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Dirk Dusharme @ Quality Digest
Not too long ago, my wife and I attended a fundraiser hosted by one local restaurateur on behalf of another. The locally owned and long-time eatery, Humpty Dumpty, in Grass Valley, California, had burned to the ground, obviously putting all its employees out of a job. So, the staff of Kane’s…
AIA
(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The AIA, the global trade association for the vision and imaging industry, in collaboration with its sister company, the Motion Control Association (MCA), will host the webinar, Advanced Motion and Vision Integration, at no cost to you on Fri., March 23, 2012, from 11 a.m.…
FARO
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of 3-D measurement technology, has released SCENE 5.0, the latest in the company’s line of point-cloud-capture processing software for FARO’s Focus3D laser scanner. For the first time, SCENE users can view their scans in true…
The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence
(Shingo Prize: Logan, UT) -- The 2012 Shingo Prize International Conference will be held April 30–May 4, 2012, in Jacksonville, Florida. Stimulate your thinking with lessons from leading experts who will share how sustainable cultural transformation is achieved through principle-based leadership…
CEESI
(CEESI: Nunn, CO) -- The Colorado Engineering Experiment Station (CEESI) is offering a series of flow-measurement training courses in April 2012 in San Antonio and Houston, Texas. The classes cover a variety of flow measurement types aimed at technicians and engineers.
Fundamentals of Hydrocarbon…
Sensable
(Sensable: Wilmington, MA) -- Sensable, a developer of touch-enabled solutions for 3-D modeling of complex shapes, has released a new version of its FreeForm 3-D design-for-manufacture solution for designers who create organic, sculptural goods—from jewelry to toys to medical implants—and need to…
Juran
(Juran Institute: Southbury, CT) -- The Juran Organization Health Check is a quick and easy analysis of the key policies, systems, and processes that enable your business to excel. Juran Institute’s team of experts will measure and evaluate your enterprise’s effectiveness and efficiency to…
S. Himmelstein and Co.
(S. Himmelstein: Chicago) -- The MCRT 88700V Series Dual-Range Torquemeters from S. Himmelstein accurately measure torque even if the ratio of peak-to-average torque is high. Such conditions occur when starting, stopping, or reversing high inertia loads, during torsional oscillations, and in diesel…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology announced today its speaker agenda for the Hexagon 2012 International Conference, being held from June 4–7, 2012, at the MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas. Customer application stories and educational presentations will be delivered by leading…
Zontec
(Zontec: Cincinnati) -- Zontec Inc., the international developer and marketer of statistical process control (SPC) software solutions, has announced an update to Synergy 100 for its customers worldwide.
“The Synergy 100 is designed for the single-user environment,” says Zontec’s president Warren…
Michelle LaBrosse
During your career, it can be tempting to fall into comfortable patterns, turn autopilot on, and coast from project to project. But as your job description changes and projects become more complex, it’s imperative to be alert and aware while in the driver’s seat so you don’t create roadblocks that…
Forrest Breyfogle—New Paradigms
I n my February column, "Avoiding Company Decline," I described how part of a corporation's economic slide could be attributed to organizational scorecards or dashboards because they are often ineffective in promoting the most appropriate behaviors. In this column, I will show how creating and…
Delcam
(Delcam: Salt Lake City) -- Delcam will highlight the strengths of its PowerSHAPE CAD software in data repair and modeling for manufacture at amerimold, the international trade fair for moldmaking and tooling, and design and application development, to be held in Novi, Michigan, on June 13–14, 2012…
ISPE
(ISPE: Tampa, FL) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has joined with the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) to deliver an integrated learning conference focused on industry and regulatory viewpoints concerning current good manufacturing practices (CGMP). The…
Pinpoint Laser Systems
(Pinpoint: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems, which designs, manufactures, and sells measuring and alignment tools and solutions, has released an improved version of its 4-Axis Precision Mount for the Microgage Laser line. It is lighter and has finer accuracy and control. It also has high-…
NVision Inc.
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- The Mississippi Polymer Institute (MPI) helps smaller companies in the polymer industry succeed by using an NVision MobileScan laser scanning system to reengineer or inspect parts to a high level of accuracy. “By inspecting first articles, we help injection molders ensure…
Timothy F. Bednarz
The process of problem solving can at first blush appear relatively simple: The difficulty is defined, facts and evidence are collected and analyzed, and a solution agreed upon. However, because imperfect people make decisions, the entire process is fraught with traps that can lead to serious…
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Recognizing that advancement in the way things are made is critical to the success of manufacturing, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) announces its 2012 list of Innovations That Could Change the Way You Manufacture.
Selected by SME’s Innovation Watch Committee, the new and emerging…
Gemba Academy
(Gemba Academy: Mukilteo, WA) -- In the upcoming webinar, “Using SPC to Make Better Management Decisions,” Mark Graban, author of the Shingo Prize-winning book, Lean Hospitals, will show how simple statistical process control (SPC) methods can be used by managers and leaders to make better…
Wiley
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Do you find yourself being asked to lead others but have no idea where to start? Do you lead a team spread across different offices or even continents? In this no-nonsense guide to leadership, you will find answers to crucial questions like: What is leadership? And what…
Tripp Babbitt
Bounties in the National Football League (NFL)? Most fans were appalled when former professional basketball player, Charles Barkley, disclosed on The Dan Patrick Show that players will pool money, called a bounty, which goes to the player who hits an opponent hard enough to intimidate him. With a…
Dan Adams
Warren Buffett famously said, “Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.” And you’d love to be that kind of long-term thinker, willing to invest in the future when others are running for cover. Of course, Buffett has his $60 billion fortune to cushion the risks…
Meggitt
(Meggitt: San Juan Capistrano, CA) -- Meggitt Sensing Systems, designer and manufacturer of sensing and monitoring systems that measure physical parameters in extreme environments, has announced the global release of its new “2012 Test and Measurement Catalog,” a 74-page highlight of available high…
General Tools and Instruments
(General: New York) -- There are more than 15 probe options now available for the DCS1600 recording video borescope system and the DCS1800 wireless recording video borescope system from General Tools & Instruments, including different probe types, diameters, lengths and viewing angles, which…
Setra Systems
(Setra Systems: Boxborough, MA) -- Setra Systems Inc., designer and manufacturer of a broad line of sensing products, has announced the global market introduction of the Model 730, a compact, low-cost variable capacitance (capacitive) vacuum manometer, designed to support the critical pressure…
