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CMSC
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society, the preeminent membership association for measurement professionals, is reminding quality professionals that the March 1, 2012, call for papers deadline for the 2012 Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) is approaching. The 28th…
FDA
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued three draft guidance documents on biosimilar product development to assist industry in developing such products in the United States.
“When it comes to getting new biosimilar products on the market, the FDA has…
PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC
(PwC: Davos, Switzerland) -- Nearly half (48%) of the 1,258 CEOs polled worldwide believe the global economy will decline even further during the next 12 months, according to PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) 15th Annual Global CEO Survey. Just 15 percent of survey respondents said the global economy…
Gallup
When it comes to project management, most organizations put their practices before their people. They place more emphasis on rational factors, i.e., the process itself, and less on emotional drivers that could lead to project excellence—like their employees’ engagement with the project and company…
Setra Systems
(Setra: Boxborough, MA) -- Setra Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of pressure measurement instrumentation for industrial, test, and measurement, HVAC/R, semiconductor, energy, environmental, medical, pharmaceutical, and meteorological requirements, has introduced the Multi-Sense 231RS,…
NeoMetrix Technologies Inc.
(NeoMetrix: Lake Mary, FL) -- SpaceClaim Engineer, a 3-D direct modeler, was built with ease of use and speed in mind. It is unlike any other 3-D system because it’s an “interactive modeler,” meaning you work with geometry in real time, bringing unmatched simplicity, speed, and flexibility to…
International Manufacturing Technology Show
(IMTS: Chicago) -- International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) visitors, it’s time to excel in your field: Registration for IMTS 2012 is open.
IMTS 2012, which will take place Sept. 10–15, 2012, in Chicago, is the place to be to see and learn about the latest in manufacturing technology…
Bruce Hamilton
Do you remember a post-hippie-era song called “Signs?” The song’s refrain came to mind recently during a workplace walkthrough.
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?”
—Five…
Mountz
During the assembly of parts using an electric torque screwdriver, there are many things to consider to achieve proper torque control. Is the joint hard or soft? What material is being used? Is the screw lubricated or treated with a locking patch? One factor that’s often overlooked is the RPM…
Marketplace Chaplains USA
(Marketplace Chaplains USA: Plano TX) -- A recent corporate business council (CBC) study shows that customer satisfaction is often driven by employee loyalty to the company. Many organizations like banks, automotive dealers, and moving companies have found that having a Chaplain Care Team is a…
Vishay Precision Group
(Vishay: Malvern, PA) -- Vishay Precision Group has announced that its VPG Process Weighing division has unveiled a new video highlighting the features and capabilities of a G4 modular, high-speed instrument for weighing and force measurement and control applications. Based on more than 60 years of…
JAI Group
(JAI: San Jose, CA) -- JAI, developer and manufacturer of high-quality industrial and machine vision cameras, has added four new GigE Vision cameras to its series of industrial grade charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras built around quad-tap sensors from Kodak.
The AM-201GE (monochrome) and AB-…
Oscar Combs
With companies being asked to produce more with fewer resources, managing risks is more critical than ever. Sometimes organizations become so accustomed to navigating around their inherent risks that they become complacent in identifying and anticipating them—until something catastrophic happens.…
Adept Technology
(Adept Technology: Pleasonton, CA) -- Adept Technology Inc., designer and manufacturer of intelligent vision-guided robotics systems and autonomous mobile solutions, has announced the launch of the new Adept Courier, a groundbreaking approach to automating the movement of goods.
The Adept Courier…
Steven Ouellette
“It is what it is.” I’m hearing that a lot now. I’m OK with it if someone is using it as a shortcut to mean something like the Serenity Prayer. But more and more, I’m hearing people use it in a way that sounds like an expression of helplessness and futility.
As “it is what it is” permeates into…
Geomagic
(Geomagic: Morrisville, NC) -- Geomagic, the leading provider of 3-D software for creating and inspecting digital models of physical objects, has announced that Tom Kurke, COO, alongside Michael Weinberg, staff attorney for Public Knowledge, will be presenting at this year’s Faro 3D Documentation…
Accu-Sort Systems
(Accu-Sort Systems: Telford, PA) -- An industry first, the AccuLazr AL5010 laser barcode scanner from Accu-Sort Systems Inc., which designs, builds, installs, and supports advanced auto ID systems, now offers user access via the iPhone and iPad. A smartphone or tablet PC can now be used to remotely…
MIT News
A team of MIT researchers has developed a way of making a high-temperature version of a kind of materials called photonic crystals, using metals such as tungsten or tantalum. The new materials—which can operate at temperatures up to 1,200°C—could find a wide variety of applications powering…
Geomagic
(Geomagic: Morrisville, NC) -- Geomagic, a global provider of 3-D software for creating and inspecting digital models of physical objects, will be demonstrating its latest 3-D reverse-engineering and inspection software products throughout the SolidWorks World 2012, scheduled for Feb. 12–15, 2012,…
Gartner
(Gartner: Stamford, CT) -- The Gartner Business Process Management Summit is the largest, most comprehensive business process management (BPM) conference in the industry. The summit is for business and IT executives committed to improving business processes and driving high-performance results.…
NSF International
(NSF: Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International, an independent global organization that writes public health standards and certifies products for food, water, and consumer goods, now offers chemical reviews in accordance with Clean Production Action’s (CPA) GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals program.…
WCBF
(WCBF: Chicago) -- The Worldwide Conventions and Business Forums (WCBF), an independent organization headquartered in Chicago that researches and produces high-quality, senior-level lean, Six Sigma, and process excellence events, has a predominant mission for 2012. Its mission is to save as many…
University at Buffalo
(University at Buffalo: Buffalo, NY) -- The ISO 13485 internal auditor training program from the University at Buffalo provides the skills necessary to perform process audits in the medical device industry, which results in findings for continual improvement. Participants learn audit activities and…
Jason W. Womack
Your plane hasn’t even left its gate, and you already feel defeated by another harried day of travel. You hit every red traffic light on the way to the airport; you waited, frustrated, in a slow-moving check-in line; and you went through the usual hassle (and occasional humiliation) required to…
NIST
The great artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci once said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research engineer Javier Atencia certainly believes in the wisdom of what da Vinci preached; he has a reputation for creating novel…
