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(Leica Geosystems: Heerbrugg, Switzerland) -- Leica Geosystems announced at the Hexagon 2011 Conference (held June 6–9 in Orlando, Florida) the new Leica ScanStation C5 Laser Scanner for fast, complete, as-built and engineering surveys. The compact, scalable Leica ScanStation C5 provides…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Sixty-nine organizations have tossed their hats—and their strategies for success—into the ring for the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest recognition for organizational performance excellence through innovation and improvement. Applicants…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The World Standards Cooperation (WSC) has announced the results of the poster competition for World Standards Day 2011, which attracted 45 entries and 2000 votes.
Open to all, the competition was to design a poster for World Standards Day, Oct. 14, 2011, on the theme, “…
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(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) — Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing a new precision Microgage Bore Alignment Kit for industrial applications. This newest product is perfectly suited for aligning extrusion presses, rams, precision screws, propeller shafts, stern tubes, bar feeders, and…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) announced it will conduct a large-scale, interactive measurement study during the 27th annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), July 25–29, 2011, at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. The study…
(NIST: Gaithersberg, MD) -- Performance Review Institute (PRI) has announced the launch of the 2011 Nadcap Supplier Survey. The survey will be open for responses on June 20, 2011. All accredited suppliers are encouraged to complete the survey online to give their feedback on their experiences of…
(Solartron Metrology: Bognor Regis, England) -- Solartron Metrology has introduced two new flexure gauges. The digital and analogue sensors can maintain their exceptional high repeatability and resolution of less than 0.1 µm over millions of measurement cycles.
The compact gauges are ideal for…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- CRC Press has published a new business management book from its Industrial Innovation Series titled LearningCurves: Theory, Models, andApplications, by Mohamad Y. Jaber, Ph.D.
A contributed work covering advances in learning-curve research theory and applications…
(Pex Network: Orlando FL) -- PEX Network, a division of IQPC, announced the fusion of its two largest U.S. summits—the 13th Annual Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement Summit, and the Business Process Management Summit. The two summits, which ran simultaneously last January under separate…
(Microscan: Renton, WA) -- Microscan, a global leader in barcode, machine vision, and lighting solutions, has introduced the AutoVISION family of machine vision products. The product line includes the HAWK and Vision MINI smart cameras, as well as the new AutoVISION machine vision software…
(Analog Devices) -- Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) released for general availability the ADIS16407 iSensorIMU, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) that integrates a triaxial gyroscope, triaxial accelerometer, triaxial magnetometer, and a pressure sensor into a single package. Each sensor combines ADI’…
(DEKRA Certification Inc.: Chalfont, PA) -- DEKRA Certification Inc., a leading certification body and provider of professional quality management auditing and certification services, has launched its ISO 50001 certification service.
ISO 50001—from the International Organization for…
(Micronas: Freiburg, Germany) -- Micronas, a leading supplier of sensor and IC system solutions for automotive and industrial electronics, presents a new generation of Hall sensors for linear position measurement with their HAL 38xy family.
The HAL 38xy family is based on the 3-D Hall…
http://www.micronas.com/en/pressroom/press_releases/articles/pr1105_en/index.html?back=%2Fen%2Fhome%2Findex.html(Micronas:Freiburg, Germany) -- Micronas (SIX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of cutting-edge sensor and IC system solutions for automotive and industrial electronics,…
(The Conference Board: New York) -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) declined for the second month in a row in May 2011 to 99.7, down from April’s revised figure of 100.1. The May figure is up 5.3 percent from a year ago.
“Declines as we’ve seen in the Employment Trends Index…
(AMETEK: Largo, FL) -- AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments works continually to improve the performance, accuracy, convenience, and functionality of its line of advanced dry-block calibrators. Its latest addition—the JOFRA Professional Temperature Calibrators (PTC) Series—offers a range…
The free, on-demand presentation, “An Introduction to the Model for Improvement,” from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a simple yet powerful approach to achieving rapid and significant improvements in health care delivery and outcomes. It has been used successfully by hundreds of…
(Infinity QS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS International, a leading provider of real-time quality control software solutions, has announced the commercial availability of its ProFicient on Demand solution. The web-based version of the company’s flagship product, ProFicient, will extend the same…
(LRQA: Houston) -- The Foundation for Food Safety Certification, the owners of the Food Safety System Certification 22000 scheme (FSSC 22000) and the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles, held its first-ever webinar on May 24, 2011. Fons Schmid, chairman of the board, and…
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- SAE International recently released its “Engineer Employment Study for Mobility Industries, 2011–2016,” which discusses the employment and career outlook for mobility professionals in the automotive, aerospace, and commercial vehicle industries.
In order to complete…
(IAF: Cherrybrook, NSW, Australia) -- June 9, 2011, will mark World Accreditation Day, a global initiative jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation-…
(Southern New Hampshire University: Manchester, NH) -- Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is now offering an MBA with a concentration in Six Sigma quality. Six Sigma is one of the most widely used quality management approaches in the business world, utilized to gain production and…
Win a TomTom GPS (a rather befitting prize for this devilish challenge). When you’re lost in an unfamiliar area, do you ask for directions from the local folk? If so, how well do you listen? How well do you follow directions?
Beginning with the Quality Digest article title, “Top Ten Reasons to…
(Ford Motor Co.: Cologne, Germany) -- Ford of Europe and Ford North America are leading a project to install robotic plant laser inspection technology in 17 assembly plants globally, a planned investment of approximately $100 million to improve fit and finish and reduce wind noise, a key…
