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(Exact Metrology: Brookfield, WI) -- Exact Metrology held a tech event on June 25, 2015, at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, to demonstrate the newest products in 3D scanning equipment. Billed as "Don't Gamble With Your 3D Scanning," the event was attended by local industry professionals…
(DCS: Troy, MI) -- Dimensional Control Systems (DCS) is releasing version 7.3.2.0 of 3DCS Variation Analyst with all-new features. Available integrated in CATIA V5-6, as well as a standalone CAD neutral product, 3DCS Variation Analyst Version 7.3.2.0 delivers advanced simulation to DCS customers…
(AME: Arlington Heights, IL) -- The AME 2015 International Conference, held Oct. 19–23, 2015, in Cincinnati, is the largest lean conference in the world. Nine keynote speakers, 54 presentations, 40+ tours, 18 special-interest sessions, and 40+ workshops provide a transformational learning…
(Indicate Technologies: Santa Clara CA) -- Attend this no-cost, one-day workshop, on Aug. 19, 2015, in Santa Clara, California, to learn what’s possible with the latest noncontact measurement technologies.
Experience a range of state-of-the-art instruments and software from top manufacturers for…
(Lean Frontiers: Indianapolis) -- What is it? It might not be Shark Week, but it’ll be just as exciting! Lean Leadership Week is made up of three events, taking place Oct. 5–9, 2015, near Jacksonville, Florida. The Summit on Lean Leadership is a stand-alone event held at One Oceans Resort, on…
(Manufacturship: Green Hills, New South Wales) -- Despite popular opinion, manufacturing in Australia is far from doomed, but it does need help. One way to address the issue, as academic studies report, is to spend more money on educating a workforce that is better suited to meet today’s…
(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Berkeley, CA) -- A major automaker came to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently wanting to better understand battery degradation. After many months of intense collaborative research with a Berkeley Lab battery scientist, the automaker gleaned some…
(Humantech: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Humantech CEO and founder Franz Schneider is among one of the presenters at TEDx Saginaw Valley State University on Aug. 1, 2015. “You Hired an Employee, but a Human Being Showed Up Instead,” will focus on the criteria every organization must embrace to close the gap…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Lebanon, Missouri’s population is a few hundred people more than 14,000. To put that number in perspective, 1,120,000 people ride the commuter train on the average New York weekday. In Lebanon, people welcome you with open arms, parents interact one on one with school…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Management system standard ISO 9001 has reached the final stage of the revision process. ISO member countries have two months to form a national position and vote on the latest draft of the standard before the Sept. 9, 2015, deadline.
An earlier vote on the draft international…
(OSHA: Washington, D.C.) -- In November 2014, a worker was overcome at a DuPont chemical manufacturing facility when a supply line unexpectedly released more than 20,000 lb of methyl mercaptan, a deadly chemical. Three co-workers came to the worker’s aid in an attempted rescue, but all four were…
(Banner Engineering: Minneapolis, MN) -- Banner Engineering has expanded the capabilities of its Q4X series of laser distance sensors, allowing them to be used in several new applications. The series now includes an analog model to measure distance and a discrete model with expanded capability to…
(Bruker: Santa Barbara, CA) -- Bruker has released its second-generation Inspire infrared (IR) nanocharacterization system, which features 10-nm spatial resolution infrared chemical mapping in an easy-to-use, laser-safe package. With IR EasyAlign, Inspire simplifies scattering scanning near-field…
(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- Olympus, a global technology leader in industrial imaging solutions, will have its experts available for product demonstrations at SEMICON West, taking place July 14–16, 2015, in San Francisco.
The Olympus booth (No. 6040) will be exhibiting the LEXT OLS4100, the …
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas (KMSA), provider of advanced optical technology that precisely measures the elements of color and light, will exhibit at the IFT 2015 Food Expo at booth No. 4545. IFT 2015 will take place July 12–14, 2015, at McCormick Place South in…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Wood is one of the world’s most precious resources, and there is increasing consumer demand to know it is sourced from well-managed forests. Soon, the traceability of wood will be easier to manage as an ISO standard-in-development reaches a new and crucial stage.
Illegal logging…
(Banner Engineering: Minneapolis, MN) -- Banner Engineering introduces its wireless vibration and temperature sensor, Designed to effectively monitor machines for increases in vibration and temperature, the sensor measures RMS velocity in inches per second or millimeters per second, and…
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, provider of advanced optical technology that precisely measures the elements of color and light, has extended its product offerings in North America, with the addition of Instrument Systems LumiCam 1300 Advanced imaging photometer…
(Delcam: Birmingham, UK) -- Delcam has made the Learning Zones for its full range of CADCAM software available as a free app for iPads. The app can be downloaded from the Apple App store.
The Delcam Learning Zone App comprises tutorials for the latest releases of all Delcam software, including…
(Council on Competitiveness: Washington, D.C.) -- The Exploring Innovation Frontiers Initiative (EIFI) is a national, public-private effort to accelerate future transformative innovation models that will drive U.S. competitiveness during the coming decades. Building on the council’s nearly three…
(AMETEK: Allerod, Denmark) -- The Versitron Rockwell Hardness Testing System from AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments has long been considered an industry workhorse for laboratory and shop floor hardness testing. The latest version carries the CE mark and offers an updated user interface…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Recognizing that performance excellence and innovation are the key ingredients in a recipe for success, 26 top-level organizations are vying to be honored as the “top chefs” in the nation by applying for the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. This year’s…
(Fives: Paris) -- U.S. military veterans are finding post-service success at Fives Machining Systems, putting their troubleshooting skills and technical experience to work in field service and customer support positions for the global machine-tool manufacturer. Since 2014, the company has hired…
(The Center for Lean Business Management: Wethersfield, CT) -- My co-authors and I have been working diligently during the last 10 months creating what we hope will be recognized as a very important book, one that defines the true essence of continuous improvement and respect for people. Kaizen…
(PQ Systems: Dayton, OH) -- PQ Systems, a Dayton-area quality management software developer, announces new ownership of the company as of June 1, 2015.
Beth Savage, PQ Systems operations manager since 2007, has acquired ownership of the company’s shares formerly held by the family of Michael J.…
