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NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- NIST will use the new ultra-dark detector, described in a new paper in Nano Letters, to make precision laser power measurements for advanced technologies such as optical communications, laser-based manufacturing, solar energy conversion, and industrial and satellite-…
Gwendolyn Galsworth
As every company knows, workplace information—production schedules, customer requirements, engineering specifications, operational methods, tooling and fixtures, material procurement, work-in-process, and the thousand other details on which the daily life of the enterprise depends—can change…
Association For Manufacturing Technology AMT
In an open letter, Douglas K. Woods, president of The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) urges Congress and the administration to help rebuild the U.S. manufacturing sector.
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AMT is urging Congress and the administration to implement policies consistent with AMT’s “…
Extensible CAD Technologies
(Extensible CAD Technologies: Raleigh, NC) -- Extensible CAD Technologies announces a new release of InspectionXpert for Solid Edge. InspectionXpert helps design and manufacturing organizations create ballooned computer-aided design (CAD) drawings and inspection forms directly from CAD drawings…
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, has agreed with Emerson Process Management Rosemount division to be a distributor of the 475 Field Communicator, a universal portable communicator that…
Palisade Corp.
(Palisade: Ithaca, NY) -- Risk and decision analysis software specialist, Palisade Corp., has announced its decision to sponsor the Society of Decision Professionals www.decisionprofessionals.com.
Launched in the summer of 2010, the purpose of the Society of Decision Professionals (SDP) is to…
(Xradia: Concord, CA) -- A new lab-based computed tomography (CT) system, capable of delivering synchrotron-like 3-D imaging at 50 nanometer (nm) resolution within a laboratory setting, was announced today by Xradia Inc. The UltraXRM-L200 is the newest addition to the ultra-high-resolution…
The QA Pharm
One of the regulatory responsibilities of the quality control department is the release decision for drug batches into the market. When I was first given that responsibility early in my quality assurance (QA) career, it was impressed upon me to not count the cost of the batch when making that…
Angelo Lyall
The uncertainty that comes with change is a debilitating fear in many firms. Intimidated by the thought of straying from the tried and true, those who are hired to lead often fall short as they grow comfortable with mediocre, secure process methods. However, a key factor influencing the outcome of…
Barbara A. Cleary
A spate of cartoons and commentary throughout the summer has lampooned BP, Halliburton, Transocean, and Cameron International for their apparent inability to plan timely control measures that might have constrained the destruction after the blowout on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of…
Bill Kalmar
During the last couple of weeks we have been hearing the story of JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, who became an overnight celebrity for his dramatic exit down a plane’s emergency slide. His stylish disembarkment while clutching a beer made worldwide headlines. Hollywood is already…
BSI
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- The British Standards Institution (BSI) announces its next webinar, “The Value of an Environmental Management System,” which will be held Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. EDT. Drawing from the analysis of auditors’ field observations, this one-hour, free webinar will examine the most…
(Aven Inc.: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Three new color cameras from Aven Inc. can upgrade any microscope with one-click image capture and storage capability. The scientific-grade imaging systems include software with extensive options for user-defined processing, measurement, and analysis. Two…
MasterControl Inc.
(MasterControl Inc: Salt Lake City) -- MasterControl Inc., a global provider of software solutions that enable regulated companies to get their products to market faster while reducing overall costs and increasing internal efficiency, has announced that its software solution suite is now available…
CRC Press
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Like quality, social responsibility is an ideal, and ideals change. How do you continuously improve something that changes continuously? To start, you need a way to measure improvement efforts, and Social Responsibility: Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (CRC Press…
SPC Press Inc.
(SPC Press: Knoxville, TN) -- Reducing Production Costs: How to Convert Capability Indexes and Performance Indexes into Excess Costs of Production and Use, by Donald J. Wheeler (SPC Press, 2010), is written for everyone who is trying to do more with less. Using a proven methodology of reducing…
(Harvard SEAS: Cambridge, MA; University of Leeds: Leeds, UK) -- A collaborative team of applied scientists from Harvard University and the University of Leeds have demonstrated a new terahertz (THz) semiconductor laser that emits beams with a much smaller divergence than conventional THz laser…
Cognex Corp.
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has introduced the In-Sight 5605, a high-resolution, self-contained, flexible vision system for applications that require visualization of very small defects, even in a large field of view. The In-Sight 5605 offers the widest range of features and…
Alberto B. Ayulo
Every journey has a beginning, and mine began during a U.S. Air Force commander’s first week on the job. He called a staff meeting and told everyone that things had to change for the organization to succeed, and “lean” was the solution. Everyone in the room looked dazed and confused, wondering…
John David Kendrick
Complexity can be thought of as the level of difficulty in solving mathematically presented problems. Six Sigma practitioners and operations research professionals are often asked to predict the complexity of a hardware or software product by predicting (in man-hours or full-time equivalents) the…
American Customer Satisfaction Index ACSI
(ACSI: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Customer satisfaction with domestic automobiles has shown resilience despite an overall decline for the industry, according to a report released Aug. 17 by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Automobile satisfaction dipped 2.4 percent from an all-time industry…
Pointools Ltd.
(Pointools: Barnet, UK) -- A high-tech digital map created with laser-scanning technology is underway for the Flanders region of Belgium. Using Pointools’ 3-D mapping software, the Belgian surveying company, Teccon, has processed billions of individual measurements to create high-accuracy data…
(CENAM: Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico) -- The committee from Mexico’s national metrology center, Centro Nacional de Metrología (CENAM), invites researchers, professionals, and all personnel in the metrology field to participate Simposio Metrología, the 2010 Metrology Symposium, which takes place…
Visual Workplace Inc.
(QMI/Visual-Lean Institute: Byron Center, MI) -- Poka-yoke devices—i.e., visual guarantees for mistake-proofing products and processes—embed quality attributes so seamlessly into the work landscape that we often forget they are there. Yet these devices are what guarantee near-perfect quality for…
Verisurf Software Inc.
(Verisurf Software: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf Software Inc. is set to provide manufacturers with everything they need to make the transition to the 21st century and produce higher quality products in less time and at a lower cost. This means making the switch from hand gauges and 2-D paper drawings…
