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(ISO: Geneva) -- The website for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has had a major face-lift.
“Simpler, faster, and better” access to information on ISO standards is the aim of the new edition of ISO’s website, which has been fully revised with customer focus and readability…
(ThedaCare: Appleton, WI) -- The ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value has published a new white paper, “Measuring Value: Linking Cost and Quality of Patient Outcomes to Drive Organization and Industry Improvements.” This health care value report illustrates the power of value metrics in improving…
(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, ON, Canada) -- Teledyne DALSA, designer and manufacturer of digital imaging solutions and machine vision technology, has expanded its Genie TS camera series with the addition of three new color models. The Genie TS uses Teledyne DALSA’s advanced CMOS imaging sensor…
(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- Social Marketology: Improve Your Social Media Processes and Get Customers to Stay Forever, by Ric Dragon (McGraw-Hill, 2012) is about developing a larger social media strategy and the steps for implementing this strategy.
Drawing from such process methodologies as lean…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- For the first time in the 25-year history of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, high-performing organizations that are candidates for the award will be eligible for recognition of their best practices in six of the seven Baldrige Criteria categories, even if…
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- Employment prospects and salaries have improved for the majority of automotive engineers since the end of the global recessions, according to the 2012 SAE International Salary Study. The study also showed that where one works has a direct bearing on whether a salary…
(BYK-Gardner: Geretsried, Germany) -- BYK-Gardner, a manufacturer of instruments and system solutions for quality control of color, appearance, and physical properties of paints and plastics, has a new feature in its measurement data analysis software, smart-chart, which distributes digital master…
(Bloomsbury Publishing: London) -- Is your business as profitable as it could be? How can you rise above your competition, and stay there once you have? Most management tools only look at one part of the picture, but business performance excellence (BPE) is the complete model, integrating new…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS), the eminent membership association for industrial measurement professionals, is hosting the first CMSC Metrology Careers Fair on Thursday, July 19, 2012, from 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m., during the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC…
(Microscan: Renton, WA) -- Microscan, developer of precision data acquisition and control systems, has added the I-PAK SE2 stainless-steel enclosure to its Visionscape I-PAK machine vision inspection system. The I-PAK SE2 is designed to meet the specific needs of pharmaceutical manufacturers. As a…
Guest blog post for NIST by Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, and the director of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
We’ve been hearing a lot about manufacturing, especially advanced manufacturing, these days. Things like U.S.…
(Maplesoft: Waterloo, ON) -- Maplesoft, a provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and mathematics, has announced a new product that integrates MapleSim, the company’s physical modeling tool, with vehicle dynamics tools from VI-grade. The MapleSim Connector for VI-…
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Healthcare Kaizen, by Mark Graban (Productivity Press, 2012), focuses on the principles and methods of daily continuous improvement, or kaizen, for health care professionals and organizations. Kaizen is a Japanese word that means “change for the better,” as…
(Atlas: Louisville, KY) -- Atlas Machine and Supply, headquartered at the Jefferson Riverport International in Louisville, Kentucky, has launched its nationwide laser-tracking metrology services for use in large-scale, on-site machining jobs for industry. The laser technology is especially…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. will feature innovations in measurement automation at the International Manufacturing Technology Show 2012 (IMTS) being held at McCormick Place in Chicago from Sept. 10–15, 2012. In booth E-5202, Hexagon will exhibit a full…
(INUS: Seoul, South Korea) -- INUS Technology, a provider of technology and services in 3-D scanning and developer of Rapidform software, a well-known name in reverse engineering, inspection, and scan data processing, has announced a strategic agreement with Basis Software, developer of the…
(RealVision: Eagle, ID) -- When everyday operations take precedence for a company, it’s difficult to carve away the time or energy to focus on the maintenance of the equipment, tools, or machines. However, when those machines and tools aren’t kept up and need replacing or repair, it typically…
(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The AIA director of standards development, Bob McCurrach, will give an overview of the current global vision standards landscape and provide the latest updates on the AIA vision standards in a free webinar, “What’s New in AIA Vision Standards,” on June 27, at 10 a.m. EDT.…
(Omek: Givat Ella, Israel) -- Omek Optics of Israel exhibited at the Optatec Show in Frankfurt, Germany, which was held May 22–25, 2012. Omek, a designer and manufacturer of high-end industrial microscopes, teamed up with Allied Vision Technologies to demonstrate the capabilities of its low-…
(ANSI: Washington, DC) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) invites all interested organizations to take advantage of valuable sponsorship opportunities for World Standards Week 2012, which will be held Oct. 9–12 at the Newseum, Knight Conference Center in Washington, D.C.
World…
(IMTS: McLean, VA) -- The 29th edition of IMTS—The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2012 is on track to rank among the top five largest IMTS events. Scheduled for Sept. 10–15, 2012, at Chicago’s McCormick Place, this year’s show will cover almost 1.2 million net square feet of exhibit…
(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- When it comes to employee engagement, Timothy R. Clark goes where no one has gone before. One of today’s leading experts on the subject, Clark reveals that the business world has been focusing on only half the question—namely, the organization’s role in driving employee…
(Boeing: Chicago) -- The Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. will hold their fourth joint Global Product Data Interoperability Summit (GPDIS) Nov. 12–15, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos in Chandler, Arizona. The theme of this year’s summit is “Product Data Quality Integrated throughout the…
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) -- In this free webinar, “Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata,” on June 28, 2012, at 2 p.m. EDT, lean researcher, author, and thought leader Mike Rother will explore a bit of improvement kata thinking. A kata is a well-rehearsed routine that becomes second nature, and the…
(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- Estimates from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce indicate that there are between 30 and 50 million individuals who hold some type of credential in the labor market. But how do workers know which credential is right for them? And how do…
