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Jon Miller
A recent problem-solving team activity made me aware of the importance of knowing when to shift the conversation from “why?” to “how?” To be honest, it’s sometimes hard to know where to draw the line in the “5 Whys” analysis, especially when the root cause approaches the murky territory of human…
Laurel Thoennes @ Quality Digest
In the manufacturing industry, an andon is a status display device used to alert the work team—by sound or visually—that assistance is needed immediately, or to identify where they need to concentrate their efforts. An andon device allows an operator to ask for help and it provides information.…
ASTM International
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Three-dimensional image system technology is now used in a wide variety of industries, including construction, mapping, manufacturing, mining, and forensics. For all of these industries, safe usage of 3-D imaging equipment is a top priority. However, until the…
Wiley
(John Wiley & Sons Inc.: Hoboken, NJ) -- We all face risks in a variety of ways, as individuals, businesses, and societies. The discipline of risk assessment and risk management is growing rapidly, and there is an enormous drive for the implementation of risk assessment methods and risk…
Lean Enterprise Institute
(Lean Enterprise Institute: Cambridge, MA) -- Standardized work is one of the most powerful but least used lean tools. By documenting the current best practice, standardized work forms the baseline for kaizen or continuous improvement. As the standard is improved, the new standard becomes the…
Mettler-Toledo
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER-TOLEDO introduces One Click Weighing Solutions powered by LabX. These solutions are complete product bundles consisting of an Excellence XP/XS Balance, corresponding accessories and the new LabX 2010 software. One Click Standard Preparation offers…
(JAI: Copenhagen) -- JAI recently announced the release of the AD-080GE with GigE Vision interface. The AD-080GE is an innovative yet very competitively priced 2-charge-coupled device (CCD) camera capable of simultaneously imaging visible and near-infrared light spectrums through a single lens…
NSF International
(NSF International, Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International recently announced it has obtained ISO 22000 accreditation from the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). This accreditation enables NSF International to conduct third-party audits for companies worldwide seeking registration to the …
(API: Rockville, MD) – Automated Precision Inc. announced that its’ pioneering efforts in volumetric accuracy for large machine tools (VALMT) was recognized this week with a Defense Manufacturing Excellence Award presented by the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT). The VALMT project…
BSI
(BSI Reston, VA) -- BSI recently announced a new Supply Chain Security web site,www.supplychainsecurity.com , intended to provide essential information and guidance necessary to launch and/or maintain a successful Supply Chain Security Compliance Programs.
BSI’s new web site contains…
Lean Six Sigma methodologies have been around since Henry Ford’s creation of the assembly line in the early 1900s. Yet, companies that turn to lean Six Sigma often find themselves defending against the stigma that it stifles creativity, turns people into robots, or is just another way to get more…
Raissa Carey
Automakers worldwide are showing continuous improvement in terms of long-term dependability and quality of their vehicles, according to results of the 2010 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), recently released by J.D. Power and Associates.
The results of the study are good news for…
AMETEK
(AMETEK Calibration Instruments: Largo, FL) -- AMETEK Calibration Instruments has added the JOFRA RTC-700, to its RTC series of advanced dry-block reference temperature calibrators.
The JOFRA RTC-700 offers unique temperature performance as well as the full range of performance features…
Association For Manufacturing Technology AMT
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- The main goal of the NIMS Student Summit at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), Sept. 13–18, in Chicago, Illinois, is to generate interest and incite enthusiasm in young people for precision manufacturing through direct contact with industry professionals…
Mettler-Toledo
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER-TOLEDO is proud to announce the use of new power supplies for NewClassic balances that are fully ENERGY STAR-compliant. These new power supplies are lighter, smaller, and more efficient—saving energy and money for end-users of METTLER-TOLEDO balances…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Ellison Technologies Inc., the largest distributor of computer numeric control (CNC) machine tools and metal cutting solutions on the U.S. West Coast, and Hexagon Metrology Inc., the world’s largest supplier of metrology equipment and software, announced…
Raissa Carey
The rapid expansion of the Chinese auto manufacturing industry has become a concern for the Chinese government, especially after the latest episodes with Japanese automaker Toyota, whose CEO has admitted to the world that the company’s fast growth damaged the safety and quality of its vehicles,…
Thomas R. Cutler
More than 90 percent of all food manufacturers have less than 200 employees. Yet, these small food manufacturers are held to the identical regulatory quality and safety standards as organizations with tens of thousands of employees. Surprisingly it is still not uncommon to find a small baked goods…
CSCMP
(CSCMP: Irvine, CA) -- The Lean Leadership Summit is an unprecedented assemblage of many of the most capable and successful executive lean leaders in an intimate setting to share how they transformed their operations to create competitive advantage to grow their businesses. Join the Council of…
ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
(Carl Zeiss: Maple Grove, MN) --Carl Zeiss recently announced Crescent Gage and Tool Sales as a new distributor of Zeiss metrology equipment for central and northern Texas, northern Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Crescent Gage and Tool Sales, with precision measurement centers in the Dallas/Ft…
ISO
(ISO: Geneva) -- A new ISO/IEC standard establishes internationally harmonized requirements for verifying the competence of organizations that carry out proficiency testing of laboratories.
The need for ongoing confidence in the competence of laboratories is not only essential for laboratories…
ANSI National Accreditation Board ANAB
(ACLASS: Alexandria, VA) -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board/ACLASS to accredit laboratories that perform testing of telecommunication equipment subject to FCC rules.
Based on FCC review of the information submitted by ACLASS…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. has announced the immediate availability of new versions of the TESASTAR-m and TESASTAR-sm motorized probe heads for Brown & Sharpe and Sheffield branded coordinate measuring machines shipped from the North Kingstown, Rhode…
NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Baldrige National Quality Program (BNQP) has announced that four state quality programs will receive funding for the development of Baldrige-based and performance excellence curricula targeted at education or…
(AIT: Melbourne, FL) -- Advanced Inspection Technologies has recently partnered with Look Technologies to offer borescope inspection services throughout North America. The addition of borescope inspection service with the new partnership greatly expands AIT’s business and gives customers even more…
