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Steve Moore
The purpose of this article is to give you an appreciation of the Quincunx as an educational tool for teaching some of the theory behind the tools and concepts of so-called modern quality management. The Quincunx is often seen in the possession of organizations practicing in-house education of…
TÜV SÜD America
(TUV SUD America Inc.: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc. announces that the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has approved the company as a verification body under California's Assembly Bill 32: Global Warming Solutions Act. The scope of the accreditation covers refineries and power entities…
Florence Stone
Problem solving can take up a lot of managerial time. So it makes sense for you to resolve problems before they develop, let alone grow to affect the bottom line. As a manager, you practice preventive management for just this reason. You understand how problems often can be identified in their…
(NAM: Washington) -- As U.S. manufacturers struggle to recover from the recession, a new report finds that manufacturing fuels economic prosperity but requires pro-growth policies to create jobs and remain globally competitive. The report released by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM…
AIA
(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The GigE Vision camera interface standard that has been used by the machine vision industry since 2006 has recently been updated and version 1.2 is now available. The GigE Vision standard committee worked diligently to improve the standard and version 1.2 brings brand new…
Institute for Defense and Government Advancement
(IDGA: New York) -- The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) Exhibitions will hold the inaugural Military Air Assets Exhibition and Conference (MAASEC) in Jacksonville, Florida, during March 29 through April 1. This premier event brings together senior military leadership from…
Xspect Solutions Inc.
(Xspect Solutions Inc.: Wixcom, MI) -- Wenzel GmbH recently introduced at the Control Show in Germany a new integrated computed tomography workstation call exaCT. This new product was developed by the Wenzel Group company Wenzel Volumetrik, in a project headed by Martin Simon a renowned expert in…
Microscan
(Microscan: Renton, WA) -- Microscan, a global technology leader for precision data acquisition and control solutions, introduces its new Track, Trace and Control (TTC) Solution, developed in partnership with Cogiscan. The flexible solution features new Microscan TTC middleware, which can partner…
Dan Adams
If you’re like most business-to-business (B2B) suppliers, you’re probably making certain predictable mistakes that can greatly affect your ability to compete. Unless your company has smarter employees, some inherent unassailable advantage, or a markedly different approach to satisfying customers,…
Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc.
Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG is a global leader in the field of cleaning technology. Their innovative cleaning products are manufactured in Baden-Württemberg, continuously improved, efficiently marketed and have provided the company with continuous, organic growth. Today, almost 60 years after…
Reishauer AG is a company with a long tradition in the gear industry. Reishauer’s products range from tooth profile grinding machines, to diamond and CBN tools, which the company exports to industrial states throughout the world. Teeth on gears with a diameter of 150 mm to 1,000 mm are given their…
Join Dennis Arter for Excite @ Nite! at the opening reception for the 2010 ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement, May 23, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., in St. Louis, Missouri.
Excite@Nite! Is a presentation event resembling Pecha Kucha and Ignite! formats. Started in 2003, Pecha Kucha restricts…
PowerSteering Software
(PowerSteering Software: Cambridge, MA) – PowerSteering Software will host a new web cast on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 11:30 a.m. EST.
The free, one hour session, “Lean Six Sigma Beyond Process Maps,” will be presented by James Pearson, a former vice president of EMC Corp. and past recipient of WCBF’…
General Electric GE
(GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies: Billerica, MA) -- With the introduction of a new IPU series of phosphor imaging plates, GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies now provides a comprehensive portfolio of imaging plates covering virtually all nondestructive testing (NDT) applications for…
Setra Systems
(Setra Systems Inc.: Boxborough, MA) -- Setra Systems Inc., a manufacturer and designer of pressure measurement instrumentation, announces the availability of their newly enhanced model 470T digital pressure transducer for clean dry air and gases. The Model 470T now features an improved…
ASQ
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The purpose of the National Quality Education Conference (NQEC) is to provide teachers, administrators, support personnel, and other stakeholders opportunities to learn quality tools and concepts that have been used successfully to improve education in U.S. schools. It’s an…
International Quality and Productivity Center IQPC
(IQPC: New York) -- For the seventh year running, Six Sigma and Process Excellence IQ, a division of the International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC), announces that the 2010 European Process Excellence Awards program is now open for entry.
With process excellence, lean, and Six Sigma…
ARTEL
(Artel: Westbrook, ME) -- At LabAutomation 2010, Jan. 24-26, in Palm Springs, California, Artel will provide tools for laboratories to better understand and optimize their automated liquid handlers for enhanced quality assurance.
At the Artel booth (#451), Artel will:
• Discuss new…
Bill Kalmar
Most of us, I suspect are familiar with the phrase, “Dog Days of Summer,” meaning the hottest, most sultry days of summer, typically early July through early September. Sometimes the time frame is defined as a dull lack of progress.
To the best of my knowledge, there is not a similar event in…
(Whirlpool: Benton Harbor, MI) -- According to a recent online survey by Whirlpool Corp., the majority of consumers (68%) want to live “green” but only if it is convenient to their lifestyle. The study, conducted on its behalf by Harris Interactive, found that while finances are top of mind and…
Fluke Corp.
(Fluke Corp.: Everett, WA) -- The Hart Scientific Division of Fluke Corp. has introduced new full-immersion platinum resistance thermometer (PRT) probes designed to perform in extreme environments.
The Hart Scientific 5606 and 5607 Full Immersion PRTs are designed to perform in "full immersion…
Renishaw
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- The QC20-W ballbar is an all-new design featuring a Renishaw-developed linear sensor and Bluetooth wireless technology. This provides greater ease of use and enhanced durability, and allows for testing even in “closed door” manufacturing, where access for wiring…
Phynix
(Phynix GmbH & Co.: Köln, Germany) --Phynix is broadening its product range with the gloss measuring instrument GlossFix 60. This new development makes it possible to take immediate measurements of surfaces ranging from matte to mirror-finish with the utmost precision. The fields of…
Camstar Systems Inc.
(Camstar Systems Inc.: Charlotte, NC) -- Increasing numbers of customer complaints is typically an indicator of unresolved internal quality failures. Many companies still use fragmented applications, including paper-based systems, which lead to inconsistent processes for receiving and handling…
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(AMETEK: Rochester, NY) -- AMETEK Power Instruments—a recognized leader in alarm management products—has introduced an advanced web-based alarm management system that captures critical alarms with one millisecond precision.
The SERNET Sequence of Events Recorder is a distributed,…
