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(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has announced the appointment of seven executive committee members for the AeroDef Manufacturing Exposition and Conference, to be held April 5–7, 2011, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
With pressure…
(NSF: Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International, a provider of global food safety certifications, has launched an online tool to help food companies assess their readiness for certification to standards benchmarked to the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). NSF International offers a free, 21-question…
(NSF: Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International, a provider of global food safety certifications, has launched an online tool to help food companies assess their readiness for certification to standards benchmarked to the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). NSF International offers a free, 21-question…
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- A public-private organization will provide produce growers and packagers with fundamental, on-farm food safety knowledge, in advance of a proposed produce safety regulation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural…
(Carl Zeiss: Oberkochen, Germany) -- With DuraMax, Carl Zeiss offers a compact 3-D coordinate measuring machine (CMM). DuraMax Gear marks the evolution of DuraMax into a shop-floor gear-wheel measuring machine. “This enables us to fulfill the requests of many customers and introduce gear-wheel…
(Boulder Imaging: Louisville, CO) -- Boulder Imaging Inc. highlighted its new Vision Inspector line of high-performance machine vision systems last week at FABTECH in Atlanta. Vision Inspector systems—the Beacon, Benchmark, and Guardian—are designed to monitor high-speed manufacturing machines and…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS International Inc., a provider of statistical process control (SPC) software, has released ProFicient on demand, a hosted software package that provides a centralized quality system for manufacturers. The package includes the industry-leading SPC…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and blended learning support technologies, has announced the dates of its upcoming live sessions for its Master Black Belt (MBB) development program, run jointly with the Fisher College of Business…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Improving process management is the No. 1 way that business process outsourcing (BPO) providers can best improve service. That’s the finding of a new survey by the American Society for Quality (ASQ), a network of global quality experts. Companies that outsource business…
(Spectronics Corp.: Westbury, New York) -- Spectronics Corp. has introduced the OPK-300N OPTIMAX Multi-Lite NDT Inspection Kit that features a super-powerful, multi-LED flashlight. Its lightweight, cordless, ergonomic design allows NDT technicians to engage in a variety of lengthy, fatigue-free…
(Connexall: Boulder, CO) -- Connexall, a leader in enterprise middleware for health care alarm management, lean-enabling workflow automation, and comprehensive reporting, is helping to improve patient satisfaction at one of the nation’s foremost cancer treatment facilities. The technology enables…
(DALSA: Waterloo, ON, Canada) -- DALSA Corp., a global leader in machine vision technology, has launched a new series within its Genie line of affordable, easy-to-use, GigE Vision-compliant cameras. The Genie HC Series is built for high-speed color acquisition with uncompromised image quality. …
(Dorsey Metrology: Poughkeepsie, NY) -- Dorsey Metrology has introduced a new line of products in response to demand for large measuring diameters. Its new Ultra Large Diameter Gages have been designed to meet the largest, accurate measuring needs outside the capabilities of the traditional Dorsey…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic has announced that its 3-D reverse engineering and inspection software products have been updated to enable new features and support additional languages.
With the release of Version 12, Service Release 1, Geomagic Studio, Geomagic Qualify,…
(Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc.: Columbia, MD) -- The Autograph AGS-X Series table-top universal testers, now available from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, deliver efficient, precise tensile and compression tests for the rubber, plastic, and film industries. With the AGS-X, users can…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ), the world’s largest community of quality resources and experts, now offers ISO 26000: Guidance on Social Responsibility, the new international standard on social responsibility (SR). The standard provides global guidance for both private…
(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- In the global marketplace, people can work practically anywhere and anytime. Managing the Mobile Workforce: Leading, Building, and Sustaining Virtual Teams, by David Clemons and Michael Kroth (McGraw-Hill, 2010), shares stories about organizations that have taken the…
(DIS: Novi, MI) -- Dynamic Intelligent Solutions LLC (DIS) has launched its patent-pending process, called “ChamberCam,” that more efficiently measures dimensional-stability components under extreme climatic conditions, reducing development time and cost while increasing the breadth of data…
(Jossey-Bass: Hoboken, NJ) -- The Leader to Leader Institute’s (formerly The Drucker Foundation) best-selling The Five Most Important Questions Self-Assessment Tool (Jossey-Bass, 2010) has helped facilitators, leaders, and consultants guide thousands in unleashing their organizations' full…
(ISPE, Tampa, FL) -- ISPE, a global not-for-profit association of 22,000 pharmaceutical science and manufacturing professionals, will offer seven training courses, including a session focused on complying with 21 CFR Part 11, at its 2010 ISPE Philadelphia Classroom Training. The event will take…
(Nikon Corp.: Tokyo) -- Nikon Corp. has introduced the HN-6060, a new concept in noncontact, multisensor 3-D metrology. The HN-6060 captures high-density 3-D point clouds from part surfaces with high speed and precision. The newly designed laser scanning sensor extracts the surface form and…
(Newport Corp.: Stratford, CT) -- Oriel, a Newport Corp. brand, has announced a new uniformity measurement tool for measuring the uniformity of irradiance at the sample plane of solar simulators. The photovoltaics (PV) tool is equipped with a single metal test platen, compatible with English and…
(McGraw-Hill Professional: New York) -- We live in a world of vast collaborative potential. Yet all too often, powerful boundaries create barriers that can splinter groups, which can lead to uninspiring results. To transform borders into frontiers in global, multistakeholder organizations, you…
Donald L. Dewar, founder and president of QCI International and Quality Digest magazine, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award on Oct. 27 at the Visual Workplace International Summit 2010 Conference in Salt Lake City.
Dewar is recognized for bringing quality circles and many other…
(Direct Dimensions Inc.: Owings Mills, MD) -- Every year a select group of students in the mechanical engineering program in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, compete in the Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competition. The…
