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(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Before you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you want—even under conditions as harsh as the upper atmosphere at supersonic speed, or…
(American National Standards Institute: Washington) -- The 2011 World Standards Day Paper Competition has been announced by the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day Planning Committee and the paper competition’s sponsor, SES–The Society for Standards Professionals.
The theme for this year’s…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting nominations of middle-school science teachers from eligible U.S. public school districts or accredited private educational institutions to participate in the NIST Summer Institute for Middle…
(American National Standards Institute: Washington) -- From alternative energies and environmental protection to the safety of products, services, homes, and workplaces, issues of safety and sustainability are important causes for stakeholders around the world. As governments, organizations, and…
President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2011, which begins in October, includes funds to keep the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) ticking over, after a fashion, for another year. The $7.7 million currently on the table is less than the $9.9 million he requested and…
(Insite Solutions LLC: Wake Forest, NC) -- Because OSHA requires that industrial floors be clearly marked, most facilities use paint to mark lines on the floors. However, painting lines is a messy, time-consuming process that requires the shutdown of work in the area being painted.…
(International Organization for Standardization: Geneva) -- International standards could help reduce the dangers of “driver distraction”—caused by using mobile phones and other communication equipment at the wheel—which can have lethal consequences.
“Managing driver distraction”…
(University at Buffalo: Buffalo, NY) -- Scheduled for March 8, 2011, this three-day, ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor Training course provides auditors with the skills necessary to perform process audits that result in findings for continual improvement. The training focuses on process performance…
(ANSI: Washington) -- Every time we plug in a cell phone, shop online, or hit “send” on an e-mail, standards are at work. And yet, for those outside of the standards community, standards and related conformance activities can seem complicated and confusing.
To help illuminate the role of standards…
(ISO: Geneva, Switzerland) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has just published a new standard to help organizations, and in particular, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), use a phased approach to implement an environmental management system (EMS).
Today,…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Beginning March 1, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will no longer provide calibration services for mercury thermometers. The cessation of the mercury thermometer calibration program marks the end of an era at NIST, which has provided the…
(ISPE: Tampa, FL) -- Attendees of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering’s (ISPE) 2011 Tampa Conference on Applying Solutions to Emerging Industry Challenges will have the chance to learn firsthand about the implications of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) newly updated “…
(ISO 9000 Conference: Pittsburgh, PA) -- Two great events, the ISO 9000 Conference and the International Lean Six Sigma Conference, will be at one location—the Grand Hyatt Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas, on March 13 through 17.
ISO 9000 Conference—“Dramatic Changes to ISO 9001”
This year, the…
(ISO: Geneva, Switzerland) -- The International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) just-published second edition of ISO/IEC 17021 sets new requirements for auditing management systems and for auditor competence in order to increase the value of management system certification to public and…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a world leader in serving science, will showcase its new informatics offerings within booth No. 2835 at the annual conference and exposition on laboratory science, PITTCON, being held from March 13–18 at the…
As President Barack Obama met with President Hu Jintau of China earlier this month, members and staff of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) welcomed a delegation from the Standardization Administration of China (SAC), led by SAC administrator, Ji Zhengkun, for a series of high-level…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has just published two new brochures aimed at the continual process improvement employed by an organization and its partners to develop international standards that provide benefits for business, government, and society.
ISO…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Enabling management to verify that processes are being performed correctly and in an efficient manner, standardized work provides limitless opportunities for process improvements. So much so, that it has become a vital component of improvement efforts in lean…
(Paton Professional: Chico, CA) -- Compliance to ISO 9001 is vitally important for thousands of organizations around the world, and auditing to verify that compliance is imperative. Maintaining the knowledge and skills required to perform audits to ISO 9001 is no easy feat, though, especially…
(LRQA: London) -- Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Inc. (LRQA) has been accredited to certify the latest quality management standards specific to the aerospace industry, one of the first organizations to achieve this since the publication of the revised AS family of standards in 2009.
The…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Measurement systems analysis is an important topic in statistics and quality for engineering, manufacturing, laboratory practice, and business process applications. A new ASTM International standard, ASTM E2782—“Guide for measurement systems analysis (MSA),” covers…
(AMETEK Petrolab: Broken Arrow, OK) -- The MINIFLASH Touch is the latest addition to the Grabner Instruments line of portable flash-point testers. The new tester combines the field-proven advantages of the MINIFLASH tester line with a colorful touch-screen design.
The MINIFLASH Touch’s large…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- A new and exclusive publication, ASTM Standards for Managing Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases, is now available from ASTM International.
The book features five documents that give all industries a more general guideline for monitoring and reporting…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- On Jan. 4, President Obama signed the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, which provides several important updates to the funding, programs, and leadership of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
The signing of COMPETES “means more…
NSF International, an independent public health organization that tests and certifies a wide range of plumbing and drinking water treatment products, strongly supports the passage of the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act, which occurred on January 4. The legislation will significantly reduce…
