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Aly Fields
As my quest for knowledge and understanding of the real world continues, I decided to meet with an old professor of mine. I can remember almost every professor I ever had boasting about mentoring former students, so I figured my professor would be delighted to help me out. I am smart, hardworking…
Michelle LaBrosse
Napoleon Hill is credited with popularizing the concept of the mastermind group in his motivational book, Think and Grow Rich, which was first published in 1937 during the Great Depression. Hill wrote, “It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.”…
Cognex Corp.
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has announced its next-generation OmniView 360° inspection system, now with color and five-megapixel, high-resolution cameras. OmniView allows detailed inspection and verification of unoriented wine and juice bottles, canned goods, pharmaceutical vials,…
Z Corp.
(Z Corp.: Burlington, MA) -- Manufacturers are saving time, cutting costs, and developing superior products using 3-D printing, rapid prototyping, and 3-D laser scanning in their work—topics that Z Corp. will explore in depth Oct. 19–20 with attendees at TCT Live 2010.
The TCT Live exhibition/…
ISO
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the world’s largest developer of voluntary international standards for business, government, and society, has just published a new handbook giving guidance to national standards bodies (NSBs) on how to finance their…
Extensible CAD Technologies
(Extensible CAD Technologies: Raleigh, NC) -- Extensible CAD Technologies has announced that GoEngineer has joined the Extensible CAD Technologies Reseller Program for its Office2PDM and InspectionXpert product lines and will work with companies in California, Utah, Idaho, and Hawaii.…
The Quality Group
(The Quality Group: Atlanta, GA) -- The Quality Group (TQG) has announced the release of The Health Care Series, which is process improvement (lean Six Sigma) training for the health care professional. The newly developed blended e-learning series focuses on condensed class times and highly…
(Cornell University: Ithaca, NY) -- In a major boost for X-ray science and accelerator physics, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has committed about $109 million toward Cornell University’s continued operation of an X-ray synchrotron facility. The money will also help to develop a new kind of…
Association For Manufacturing Technology AMT
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- August U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $246.42 million, according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S.…
100 Customer Service Tips by Larry Williams
If you’re like most people, you have a routine that prepares you for your workday. Hopefully it involves mental preparation, cleanliness, and attention to your appearance. However, you wouldn’t be alone if your daily routine now found you more relaxed in the way you approach your personal…
Kimber Evans
Leadership by example is probably the hardest part of managing a group of people, although to date it remains the most effective management strategy. If you want your employees to work for you, then you need to work for them.
A great way to start is to find out what motivates them. Not…
Bill Kalmar
Back when I was employed by a Michigan bank in the auditing department and responsible for investigating fraud, both internal and external, I was never in want of work. It seems there’s no limit to the number of people who are hellbent on swindling others. After several years of uncovering crooks…
Laurel Thoennes @ Quality Digest
“Organizations that use teams effectively to work through goals or operational challenges accomplish much more than simply solving an internal problem; they create a culture of self-motivated problem-solvers,” writes author Renie McClay.
The new e-book 10 Steps to Successful Teams, by Renie…
PharmaNet Development Group Inc.
(PharmaNet Development Group: Princeton, NJ) -- PharmaNet Development Group Inc., a provider of drug development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug, and medical device industries, has released a new survey on pharmaceutical observational research, the fourth in an ongoing…
Leica Geosystems
Leica ADS80 NIR imagery draped over surface model generated from the same line sensor imagery with Leica XPro 5.0
(Leica Geosystems: Norcross, GA) -- Leica Geosystems, a manufacturer of airborne sensors, will release this month a digital surface models (DSM) extraction…
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America
(TEMA: Erlanger, KY) -- Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Inc. (TEMA) has broadened the scope of its successful on-site SMART evaluation process. This decision follows an 80 percent drop in customer concerns about acceleration that have been reported to the company,…
Intertek
(Intertek: Oak Brook, IL) -- Intertek, a provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries globally, has been certified as the first training provider and examiner for the new Safe Design Professional (Saf-D-Pro) Certification Scheme, enabling the company, which pioneered…
Raissa Carey
Quality auditor, engineer, and Quality Digest Daily columnist Mike Micklewright will present his entertaining and informative impersonation, "What Would Deming Say?" during his keynote address at the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Silicon Valley Quality Conference, Oct. 21–22. Micklewright…
Berrett-Koehler
(Berrett-Koehler: San Francisco) -- Connect with 2,044 registrants from more than 50 countries for The Enlightened Business Summit, a free teleseminar, Oct. 25–29, and engage with top thought leaders, business executives, and authors sharing their secrets to creating successful businesses with…
Lean Enterprise Institute
(Lean Enterprise Institute: Cambridge, MA) -- The books Follow the Learner: The Role of a Leader in Creating a Lean Culture, by Sami Bahri, DDS, and The Lean Manager, by Michael Ball and Freddy Ballé, both published in 2009 by the Lean Enterprise Institute Inc. (LEI), will be honored at the 23rd…
National Quality Forum
(National Quality Forum: Washington, D.C.) -- To improve health care safety, the National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed a framework for the public reporting of patient safety events. The framework provides guidance that will standardize an approach to capture and present information about a…
Fluke Corp.
(Fluke: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Corp., a global provider of portable electronic test and measurement technology, has introduced iFlex flexible current probes, designed to make current measurement easier, more convenient, and more precise for electricians and industrial technicians.
The iFlex…
Steven Ouellette
Throughout the last couple of articles, I have explained and illustrated that understanding the random sampling distribution (RSD) of a statistic is key to understanding the entire basis of inferential statistics. Which is just a fancy way of saying “avoiding career-terminating decisions.” This…
Newport Corp.
(Newport Corp.: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp. a global provider of laser and photonic solutions, has released the Confocal Height Sensor for use with the company’s MRSI Dispense Systems. The chromatic confocal sensor allows measurements in a single axis, providing access to deep cavities, confined…
Perceptron Inc.
(Perceptron Inc.: Plymouth, MI) -- Perceptron Inc., a global provider of noncontact measurement and inspection solutions, has introduced its groundbreaking Helix 3D Metrology Solution.
Helix is an innovative and versatile 3-D metrology platform that enables manufacturers to perform their most…
