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(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- Continuing to set the standard for operational excellence and an improved workforce, the Lean Certification Alliance has introduced customer-driven improvements to its Lean Certification program, a globally recognized standard for lean principles and practices.
Lean…
(Phillips Precision: Boylston, MA) -- Phillips Precision Products Division has designed a work-holding kit for Vision Inspection that complements its Open-Sight LEAN, fast-swap fixture plate system. The work-holding kit includes trigger-finger and trigger-point hold downs, a clear acrylic platform…
(WiM: Cleveland, OH) -- Women in Manufacturing (WiM) invites interested parties to submit an application to speak at SUMMIT 2015, scheduled for Sept. 23–25, 2015, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This annual event is geared toward women who have chosen careers in manufacturing and want to share…
(Humantech: Ann Arbor, MI) -- To effectively present the business case for ergonomics to today’s leaders (even the enlightened ones), it’s essential to demonstrate how the investment of resources, time, and effort will results in long-term, sustained gains. Humantech’s complimentary ebook offers a…
(Ames Laboratory: Ames, IA) -- Scientists at the Critical Materials Institute (CMI) at Ames Laboratory have developed a two-step recovery process that makes recycling rare-earth metals easier and more cost-effective.
Rare-earth metals are valuable ingredients in a variety of modern technologies…
(ANSI: Washington, DC) -- Global supply-chain policy issues took center stage at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) event held on March 12, 2015 in Washington, D.C., opening opportunities for policy discussions and collaboration. The event had nearly 150 attendees, including…
(Phillips Precision: Boylston, MA) -- Phillips Precision’s products division has introduced the Rapid-Loc pneumatic vise for CMM inspection. Designed to take advantage of the air at your CMM, the soft jaws of the Rapid-Loc vise can be customized to hold most parts. Regulated air pressure can…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- ASQ, a leading authority on quality in all fields, organizations, and industries, issued more than 9,800 certifications in the United States in 2014 as part of a Manufacturing Institute partnership designed to help fill advanced manufacturing positions.
The Manufacturing…
(Marposs: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Marposs Corp. will present its new generation P3up and P7up electronic gauge amplifiers in booth No. 3008 at the upcoming EASTEC show in West Springfield, MA, May 12–15, 2015. The devices are intended for connecting to Marposs measuring heads, and represent an…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Learn how your organization can achieve outstanding performance. Plan now to join us in Baltimore, April 12–15, 2015, at the premier showcase of the 2014 Baldrige Award recipients: • PricewaterhouseCoopers Public Sector Practice • Hill Country Memorial • St. David’s…
(ANSI: Washignton, DC) -- Recent comments from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang indicate support at the highest levels of the Chinese government for deepening the reform of China’s standardization system, a process that has been underway for several years. According to Chinese leadership, the goal is to…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- The easiest, fastest, and most affordable way to measure parts and products is with a lightweight portable coordinate measuring machine (CMM) that offers both contact and noncontact measurement.
The challenge is that everyone is seeking to reduce required inspection times…
(Sigmetrix: McKinney, TX) -- Sigmetrix, global experts in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and mechanical variation, has announced the availability of its CETOL 6 Sigma v. 8.4 software for PTC Creo, Creo Elements/Pro, CATIA V5, and SOLIDWORKS CAD systems. CETOL 6 Sigma v. 8.4…
(Mahr: Providence, RI) -- Mahr has introduced a new high-precision measuring station to measure and evaluate optical components, including freeform, aspheric, and spherical lenses. Developed to provide quick 2D and 3D testing to support the entire lens production process, the MarForm MFU 200…
(Matrox Imaging: Montreal) -- Matrox Imaging is offering classroom training on the latest Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) processing tools and the MIL/MIL-Lite environment April 13–17 at the company’s headquarters in Montreal, Canada.
“Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) Processing” is an intensive three-…
(NextSense: Austria) -- The new sensor of the CALIPRI gap measurement device is cable-free and ergonomically optimized. The testing device for the automotive industry developed by the Austrian company NextSense is famous throughout the world for testing gaps and hem edges without using any…
(Ocean Optics: Dunedin, FL) -- Ocean Optics has launched a spectrometer line that combines decades of miniature spectrometer design expertise with industry-leading manufacturing techniques. The Flame spectrometer delivers high thermal stability and low unit to unit variation without compromising…
(ASQ: Milwaukee, WI) -- While most teens admire engineers’ problem-solving skills and agree engineers are very smart, only 2 percent would invite an engineer to be their date at a wedding, further supporting engineers’ perceptions that society deems them as socially awkward, according to new…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Several recent articles in national journals support the validity of the Baldrige approach across several sectors, including healthcare and manufacturing.
First, “Understanding High-Reliability Organizations: Are Baldrige Recipients Models?” which was published in The…
(Michigan Metrology: Livonia, MI) -- Michigan Metrology, experts in solving problems related to surface roughness, wear, texture and finish, is making available three tools to aid the understanding of surface roughness measurement and the proper use of surface texture parameters.
Surface finish/…
(greenlight.guru: Indianapolis, IN) -- greenlight.guru recently announced the public release of its cloud-based quality management software exclusively for the medical device community. greenlight.guru allows medical device manufactures to bring new products to market faster while reducing risk by…
(VSL: Noordwijk, Netherlands) -- VSL has announced the keynote speaker for this year’s European Flow Measurement Workshop (EFMW), scheduled for March 17–19, 2015, in Noordwijk, Netherlands. Reinier den Hertog, principal technical expert for metering, hydrocarbon allocation, and deferment…
(InfinityQS: Fairfax, VA) -- InfinityQS International Inc., the global authority on real-time quality and manufacturing intelligence, recommends five ways pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers can use enterprise quality systems, manufacturing intelligence platforms, and automated device…
(InnovMetric: Quebec, QC) -- InnovMetric Software is proud to announce that the PolyWorks|Talisman mobile app is now available for Android mobile devices.
PolyWorks|Talisman is an app that boosts 3D measurement productivity on the shop floor. It allows probing and laser scanning operators to…
(Third Dimension: Bristol, UK) -- Third Dimension has developed a new innovative solution to solve the challenges of measuring automotive seal gaps. The solution is well proven in automotive applications, and has been tested with a leading luxury automotive manufacturer, accurately measuring gaps…
