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Raissa Carey
Companies that apply heijunka to their production system understand the true meaning of the proverb, “Slow and steady wins the race.”
Heijunka is the concept of ending any variation of volume and/or product mix in the production system. This means that a company that applies heijunka doesn’t…
Thomas R. Cutler
There is no shortage of standards. There are standards that define how something should be made vs. those related to processes, such as ISO 9001. According to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), standards that provide requirements or give guidance on good management practice…
The Conference Board
(The Conference Board: New York) -- Although many companies lack the structural framework to enable proper director oversight of sustainability programs, they rarely consult outside expertise, according to a report released by The Conference Board. The report, “Sustainability in the Boardroom,”…
Michelle LaBrosse
When the summer sun beats down, there’s always someone in the family who reminds you to put on your sunscreen. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a way to easily avoid getting burned at work? There is. It’s called project management.
Grab a bottle of water, put on your baseball cap, and think…
Dirk Dusharme @ Quality Digest
For more than 20 years, Toyota’s methods, known as “lean,” have made headlines. And that’s how long engineer, researcher, and author Mike Rother has been involved with the subject. Like many others, Rother began with Toyota’s production tools. And like many others, he found that these are…
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- American actor and humorist Will Rogers once said, “A man only learns in two ways—one by reading and the other by association with smarter people.” Combining both those methods at its award-winning Manufacturing is Cool website, the SME Education Foundation seeks to…
CMSC
(CMS: Benbrook, TX)-- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has announced the organization has chosen 25 technical white papers to be presented at its annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), July 12–16, at the world class Grand Sierra Resort located in Reno.
White paper…
Buehler
(Buehler: Lake Bluff, IL) -- Buehler’s new OmniMet 9.5 image acquisition and quantitative analysis software improves lab efficiency and increases operator appeal compared to previous generations of the product. Specific improvements include browsing the database using a typical PC-style folder…
A2LA
(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) recently announced that its first U.S. medical testing laboratory has earned accreditation in accordance with the stringent international requirements of ISO 15189—“Medical laboratories—Particular requirements…
Sparta Systems Inc.
(Sparta Systems Inc.: Holmdel, N.J.) -- Sparta Systems Inc., the maker of TrackWise software and the market leader in enterprise quality and compliance management solutions, has announced the general availability of version 8 of its TrackWise enterprise quality management solution (EQMS). Already…
MoreSteam.com
(MoreSteam: Columbus, OH) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently granted patent rights to MoreSteam.com for inventions developed by MoreSteam’s president, Bill Hathaway. The patent covers advances introduced by MoreSteam several years ago in its popular EngineRoom data analysis…
Mettler-Toledo
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- Mettler-Toledo introduces the new VLM3 ‘A’ series dual-ended-beam weigh module. The VLM3 is now available in painted carbon steel or glass bead blasted stainless steel mounting hardware. Carbon steel assemblies are provided with the nickel plated alloy steel…
Verisurf Software Inc.
(Verisurf Software: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf Software and Mastercam resellers will present a Master3DGage webinar that will introduce the new affordable, portable Master3DGage coordinate measuring machine (CMM) designed for rapid machine-shop inspection.
Unlike expensive fixed CMMs with 2-D…
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
(U.S. Army Research Laboratory: Adelphi, MD) -- As the need for chemical, biological, and explosive detection becomes more relevant in today’s world, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is leading the effort in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), which is capable of highly advanced…
Gene Rider
Approximately three-fourths of product safety recalls in the United States are the result of some design flaw in the product rather than a manufacturing or other defect. Most violations of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) “small parts” standard, for example, are the result of…
FARO
(FARO Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a provider of portable 3-D measurement and imaging solutions, and Airbus, one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, have signed a five-year agreement for FARO to be a key supplier of laser trackers and measurement…
Criterion NDT
(Criterion NDT: Auburn, WA) -- Doctors, hospitals, and individuals depend on the highest quality hypodermic needles to administer medicines and draw fluids. Unfortunately, 100-percent visual and/or water-leak test inspection of the needle tubing or finished product for microscopic cracks or…
International Quality and Productivity Center IQPC
(IQPC: New York) -- IQPC Exchange is pleased to announce that the 2010 Business Process Excellence in Financial Services Exchange will take place September 21–22 at the Hilton Tower Bridge, London.
The sixth annual Exchange is designed purely for senior executives leading process excellence,…
Verisurf Software Inc.
(Verisurf: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf Software Inc. invites you to attend a live online demonstration on model-based definition (MBD) technology titled “Model Based Definition in the Manufacturing Enterprise.” Attend this webinar on June 17, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. PDT and witness how implementing MBD will…
High Technology Seminars
(High Technology Seminars: Cold Spring, NY) -- High Technology Seminars will present a seminar in human error prevention Oct. 26–27 in San Antonio. Anyone whose objective is to improve productivity, safety, and quality will benefit from this two-day event. The principles and practices of human…
(Cambridge Viscosity Inc.: Medford, MA) -- A full line of lab and process viscometers that offer faster throughput with a new standard for all aspects of oil processing, product manufacturing, and control are available from Cambridge Viscosity Inc.
Cambridge viscometers, used for laboratory…
(QAI LLC: Indianapolis) -- Realizing that companies must lower costs in all areas, national quality training provider QAI LLC is introducing an instructional video series, which provides the most critical ISO standards certification tools to help individual employees support the ISO standards…
Sal Lucido
The compliance department’s primary function is to ensure that the company complies with all applicable regulations, rules, and laws. Regardless of the industry—life science, energy and utilities, or financial services—this is a universal mandate.
As someone who serves customers across many…
Quality Assurance Solutions
(Quality Assurance Solutions: Camarillo, CA) -- Quality Assurance Solutions announces the release of Snap Sampling Plans! software for establishing sampling plans for inspection quality control. Every manufacturing company needs to inspect product to ensure it meets requirements. The inspection…
American National Standards Institute ANSI
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is informing all stakeholders that ISO 50001—“Energy management systems—Requirements with guidance for use,” a standards development initiative of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), has been recently…
