve a process these days is by applying the glorious "Lean Toolkit." Many companies focus on learning and implementing process improvement practices introduced by Toyota without realizing the same success that Toyota achieved. How can it be that so many firms…
Cognex Corp.
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has announced the addition of 3-D vision in the new release of VisionPro 3D. It delivers accurate, real-time, 3-D position information to automate challenging assembly verification, logistics, and robot applications. VisionPro 3D works with any number of fixed…
ASQ
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- More fragmented and uncoordinated health care may be on the horizon, thanks to a growing shortage of U.S. health care workers. That’s the message from a new poll of health care quality experts conducted by the American Society for Quality (ASQ), the world’s largest network of…
Bruce Hamilton
In my last blog post, “Everybody Everyday” I made the case for regular practice of new perspectives, behaviors, and practices. All new learners begin by just “going through the motions” and gradually become proficient through regular practice. I’ve personally gone to sleep many nights pondering…
Optech Inc.
(Optech: Toronto) -- Optech Inc., a leading manufacturer of advanced lidar, aerial digital cameras, and survey instruments, announces the latest addition to its innovative line of multibeam airborne imaging systems, the ALTM Pegasus HD500.
Now available with 500 kHz capability, Pegasus maintains…
Rosalina Instruments
(Rosalina Instruments: Mumbai) -- The Advanced 3250 Single-Sample Osmometer uses the industry-preferred freezing-point method for an accurate determination of total concentration. With on-board sample identification, broad measurement range, and optimal sample size requirement, the Advanced…
Sam Pfeifle
The web is buzzing about Nokia’s Ovi Maps—and rightly so. The new 3-D interface the company has debuted, which allows you to take amazing 3-D fly-throughs of some of the world’s most beautiful cities, is a revelation. If you haven’t played with it yet, do so now by clicking here and wasting a…
Jon Miller
Total Flow Management: Achieving Excellence with Kaizen and Lean Supply Chains, by Euclides A. Coimbra (Kaizen Institute, 2009), has been distributed only within Kaizen Institute and among its customers. Now this book is available to all and will surely join the classics on the practical…
