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(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is now offering quality professionals lean certification, as part of the Society’s 17 certification programs. ASQ is the newest sponsor of the lean certification program along with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Project management as a discipline grew out of the need during WWII for a system to manage the schedule, cost, and specifications of large projects. In recent decades the use of project management techniques in general business methods (planning, scheduling, and controlling…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Quest for Excellence XXII is bringing a passion for excellence, innovative practices, engaging conversations, and showcasing world-class results, dynamic leaders, and sustainability to all attendees on April 12–14 at the Hilton Washington in Washington D.C…
(Keithley Instruments: Cleveland) -- From the most basic applications to the very complex, there is one common element—the best possible measurements need to be made. Keithley’s Guide to Understanding Electrical Test & Measurement has been compiled to help you analyze your applications and the…
(Cognex Corp.:Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. recently announced In-Sight Track & Trace, an add-on software package for Cognex In-Sight vision systems. In-Sight Track & Trace delivers a ready-to-deploy data capture and verification solution designed to help pharmaceutical and medical device…
(Toyota: ERLANGER, KY) -– Toyota recently announced that it has formed a new North American Quality Task Force led by senior automobile manufacturing executive Steve St. Angelo, who is executive vice president of Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America (TEMA). He will guide the…
(John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ) -- Industrial Statistics: Practical Methods and Guidance for Improved Performance, by Anand M. Joglekar, guides readers through 10 practical statistical methods that have broad applications in many different industries for enhancing research, product design…
Wheelchair accessible van modified using 3-D scanning services
(The QC Group: Burnsville, MN) -- Rollx, the only manufacturer and direct seller of new and used mini and full-size wheelchair-equipped vans has a mission—deliver freedom to the wheelchair community. In…
(CoignAMT: New Brighton, PA) -- Coign Asset Metrics & Technologies (CoignAMT), at the direction of Zoo Film Productions of Hollywood, California, has helped produce IBM’s first globally released TV commercial created entirely from light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data. LIDAR is an imaging…
(ALG: Santa Barbara, CA) -- ALG Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings Inc. and the industry benchmark for residual values and depreciation data, recently announced that Toyota suffered a sharp drop from first to sixth place among mainstream brands in ALG’s Spring 2010 Automotive Consumer…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- On Tuesday, April 13, Xerox Canada and MoreSteam.com will co-host a one-day lean Six Sigma program for education and networking.
This free event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (includes breakfast and lunch) at the Xerox Toronto Learning Centre in Markham…
(Luxo: Elmsford, NY) -- Luxo’s new LED-3000 Ring Light combines energy efficient LEDs, exceptional lumen maintenance, built-in dimming controls, and a removable/replaceable diffuser cover, all at an incomparable value.
LED-3000, for use with an extensive range of microscope systems, is well-…
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estlé is the world’s leading recognized nutrition, health, and wellness company. With more than 280,000 employees and more than 450 factories globally, their products, which include everything from bottled water to frozen food, are sold in nearly every country in the world.
Nestlé has…
(Elysium Inc.: Southfield) -- Elysium Inc., a global provider of design data exchange software, recently announced the upcoming release of CADdoctor SX, a new translation and geometry optimization tool for 3-D computer-aided design (CAD) data users who work in smaller supplier and manufacturing…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Munich, Germany) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a world leader in serving science, recently announced the new Thermo Scientific ISQ single quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) system with a unique, nonventing full-source removal capability.…
(NCQA: Washington) -- Karen Davis, president of The Commonwealth Fund; Vermont Gov. James H. Douglas; international patient safety leader, Dr. Peter Pronovost; Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell; and three Louisiana organizations that improved primary care systems in New Orleans following Hurricane…
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- Renishaw’s new RLP40 and OLP40 lathe inspection probes offer a choice of signal transmission technologies—radio or optical—to make part setup and inspection on turning centers accurate, simple, and reliable. Measuring just 40 mm (1.57 in.) in diameter and 58.3…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS announced the release of Dynamic Scheduler, a new software tool that meets food and beverage manufacturers’ demand for efficient, low-cost methods of complying with the testing requirements of hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), sanitation…
(InterTech: Skokie, IL) -- Responding to the recent rash of reports of quality failures in the medical device and automotive industries, InterTech Development Co. is now providing no-cost consultations on how to develop and maintain strict gauge repeatability and reliability (R&R) for entire…
(DAILY RFID: Guangzhou, China) -- DAILY RFID Co. Ltd. has launched the HF RFID Solution Kit for hospital management, which includes the RFID tags and readers, for instant deployment. The RFID solution kit improves patient safety and hospital efficiency by automated data capture.
The RFID…
(Seica: Salem, NH) -- Seica Inc. has just introduced “Flying IC Thermal Detection Units” on its line of Aerial flying probers. Two integrated circuit (IC) thermal detection units are positioned on each side of the unit under test to detect thermal parameters of ICs under power. The purpose is to…
(Productivity Press: New York) -- Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Second Edition, by David Mann (Productivity Press, 2010) provides the critical piece that will make any lean transformation a dynamic continuous success. It shows how to implement a transformation that…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Just what can purchasers reasonably expect from suppliers who put forward their company’s ISO 9001 certification as an argument in favor of their products or services?
ISO provides answers to this and related questions in an updated edition of its online brochure, ISO 9001 –…
(Sensor Products Inc.: Madison, NJ) –– Ultrasonic welding is a joining technique that uses high-frequency ultrasonic acoustic vibrations to create solid-state welds. Ultrasonic welding is often used in the medical device industry because it doesn’t introduce contaminants into the weld.…
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.…
