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(American Society for Quality: Milwaukee) -- It's a challenging time for you and your organization. You’re competing in a shrinking marketplace, and you have fewer resources at your disposal. How can you attract new customers, keep your current customers, and improve your bottom line? Attend "…
Search the internet for “What is SPC?” and there are many definitions and descriptions of statistical process control that are correct but not complete. They are true but not the whole truth.
From the search results, a general definition and description of SPC could be as follows.
Definition: SPC…
(Quality Digest: Louisville, KY) -- As first reported in the July 17th issue of Quality Digest Daily, Hexagon Metrology has filed patent infringement litigation against Metris N.V. and its U.S. subsidiary Metris U.S.A. Inc. The basis of that lawsuit, according to court documents obtained by…
(Hexagon Metrology Inc.: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc., on July 21 at the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) in Louisville, Kentucky, announced the North American debut of the new Leica TDRA6000 Total Station, the most accurate Leica Geosystems total station ever…
(Lattice Technology Inc.: San Francisco) -- Lattice Technology, developers of digital manufacturing applications using the extensible virtual world description language (XVL) format, today announced Version 6.0 of its XVL Converter applications, delivering the tools to convert 3-D CAD data into…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The ISO Annual Report 2008 highlights the ability of International Standards to provide confidence during the current global financial crisis.
"Refined to its essence, the objective of ISO standards is to provide confidence," the report states. "When a product or service meets…
(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) recently announced the expansion of the laboratory accreditation requirements to encompass the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOD ELAP).
On April 1, at the DOD…
(Quality Digest: Louisville, KY) -- Real-time 3-D capture and comparison to a CAD model—on a moving part—generated some excitement at the CMSC show when Creaform demonstrated the capabilities of its HandyPROBE 3-D probing system running with Verisurf software.
The HandyPROBE is a wireless…
(Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Tualatin, OR) -- The 2009 Western Region Shingo Prize Conference will be held Sept. 29–30 at the Portland Center Stage in Portland, Oregon.
The organizers have chosen a progressive conference format, venue, and city. The aim is to connect attendees with…
(NQF: Washington, DC) -- To continue improving health care quality through measurement and public reporting, the National Quality Forum (NQF) has identified and approved criteria for evaluating composite measures. The majority of the hundreds of NQF-endorsed quality measures focus on a single…
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- For many companies, the supply chain is their lifeblood and can commonly hold millions of dollars worth of cargo at any given time. With this much value passing through the hands of third parties, it's vital that cargo arrive at its destination safely and on-time.
Attend…
ISO/IEC 17025 is an international standard that consists of general requirements for testing and calibration laboratories. The standard provides accreditation for the procedures carried out by these laboratories, ensuring consumers that the products are safe. It assures customers that a lab is…
(ANSI: New York) -- To ensure that all stakeholders have ample opportunity to submit candidates for the American National Standards Institute's (ANSI) 2009 Leadership and Service Awards, ANSI has extended the deadline for nominations to Monday, July 27.
The awards are presented annually as a…
(Aven Inc.: Ann Arbor, MI)—Digital microscope users gain all-in-one convenience from the first integrated systems that combine image capture, measurement, annotation, and networking capability without external software or hardware.
The iVue and iScope from the SharpVue division of Aven Inc.…
(Lab Quality Confab: Spicewood, TX) -- Lab Quality Confab is an annual gathering dedicated to advancing the knowledge, skills, and effectiveness of quality management practitioners in diagnostic medicine. Programs, information, and training are designed for every level of manager and all levels of…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- If the shiny new software on your computer or mobile phone runs without crashing, you may have another computer program to thank—a static analyzer. Static analyzers try to find weaknesses in other programs that could be triggered accidentally or exploited by hackers. A…
(American Society for Quality: Milwaukee) -- Professionals who missed ASQ’s recent World Conference on Quality and Improvement, May 18–20, in Minneapolis, now have the opportunity to access recordings of the conference proceedings. Available session topics include improved performance, social…
(Agilent Technologies Inc.: Santa Clara, CA) -- Agilent Technologies recently introduced Agilent Functional Verification Service (FVS) for users of Agilent gas chromatographs (GC) or liquid chromatographs (LC) that are seeking or maintaining accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025 or similar quality…
(CFI Group: Arbor, MI) -- Hear the results of the 3rd Annual Contact Center Satisfaction Index (CCSI) as CFI Group examines the success and shortcomings of contact centers to reveal what actually affects customer satisfaction, loyalty, and behavior. The free webinar is on Thursday, July 30, 2:00…
(NVision Inc.: Coppell, TX) -- NVision Inc. and FixLogix LLC have partnered to provide a new easy-to-use and economical modular part-holding system designed especially for noncontact scanning. The FixLogix part-holding system uses a T-slot fixture plate with integrated components to stage the part…
(The QC Group: Burnsville, MN) -- On July 16, The QC Group launched an Instant-Quote site for scanning and comparative analysis services for precision products. This e-commerce solution is the first of its kind in the industry, allowing a client to obtain an instant quote for comparing first…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- If your organization is eager to learn about how the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence can help chart a course toward innovation and performance excellence, then a new brochure from the Baldrige National Quality Program at the National Institute of Standards…
(TÜV SÜD: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc. has announced a cooperation agreement with Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC LLC), an engineering services and test provider based in Fremont, California. Through this cooperation, RETC will provide TÜV SÜD a global partner for testing and…
(Wilcox Associates: North Kingstown, RI) -- Wilcox Associates, a Hexagon Metrology company, has released PC-DMIS Vision 2009. It includes a patented MultiCapture feature that typically improves measurement productivity by 35 percent (and more when the part is densely populated with features that…
(Lean Learning Center: NOVI, MI) -- The Lean Learning Center, a provider of lean consulting and transformation services in the world, recently announced its first expansion of lean topics in its Single Point Lesson package.
Single Point Lessons are one-page structured teaching tools that…
