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Since 2007, Cape Coral, Florida, has adopted a mission to eliminate waste in all processes and operate in a more effective and efficient manner. Since then, the city has achieved more than $2 million in cost savings and performed 18 kaizen events to reduce costs and increase productivity without…
(University Alliance: Tampa, FL) -- Fueled by the rising demand to streamline key processes, business process management (BPM) has become a central requirement in planning, implementing change, and evaluating performance in organizations. In fact, the number of large companies (those with more…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Madison, WI) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has introduced its newest FT-IR spectrometer, the Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS5, powered by OMNIC software. The spectrometer is designed for users seeking uncompromised, affordable, and compact FT-IR spectroscopy to assist…
(RAM: Rochester, NY) -- The Sprint CNC 400, from RAM Optical Instrumentation Inc. (RAM), is a fully automatic dimensional measurement system with tightly integrated rack and pinion Z slide and compound XY stage with precision mechanical bearing, DC servo motor drives, zoom optics, all-LED…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- You’ve performed a measurement system analysis (MSA) to ensure that your measurement system is acceptable, and you’ve implemented the system with scheduled gauge calibrations, but what’s next? Gauge control is critical to any measurement system, so why do so few…
(Accelper Consulting: Schaumburg, IL) -- Praveen Gupta, adjunct industry professor for business innovation and co-chair for the Business Innovation Conference 2010, announces that registration is open for attendees. The conference, now in its third year, is being held at the Illinois Institute of…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, the global provider of online lean Six Sigma (LSS) training and blended learning support technologies, reports a quadrupling of enrollments for its lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt certification programs. Since June, MoreSteam has witnessed…
(Leica Geosystems: Heerbrugg, Switzerland) -- Leica Geosystems has announced Leica SpiderQC v. 4.0 as part of the new reference station software update that also includes Leica GNSS Spider and Leica SpiderWeb. SpiderQC (previously known as GNSS QC) adds a range of advanced features for…
(LaserLinc: Fairborn, OH) -- LaserLinc Inc., a manufacturer of noncontact laser and ultrasonic measurement systems, has developed Lobex, an innovative solution for lobing-detection in centerless grinding.
Lobing is deviation from roundness on a centerless ground part—an issue for anyone who…
(Enterprise Minnesota: Minneapolis) -- Minnesota’s manufacturers are looking for every available advantage these days and now have another resource: Enterprise Minnesota has launched a Lean Product Development service to help companies quickly reduce time-to-market, develop better products more…
(Kent State University, Stark: North Canton, OH) -- Kent State University, Stark campus, will offer lean Six Sigma Black Belt training and certification programs this fall.
Lean Six Sigma is a business methodology that teaches organizations a new way to think about what is done every day. The…
(DALSA Corp.: Waterloo, ON, Canada) -- DALSA Corp., a global provider of digital imaging technology, together with its distributor Online Solutions (Imaging) Pvt. Ltd., will feature the latest advancements in image sensors, cameras, and processing for advanced defense, security, and aerospace…
(Rucker & Associates: Raleigh, NC) -- Health care experts got a dose of lean Six Sigma principles when Rucker & Associates presented its best industry practices to ISH Inc. to help the company better understand the power of lean Six Sigma for efficiency and productivity.
Florida-based…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- As skilled labor shortages continue to hold back various sectors of U.S. manufacturing, national organizations are looking at their investment strategies and realizing they must include the funding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education…
(Proto3000: Vaughan, ON, Canada) -- A patient had to undergo the surgical ablation of most of her nose, because of a skin cancer that had attacked her right nasal septum.
Following the surgery, a period of time was needed for a scar to form before a rhinoplasty could be considered. But during…
(Nordson DAGE: Carlsbad, CA) -- Nordson DAGE has announced that its XD7600NT100HP X-ray inspection system will be exhibited at the SMTA International Electronics Exhibition and Conference scheduled on Oct. 26–27 in Orlando, Florida.
The XD7600NT100HP is a technologically advanced X-ray…
(Informance International: Northbrook, IL) -- Informance International, a division of Solarsoft Business Systems and a profider of manufacturing business intelligence solutions, is exploring an important area in manufacturing benchmark research to understand the effects of sanitation practices on…
(Schmitt Industries Inc.: Portland, OR) -- Schmitt Industries Inc., a global provider of precise test and measurement systems, has added an advanced grinding-machine balancer control platform, the SB-5500, and an acoustic emission (AE) monitoring system, the AE-1000, to its line of products for…
(ISAS International Seminars: Jerusalem) -- The 4th International Conference on Metrology, organized by the Israeli Metrological Society (IMS) in collaboration with CITAC and the Israel Analytical Chemistry Society, will take place at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem on May 23–24, 2011.
The goal…
(Aven Inc.: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Quality control checks improve when inspectors see video magnification on an eye-level monitor, rather than bending over a microscope. That productivity and accuracy advantage is delivered by the VGA Color Digital Camera from Aven Inc.
It mounts on any microscope…
(CFI Group: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The fourth-annual Contact Center Satisfaction Index (CCSI) from the CFI Group finds that offshore contact centers not only score 27 percent lower in customer satisfaction than those based in the United States; they score lower in every category, from first-call…
(Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN) -- A new technology enabling tiny machines called micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) to self-calibrate could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing, and medical diagnostics.
The innovation…
(Verisurf Software Inc.: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf has released the fifth generation of its Verisurf X software. With model-based geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) inspection technology at its core, the all-new computer-aided inspection and reverse engineering software, Verisurf X5…
(Dorsey Metrology: Poughkeepsie, New York) -- Dorsey Metrology, manufacturers of gauges and optical comparators, has announced that the new model 14HE Optical Comparator and a variety of digital readouts will be at IMTS, Sept. 13–18 in booth E-5350. This new 14-in. optical comparator has the same…
(APREL Laboratories: Napean, ON, Canada) -- APREL Laboratories EM-ISight is a compact, benchtop robotic scanning system that can identify the location of problematic EMI noise sources to a precision of ±0.05 mm. The system allows testing to the international standards that apply to the safety of…
