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Armed with a degree in organizational psychology, I started my career in operational improvement during the early 1970s with a nationally recognized Hartford, Connecticut-based insurance company. As part of the company's productivity services team, my job was to conduct stopwatch time studies…
(Marsh Bellofram: Newell, WV) -- Marsh Bellofram Corp., an AS9100:B- and ISO 9001-certified global manufacturer of high-performance OEM, industrial, and process control instrumentation, has introduced the 405AR series, an economical industrial timer family with ON-delay instantaneous relay…
(MetriTech: Champaign, IL) -- Rather than avoiding customer complaints as a negative experience, author James Shaw in Triple Customer Complaints (IPI Tools, 2011) promotes putting complaint management systems in place that will “vacuum up all complaints.”
“Seeing our organizations as our…
(The Leapfrog Group: Washington, DC) -- Sixty-five hospitals have earned The Leapfrog Group’s annual “Top Hospital” designation, equaling 2010’s record-setting total. The “Top Hospital” designation, which is the most competitive national hospital quality award in the country, recognizes…
(Tektronix: Beaverton, OR) -- Tektronix Inc., a leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, has unveiled the THS3000 Handheld Oscilloscope Series that bring a new level of measurement precision and accuracy to engineers and technicians who need to debug, install, and repair complex electronic systems…
A first-of-its-kind framework released Dec. 6, 2011, offers recommendations to food and food packaging companies on how to identify and evaluate nanomaterials in products. Not only is this technology unregulated and untested for its implications on public health but companies may not even be…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced the Kistler Corrsys-Datron Type CHFA family of noncontact optical laser height sensors, designed to…
(ASQ: Milwaukee, WI) -- The results of ASQ’s 25th annual Salary Survey show strong average salaries for quality professionals in 2011 and fewer lay-offs as companies continue to see the value of quality and its positive impact on an organization.
The survey results also show that experience…
Many times measurements are made using measurement increments which are too large for the job. Fortunately this problem is easily detected by ordinary, production-line process behavior charts. No special studies are necessary; no standard parts or batches are needed. You simply need to…
(Kaizen Institute: Scottsdale, AZ) -- Kaikaku Tours from the Kaizen Institute offer benchmarking from the best. The
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(Plex Systems: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Plex Systems Inc., provider of Plex Online, a cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for manufacturers, will host a no-cost, one-hour webinar for the aerospace manufacturing industry, “Jump-Start Your Rev. C Compliance,” on Wed., Dec. 14, 2011, at…
(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, Ontario) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in machine vision technology, has introduced the Piranha HS NIR 8K camera. Featuring improved sensitivity in near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths, the Piranha HS NIR benefits from time delay…
(Leica Microsystems: Heerbrugg, Switzerland) -- The LED illumination series LED3000 and LED5000 from Leica Microsystems have proved their worth in numerous industrial applications for rapidly and accurately identifying the finest structures, faults, scratches, or dust particles on surfaces. The…
(AMETEK: Largo, FL) -- The JOFRA ASC 301 portable process signal calibrator from AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments provides the accuracy and functionality of a laboratory calibration instrument but is compact enough to fit into a toolbox or operate with one hand for easy field…
The latest edition of “The ISO Survey of Certifications—2010,” from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) underlines the global market relevance of ISO’s management system standards for quality, environment, medical devices, food safety, and information security. The survey…
The Property and Emergency Communications Divisions of the Houston Police Department (HPD) achieved certification to ISO 9001 in September 2011. The HPD pursued certification to this international standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in part because it establishes…
(Power-One: Dallas) -- Power-One Inc., a leading provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, has introduced the AURORA ULTRA-1400 central inverter with an output power of up to 1.4MW.
This liquid-cooled inverter is the largest product in…
(Boeing: Chicago, IL) -- Boeing, an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation; and Embraer, a manufacturer of commercial, executive, defense, and agricultural aircraft; and the Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP), which fosters research and the scientific and technological…
(UC Davis: Davis, CA) -- Setting a national precedent in sustainable design, UC Davis West Village will open its doors Saturday as the largest planned zero net energy community in the country. Located on the UC Davis campus, this visionary development is designed to generate as much energy each…
For many scientists working in the field of climate research, one of the most alarming trends has nothing to do with the climate itself: It’s the poll numbers showing that even as scientific projections of global climate change get ever more certain, public perceptions about climate change are…
Leaders of U.S. publicly-traded companies are becoming increasingly aware that their access to capital and ability to implement a long-term business strategy depend on support from multiple stakeholders. However, when it comes to social and environmental matters, boards often face a knowledge…
In order to separate human-caused global warming from the “noise” of purely natural climate fluctuations, temperature records must be at least 17 years long, according to climate scientists.
To address criticism of the reliability of thermometer records of surface warming, Lawrence Livermore…
Most technologies for harnessing the sun’s energy capture the light itself, which is turned into electricity using photovoltaic materials. Others use the sun’s thermal energy, usually concentrating the sunlight with mirrors to generate enough heat to boil water and turn a generating turbine. A…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced the ENERGY STAR program in 1992 to encourage the production and use of energy-efficient devices in more than 60 different product categories. Program results have been dramatic—a desktop computer that once consumed 30 watts in sleep mode…
Evidence that publication of ISO 50001 was eagerly awaited is borne out by the number of organizations worldwide claiming to be the first in their country or sector to have adopted the new ISO international standard on energy management. What’s more, several are already reporting significant…
