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Delcam
(Delcam plc: Birmingham, UK) -- Delcam will launch the 2011 R2 version of its PowerINSPECT inspection software, which is the first version developed for use on 64-bit computers. Other enhancements include improved visualization of the results, easier creation of automated inspection routines, full…
Delcam
(Delcam plc: Birmingham, UK) -- Delcam will launch the 2011 R2 version of its PowerINSPECT inspection software, which is the first version developed for use on 64-bit computers. Other enhancements include improved visualization of the results, easier creation of automated inspection routines, full…
Dimensional Control Systems DCS
(DCS: Troy, MI) -- Dimensional Control Systems Inc. (DCS), provider of dimensional engineering software solutions and consulting services, has announced that Richard Rots, new business development and project manager for DCS, will address engineers and manufacturers at the COE 2011 Annual PLM…
Dimensional Control Systems DCS
(DCS: Troy, MI) -- Dimensional Control Systems Inc. (DCS), provider of dimensional engineering software solutions and consulting services, has announced that Richard Rots, new business development and project manager for DCS, will address engineers and manufacturers at the COE 2011 Annual PLM…
Laurel Thoennes @ Quality Digest
The 2011 International Shingo Prize Conference & Workshops are ready, set, and going this week in Covington, Kentucky, at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The main conference is Wednesday and Thursday, March 30–31, featuring dynamic learning sessions with expanded…
Laurel Thoennes @ Quality Digest
The 2011 International Shingo Prize Conference & Workshops are ready, set, and going this week in Covington, Kentucky, at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The main conference is Wednesday and Thursday, March 30–31, featuring dynamic learning sessions with expanded…
Nikon Metrology Inc.
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology has introduced its latest stereoscopic microscope, the SMZ-745. The airtight, anti-electrostatic, and anti-mold design of the microscope prevents samples from being damaged by electrostatic discharge, as well as by contaminants such as dust and…
Nikon Metrology Inc.
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology has introduced its latest stereoscopic microscope, the SMZ-745. The airtight, anti-electrostatic, and anti-mold design of the microscope prevents samples from being damaged by electrostatic discharge, as well as by contaminants such as dust and…
Frost and Sullivan
(Frost & Sullivan: Mountain View, CA) -- While there’s no denying the contributions made by advancements in technology and new applications for X-ray inspection systems, it is the rising standard of quality and safety of critical structural components that is expected to bring in revenue.…
Frost and Sullivan
(Frost & Sullivan: Mountain View, CA) -- While there’s no denying the contributions made by advancements in technology and new applications for X-ray inspection systems, it is the rising standard of quality and safety of critical structural components that is expected to bring in revenue.…
Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium DMSC
(DMSC: Arlington, TX) -- The Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium Inc. (DMSC) announces that the next training workshop for DMIS 5.2, the Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard, is scheduled for April 18–21, 2011. The DMIS 5.2 / I++DME Training Workshop will include DMIS 5.2 as well as the…
Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium DMSC
(DMSC: Arlington, TX) -- The Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium Inc. (DMSC) announces that the next training workshop for DMIS 5.2, the Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard, is scheduled for April 18–21, 2011. The DMIS 5.2 / I++DME Training Workshop will include DMIS 5.2 as well as the…
Ono Sokki
(Ono Sokki: Addison, IL) -- Ono Sokki Technology Inc. has once again created a new type of handheld tachometer, one that is completely ergonomic.
The new HT-4200 tachometer is small, thin, and lightweight, weighing less than 4.5 oz. Not only does it fit perfectly in your hand, it also slips…
Ono Sokki
(Ono Sokki: Addison, IL) -- Ono Sokki Technology Inc. has once again created a new type of handheld tachometer, one that is completely ergonomic.
The new HT-4200 tachometer is small, thin, and lightweight, weighing less than 4.5 oz. Not only does it fit perfectly in your hand, it also slips…
Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc.
(Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc.: Reston, VA) -- Hunter Associates Laboratory's (HunterLab) next-generation Color Flex EZ spectrophotometer takes color quality control to its highest level with 45/0 design for the ultimate in color measurement precision. Combining versatility, simplicity, and…
Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc.
(Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc.: Reston, VA) -- Hunter Associates Laboratory's (HunterLab) next-generation Color Flex EZ spectrophotometer takes color quality control to its highest level with 45/0 design for the ultimate in color measurement precision. Combining versatility, simplicity, and…
Vision Engineering Ltd.
(Vision Engineering: Surrey, UK) -- Vision Engineering Ltd. has developed Hawk, a noncontact measurement system that is the first to offer both a true optical image display combined with fully-automatic video edge detection. Both of these technologies have been available individually but never…
Vision Engineering Ltd.
(Vision Engineering: Surrey, UK) -- Vision Engineering Ltd. has developed Hawk, a noncontact measurement system that is the first to offer both a true optical image display combined with fully-automatic video edge detection. Both of these technologies have been available individually but never…
Johns Hopkins University
(JHU: Baltimore, MD) -- The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies have released a new manual to help statistical agencies around the world track the amount, type, and value of volunteer work in their countries.
The manual, drafted…
Johns Hopkins University
(JHU: Baltimore, MD) -- The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies have released a new manual to help statistical agencies around the world track the amount, type, and value of volunteer work in their countries.
The manual, drafted…
FDA
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have launched a new pilot program that will allow parallel evaluation of relevant development and manufacturing data components, known as Quality by Design (QbD), of new drug marketing…
FDA
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have launched a new pilot program that will allow parallel evaluation of relevant development and manufacturing data components, known as Quality by Design (QbD), of new drug marketing…
Mark Graban
Let me give a big ole’ Texas-sized hat tip to Bob Emiliani for sending me the sad article with the headline “General Motors Lays Off Workers at NY Plant.” This is in addition to General Motors Co. (GM) suspending its Shreveport, Louisiana, assembly plant last week due to a choke in supplier parts…
Mark R. Hamel
A colleague of mine recently shared a story about the renowned Chihiro Nakao, student of Taiichi Ohno and founder of the Shingijutsu, the consulting group that teaches Toyota Production System principles. According to the story, a client once asked Nakao if he granted any Black Belt certifications…
Mark R. Hamel
A colleague of mine recently shared a story about the renowned Chihiro Nakao, student of Taiichi Ohno and founder of the Shingijutsu, the consulting group that teaches Toyota Production System principles. According to the story, a client once asked Nakao if he granted any Black Belt certifications…