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(DOE: Washington) -- As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to reduce U.S. oil imports by one-third by 2025, Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced new steps underway at the Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicles. This includes the availability of…
(Schoelly: Worcester, MA) -- Schoelly Imaging’s high-temperature borescopes enable inspection and analysis of areas otherwise inaccessible to standard remote-viewing instruments. Designed for use at operating temperatures up to 2,000ºC, these specialty borescopes provide critical inspection…
(Instron: Grove City, PA) -- Instron, a provider of testing equipment solutions designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, announces its new composites team. Lead by composites marketing managers Ian McEnteggart and Lorenzo Majno, this team specializes in composites…
(Enthone: West Haven, CT) -- Enthone Inc., a business of Cookson Electronics, will offer Six Sigma Black Belt certification courses for manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, energy, electronics, building, hardware and tooling, and surface finishing markets.
Participants must bring a laptop…
(GIA Inc: San Jose, CA) -- The number as well as size of testing laboratories worldwide, especially in developed markets such as the United States, has been on the rise during the past several years. Increasing consumer demand, globalization in sourcing and distribution, and the existence of…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- TWI Case Studies: Standard Work, Continuous Improvement, and Teamwork, by Donald A. Dinero (CRC Press, 2011) provides the insight of leading experts to assist in the execution of training within industry (TWI), a game-changing business tool. Presented as a series…
(ACSI: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Customer satisfaction rises for hospital services and electric and natural gas utilities, according to a recent report released by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The report covers customer satisfaction with hospitals; ambulatory care services; and investor…
(ABTech: Swansey, NH) -- ABTech Inc., a precision air-bearing metrology gauge manufacturer has introduced the air bearing-based μicroForm Gage model μFG150. This compact gauge is designed around an air-bearing rotary axis with microinch (nanometer) accuracy, ensuring precise, repeatable…
(CSA Group: Toronto) -- To speed entry for solar panel manufacturers into the North American and international markets, a new a photovoltaic (PV) certification test company, CFV Solar Test Laboratory, has opened in Albuquerque, New Mexico, offering worldwide certification services from one location…
(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, announced the release of “Supply Chain Data Network Connectivity…
(Tooling U: Cleveland) -- To meet the needs of manufacturers who are increasingly using nontraditional materials in their manufacturing process, Tooling U announces a new web-based composites training program.
Tooling U, a leading provider of online training for the manufacturing industry,…
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- Readers and editors of SAE International’s Automotive Engineering International (AEI) magazine have selected the 2011 Chevrolet Volt as the “Best Engineered Vehicle of 2011.” The announcement was made during the SAE 2011 World Congress, April 12–14, in Detroit.
“The…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded the American Society for Quality (ASQ)—the world’s largest network of quality resources and experts—the prestigious Authorized Provider status. IACET Authorized Providers are the only…
(FasTest: Roseville, MN) -- FasTest Inc. announces the FasCal Manifold System for pressure calibration. The manifold supports connections of up to four different devices at the same time, accommodating a wide variety of fitting configurations. The stainless-steel system allows any FasCal connector—…
(Duff and Macintosh: Hornsby, Australia) -- Duff and Macintosh Pty Ltd now supplies the laminar mass flow meters and mass flow controllers manufactured by Tuscon, Arizona-based Alicat Scientific.
Alicat’s mass flow meters and controllers can be used in a variety of measurement and control-based…
(Marlin Steel Wire Products: Baltimore, MD) -- Eli Goldratt, author of The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement (North River Press, 1992), one of the most widely admired handbooks on manufacturing efficiency, was the honored speaker at a special meeting of the Regional Manufacturing Institute (…
(EtQ: Farmingdale, NY) -- EtQ LLC has announced the addition of new features and modules in the latest release of its quality management, FDA compliance, and environmental health and safety software, Reliance 8.0. Below is just a sampling of what EtQ’s newest version has to offer:
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(Larson Electronics: Kemp, TX) -- Larson Electronics’ Magnalight has added the RL-8510W-1-UV365 handheld LED Ultraviolet Pistol-Grip Spotlight to its comprehensive line of specialty LED lights. The RL-8510W-1-UV365 produces UV light in the 365 nm range and combines a light weight…
(SGS: Rotterdam, Netherlands) -- SGS Nederland B.V. is organizing two free, 60-minute webinars. The first is titled “Advanced Ultrasonic Testing in Pre-Service and In-service Inspection of Nuclear Power Plants,” and the second is “Time of Flight Diffraction: Theory and Practice.” Hosted by Ton…
(GOEPEL: Jena, Germany) -- GOEPEL electronics LLC’s OptiCon X-Line 3D, an in-line 3-D X-ray inspection system, provides the powerful opportunity to detect voids within various layers of large-volume solder joints. In particular, in the areas of power electronics for wind power, solar…
(CMS: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS), the preeminent membership association for measurement professionals, has announced that Trevor Toman is the chair of the organization’s newly formed Academic subcommittee. Toman will serve as a liaison with key education institutions…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., an innovative and leading global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, introduces the FARO Edge and V4 Laser Line Probe, the most advanced, state-of-the-art FaroArm system ever produced.
The FARO Edge is a portable measurement…
(ISO: Geneva, Switzerland) -- With all organizations susceptible to cyber-attacks, a new international standard on business continuity management processes from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has a huge potential to improve security measures taken against…
(ANSI: Washington) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announces sponsorship opportunities for World Standards Week (WSW) 2011, to be held October 11–14 in Washington, DC.
WSW is an annual event that draws leaders from all industry sectors in recognition of the importance of…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- A growing number of health care organizations are implementing project management principles to improve cost and service efficiencies. They are in desperate need of resources that clearly illustrate the project management needs of today’s health care professional…
