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ISAS International Seminars
(ISAS International Seminars: Jerusalem) -- The 4th International Conference on Metrology, organized by the Israeli Metrological Society (IMS) in collaboration with CITAC and the Israel Analytical Chemistry Society, will take place at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem on May 23–24, 2011.
The goal…
Aven Inc.
(Aven Inc.: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Quality control checks improve when inspectors see video magnification on an eye-level monitor, rather than bending over a microscope. That productivity and accuracy advantage is delivered by the VGA Color Digital Camera from Aven Inc.
It mounts on any microscope…
The foundation of any laboratory’s reputation is built on confidence in its ability to provide correct and reliable data. ISO/IEC 17025, subclause 4.1.5 d, requires that your management system “have policies and procedures to avoid involvement in any activities that would diminish confidence in…
CFI Group
(CFI Group: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The fourth-annual Contact Center Satisfaction Index (CCSI) from the CFI Group finds that offshore contact centers not only score 27 percent lower in customer satisfaction than those based in the United States; they score lower in every category, from first-call…
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology
(Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN) -- A new technology enabling tiny machines called micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) to self-calibrate could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing, and medical diagnostics.
The innovation…
Verisurf Software Inc.
(Verisurf Software Inc.: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf has released the fifth generation of its Verisurf X software. With model-based geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) inspection technology at its core, the all-new computer-aided inspection and reverse engineering software, Verisurf X5…
Dorsey Metrology International
(Dorsey Metrology: Poughkeepsie, New York) -- Dorsey Metrology, manufacturers of gauges and optical comparators, has announced that the new model 14HE Optical Comparator and a variety of digital readouts will be at IMTS, Sept. 13–18 in booth E-5350. This new 14-in. optical comparator has the same…
APREL Laboratories
(APREL Laboratories: Napean, ON, Canada) -- APREL Laboratories EM-ISight is a compact, benchtop robotic scanning system that can identify the location of problematic EMI noise sources to a precision of ±0.05 mm. The system allows testing to the international standards that apply to the safety of…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Madison, WI) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced the launch of its Evolution 200 series of UV-visible spectrophotometers, featuring new INSIGHT software with customized user environment (CUE) scripting capabilities. The series includes three instruments that…
Onset Computer Corp.
(Onset: Bourne, MA) -- Onset Computer Corp., a global supplier of data loggers, announced a new online professional training course, “Data Loggers for Performance Monitoring.” Presented by energy consultant and educator, Mark Stetz, of Stetz Consulting LLC, the four-hour online course targets…
Global Test Supply
(Global Test Supply: Wilmington, NC) -- Global Test Supply has announced that Inc. magazine ranked it as No. 800 on its fourth-annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of…
Institute for Healthcare Improvement IHI
(IHI: Cambridge, MA) -- It is the most significant health-care leadership challenge of our time: how to reduce expenses while improving quality. At first, the trade-off seems unavoidable. As expenses decrease, so too must quality, right? Not necessarily. Pioneering organizations that have worked…
Lean Enterprise Institute
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) -- The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) has announced a CEO succession plan in which James P. Womack, Ph.D., founder, chairman, and CEO, will step down on Sept. 27. Womack, who led the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) research team that coined the term “…
A biosensor utilizing black platinum and carbon nanotubes developed at Purdue University will help give scientists a better understanding of how the plant hormone auxin regulates root growth and seedling establishment.
Marshall Porterfield, an associate…
Jon Miller
Whether I am speaking about lean to an audience of one or 100, if the conversation goes on long enough the question inevitably arises: “What’s next for lean?” I always manage an answer, typically tying it to the theme of the discussion, speech, or intended teaching but never quite giving the same…
Business901
(Business901: San Diego) -- The Customer Identification Program has been released by Six Sigma Marketing Institute and can be found at http://DrivingMarketShare.com. The Customer Identification Program identifies specific products and/or markets that offer an organization its best options for…
Baumer
(Baumer: Southington, CT) -- For machine vision applications requiring high speed and high resolutions, Baumer has introduced its new SXG Dual GigE cameras that are capable of transferring data as fast as 240 MB/s at distances up to 100 meters. Offering double the bandwidth of standard GigE…
(Rally: Boulder, CO) -- Rally, a provider of Agile application life-cycle management (ALM), recently announced new filtering features and performance metrics in its AgileZen product. New, user-defined filtering makes it easy to focus on and measure the most important work items. In addition,…
CRC Press
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Encouraging a long overdue shift in thinking, Lean Human Resources: Redesigning HR Processes for a Culture of Continuous Improvement gives managers and executives the means to maximize employee potential by first showing them how to increase the improvement power of…
Saving money, increasing profits, and dramatically boosting productivity using lean Six Sigma was the privilege of big corporations that could afford lengthy educational programs, loaded with statistics and lead by expensive consultants. But there is another way.
While managing directors and…
Xspect Solutions Inc.
(Xspect Solutions Inc.: Wixom, MI) -- The MobileScan3D laser scanner from Wenzel/Xspect Solutions offers a configuration that is not constrained by a CMM frame or portable CMM arm. The scanner has interchangeable laser sensors to adapt to different sizes and shapes of parts, from jewelry to full-…
SAE International
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- Engine Combustion: Pressure Measurement and Analysis, a complete guide to the science of accurate engine combustion, has been released by SAE International. Written by David R. Rogers, a recognized expert in the field, Engine Combustion: Pressure Measurement and Analysis…
Clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters are widely used throughout industrial processes in many industries because their noninvasive nature confers inherent advantages over other flow-meter technologies. Material compatibility, contamination, and corrosion risk factors are eliminated. Process integrity is…
Arizona State University
(Arizona State University: Phoenix) -- Arizona State University (ASU) researchers have demonstrated a way to dramatically simplify testing patients for infectious diseases and unhealthy protein levels.
New testing instrumentation developed by Antonio Garcia and John Schneider promises to make…
Mike Micklewright
“To effect the economies, to bring in the power, to cut out the waste, and thus to fully realize the wage motive, we must have big business – which does not, however, necessarily mean centralized business. We are decentralizing.”
--Henry Ford “Today and Tomorrow”, 1926
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