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Rice Lake Weighing Systems
(RLWS: Rice Lake, WI) -- Rice Lake Weighing Systems (RLWS) has announced expanded laboratory capabilities that will accommodate the very highest level of precision— International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) Classification E1. Many pharmaceutical companies, chemical labs, and calibration…
IQS
(IQS: North Olmsted, OH) -- IQS, developer of enterprise quality and compliance management software, is presenting no-cost webinars that provide actionable insight into performance and risk-related metrics.
All IQS webinars begin at 2 p.m. EDT and last about 45 minutes.
• April 19, 2012—Audits:…
The Un-Comfort Zone With Robert Wilson
Twelve years ago, I phoned a prospective client I’d been courting for months. The last time we’d spoken, only a few weeks earlier, she expressed interest in my conducting a seminar for her company. This time she said, “I was in the audience at the Fox theater last week; we won’t be needing your…
Rapidform Inc.
(Rapidform: Seoul, South Korea) -- INUS Technology, Inc. has begun shipping the latest version its reverse-engineering software, Rapidform XOR. It’s the only software that combines 3-D scan-data processing and parametric solid modeling so users can create intelligent CAD models from point clouds…
Arun Hariharan
Close your eyes and make a mental list of companies worldwide that use quality as their strategic weapon for achieving value for shareholders. Chances are you have some great examples, but most likely it’s a small list. Given the huge number of companies in every industry that aren’t on your list,…
Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc.
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and 3-D shape, launched its AK-120/130/140 Photovoltaic (PV) Reference Cells, the world's first triple-junction solar reference cells.
Now available, the AK-120/130…
Dimensional Control Systems DCS
(DCS: Troy, MI) -- Dimensional Control Systems (DCS), provider of quality management software solutions and consulting services, has announced that vice president Donald Jasurda will address automotive professionals at the 2012 SAE World Congress. The event will be held at Cobo Center in Detroit,…
Gemba Academy
(Gemba Academy: Morro Bay, CA) -- Gemba Academy, provider of on-demand online lean training, is offering a new webinar on Tues., April 24, 2012, at 1 p.m. CDT. Titled “A Factory of One,” the webinar will be presented by Dan Markovitz, president of TimeBack Management.
Most people spend all their…
Geomagic
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic, a global provider of 3-D software for capturing, creating, and inspecting digital models of physical objects, has acquired Sensable Technology Inc.’s 3-D design and haptics businesses. Sensable, of Wilmington, Massachusetts, is a leading developer…
Microwave Vision Group
(MVG: Horsham, PA) -- Microwave Vision Group, producers of antenna test and measuring systems, introduces the Dentro LRX, which completes the range of nondestructive inspection tools on offer for industrial clients.
Dentro LRX uses microwave technology, instrumental to Microwave Vision’s success,…
Viscom
(Viscom: Hanover, Germany) -- In surface mount technology (SMT) electronic-assembly production, 3-D solder paste inspection (SPI) has established itself as the additional inspection gate to complement optical or X-ray inspection. The key task is detecting impermissible printed pads in terms of…
The Conference Board
(The Conference Board: New York) -- The average tenure of a CEO declined to 8.4 years in 2011 from approximately 10 years in 2000, according to the 2012 edition of The Conference Board’s annual report, “CEO Succession Practices.”
CEO Succession Practices documents and analyzes succession events…
The QA Pharm
The high layoff numbers in the pharmaceutical industry and poor job prospects in a weak economy have flooded the market with would-be consultants to pharma companies that need extra help. Here are my suggestions for hiring and working with an experienced good manufacturing practices (GMP)…
Jossey-Bass
(Jossey-Bass: Hoboken, NJ) -- Innovation is a key directive at companies worldwide. But in these tough times, we can’t rely on the old formula that has sustained innovation efforts for decades—expensive research and development projects and highly-structured innovation processes. Jugaad Innovation…
Georgia Institute of Technology
Taking advantage of the force generated by magnetic repulsion, researchers have developed a new technique for measuring the adhesion strength between thin films of materials used in microelectronic devices, photovoltaic cells, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).
The fixtureless and…
Knowledge at Wharton
Bucking the decades-old wave of offshoring manufacturing jobs to China, other parts of Asia, and Mexico, GE said it would move jobs back from these countries to the United States, where it will build water heaters.
Jeffrey Immelt, GE’s chairman and CEO, notes that his decision to invest $1 billion…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) – Hexagon Metrology has announced the launch of the Brown & Sharpe 4.5.4 SF, the latest generation of shop-floor coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). Designed from the ground up to excel in harsh manufacturing environments, the SF series introduces a variety of…
Jason Kirshner
There are several lists about productivity apps that mostly relate to productivity in the workplace, but what about suggestions for people who are overwhelmed and need some help with everyday life. Below are a few suggestions for apps that help manage the routine day to day.
SKWink.com allows…
NVision Inc.
(NVision: Coppell, TX) - NVision, a provider of noncontact optical measuring systems, software, and contract services for reverse engineering, inspection and gauging, and rapid prototyping, has launched a new project portal for its clients. The portal, which utilizes TeamPlatform, provides NVision’…
Jossey-Bass
(Jossey-Bass: San Francisco) -- Facilitating with Ease! has become a go-to resource since it was first published in 2000, and author Ingrid Bens continues her support with this thoroughly revised and updated third edition. It includes resources from the book and elsewhere for you to download and…
HEIDENHAIN Corp.
(Heidenhain: Schaumburg, IL) -- Heidenhain Corp., manufacturer of measurement and control equipment, has upgraded its line of metrology digital readouts (DROs). New LED screens are now being released on QUADRA-CHEKs (models ND 1100 and ND 1200) and the GAGE-CHEK model ND 2100, previously all with…
jeffdewar
Editor’s note: This four-part video interview with Juran Institute CEO Joseph DeFeo is hosted by Quality Digest’s CEO, Jeff Dewar. The series will run weekly beginning with today’s segment.
You can’t have a conversation about quality management without soon invoking the name “Dr. Juran.” The man…
Oriel STAT A MATRIX
(Oriel STAT A MATRIX: Edison, NJ) -- The Oriel STAT A MATRIX Advanced Lead Auditor Training course has been designed to give you the skills and knowledge needed to exponentially raise your ability to determine if your organization’s business management system is properly contributing to the company…
ASQ
March 15, 2012, marked the 25th anniversary of the ISO 9000 series standards. Since the standards were released in 1987, they have gone through three revisions: 1994, 2000, and 2008. According to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), as of 2009, the total number of organizations…
During the past 18 months, Seatronics, an Acteon company, along with Technip, Star Net Geomantics, and BlueView Technologies, have been developing the BlueView 3D system for underwater metrology. The system combines terrestrial laser and underwater, 3-D multibeam sonar-scanning technology to…
