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Total Flow Management: Achieving Excellence with Kaizen and Lean Supply Chains, by Euclides A. Coimbra (Kaizen Institute, 2009), has been distributed only within Kaizen Institute and among its customers. Now this book is available to all and will surely join the classics on the practical…
(Vishay Precision Group: Malvern, PA) -- Vishay Precision Group (VPG), a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of resistive foil technology products, announces the release of a current sensing resistor—the CSM3637P—with an improved power rating and low thermal electromotive force (EMF). The…
(Egemin: Holland, MI) -- Egemin Automation Inc., a leading manufacturer of automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) and warehouse management systems since 1976, has developed a hybrid Automated Guided Vehicle. Morphing manual and automatic operations onto a standard, off-the-shelf
forklift provides…
(PTI: Tuckahoe, NY) -- Packaging Technologies and Inspection (PTI), a leading manufacturer of nondestructive, noninvasive inspection technologies for the pharmaceutical industry, will showcase the VeriPac Leak Detection Systems at Interpack, the international processes and packaging exposition…
(Opto Diode: Newbury Park, CA) -- Opto Diode Corp., a subsidiary of ITW Photonics Group, and a global supplier of advanced performance photodiodes and highly reliable, visible and IR LEDs, now supplies custom light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for a variety of applications.
The company is one of the…
(Precyse: Wayne, PA) -- Precyse, a leader in health information management (HIM) services and technologies, has launched precyseCode, an advanced and comprehensive HIM platform available today. PrecyseCode is driven by state-of-the-art technologies that understand and process human voice,…
(LeCroy: Chestnut Ridge, NY) -- LeCroy Corp. introduces a new line of 12-bit resolution WaveRunner oscilloscopes, the WaveRunner HRO 6 Zi. The WaveRunner HRO, a high-resolution oscilloscope, features an industry-leading, 12-bit analog-to-digital convertor (ADC), deep memory of 256 Mpts/ch, and…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. presents the Flexible Flaw Detection webinar, scheduled for May 5, 2011, at 2 p.m. EDT. The webinar will focus on technical topics that showcase the power of machine vision and how to solve inspection applications with advanced techniques and new tools. If you…
(MIRTEC: Oxford, CT) -- MIRTEC, a global leader in inspection technology, is the recipient of Frost & Sullivan’s 2011 Global Customer Service Leadership Award for the surface mount technology (SMT) inspection equipment market. MIRTEC was selected based on its superior quality and timeliness…
(OMG: Needham, MA) -- The Business Ecology Initiative (BEI), a nonprofit, member-led organization committed to breaking down silos and promoting “business ecology” practices within and among organizations, announces the Business Ecology Webinar Series, which will begin May 6, 2011, at 11 a.m. EDT…
(The Shingo Prize: Logan, UT) -- At the Principles of Operational Excellence and Assessment workshop, scheduled for May 11–12 at the Boart Longyear plant in Salt Lake City, workshop participants will gain an understanding of The Shingo Model and the underlying principles behind The Shingo Prize…
(Hamamatsu: Hamamatsu City, Japan) -- The C10800 series of dual-energy X-ray cameras from Hamamatsu feature high resolution and a wide dynamic range. These line-scan cameras can be used for a variety of nondestructive testing applications where single-energy imaging fails to distinguish between…
(CorDEX: North York Shire, UK) -- CorDEX Instruments unveiled the CorDEX UT5000 tester, an intrinsically safe ultrasonic radio-frequency identification (RFID) handheld unit designed for testing and detecting corrosion in pipeline networks.
The UT5000 uses RFID technology to locate and log up to…
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- BSI Group America Inc., a leading provider of total solutions for certification and standards announces the launch of its Specialized Regulatory Training with courses targeted specifically for the medical device industry. Available on site, these specialized regulatory…
(Siemens: Plano, TX) -- In the post-recession economy, successful product development efforts will increasingly be shaped and driven by advanced IT tools like product life-cycle management (PLM) and collaborative software that will enable design stakeholders to share updates, reuse data, and…
(Micro-Epsilon: Ortenburg, Germany) -- Renowned for its eddy current sensors, Micro-Epsilon is now offering a completely new series of eddy current sensors.
The new eddyNCDT 3100 series includes a special, compact controller and corresponding new sensors. Sensors and cables are…
(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), a nonprofit, member-supported organization that works with a wide range of manufacturing companies and service providers to help them operate at peak performance, announces its Supplier and Product Reliability Assurance…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has released the submission guidelines for its Academic Poster Presentation Session at the 2011 Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), which is being held in Phoenix, July 25–29, 2011.
The intention of the Academic Poster…
(CEESI: Nun, CO) -- CEESI invites participants to the annual 2011 Ultrasonic Meter User’s Workshop, to be held June 21–23, 2011, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Sign up as well, for one or all five of the Flow Measurement Training Series, most of which will occur the week before the workshop. This…
(Newport Corp.: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in laser and photonic solutions that makes, manages, and measures light, has announced enhanced, calibrated Integrating Sphere Detectors. Ideal for measurement of output-light power of high-power light sources, the spheres optimize the…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ) will present the first Gryna Award to Deborah L. Hopen during its annual World Conference on Quality and Improvement, which will be held May 15, 2011, in Pittsburgh. Hopen is recognized for her innovative contributions and achievements in…
(IEEE: New York) -- Recent events have highlighted the importance of risk-based decision making. Modern systems are becoming more complex and the economic, safety, and other consequences of a system failure are more serious. Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) are challenging…
(Metronor: Nesbru, Norway) -- Portable coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) of the articulated arm type have become an important tool for many businesses. Continuous improvements by various manufacturers have slowly improved the performance and practicality of these relatively inexpensive…
(NQA, USA: Acton, MA) -- National Quality Assurance, USA (NQA, USA), a leading global provider of quality and environmental management system registration services, has announced the date for its East Coast Quality Conference, which will be held June 10, 2011, in Milford, Massachusetts.
The one…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- “Free wheeling” will take on a new meaning at the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement in Pittsburgh, May 16–18. Attendees of the annual American Society for Quality (ASQ) World Conference plan to give back to the community through a special build-a-bike initiative…
