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(MVTec: Munich, Germany) -- As part of the “Medical Discovery Tour” at VISION 2011, scheduled for Nov. 8–10, 2011, in Stuttgart, Germany, MVTec Software will present HALCON 10, its standard software for image processing. In medical engineering, different imaging methods are used. Among other…
(ANSI: New York) -- On Oct. 5, 2011, more than 90 international experts gathered in Montreux, Switzerland, for a meeting hosted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to exchange information and insights on the role of conformity assessment as a vital component of world…
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology is offering a free live webinar about the release of PC-DMIS 2011 MR1, to be held on Thurs., Oct. 27, 2011, from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The seminar will feature live demonstrations of software enhancements as well as a…
(Peter Ducker Society: Wien, Austria) -- The Peter Drucker Society Europe announced the winners of this year´s Peter Drucker Challenge, an international essay contest held ahead of the 3rd Global Drucker Forum, a major conference whose theme this year is “A Quest for Legitimacy: How Managers…
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) and FOIF Co. Ltd. (FOIF) have reached an agreement to partner. This partnership brings together FOIF’s and API’s technology and manufacturing strengths, creating the opportunity for advancement in the construction and surveying industries…
(MTConnect: McLean, VA -- MTConnect Institute, an organization that develops and provides open standards intended to foster greater interoperability between manufacturing controls, devices, and software applications, has released “Getting Started with MTConnect—Connectivity Guide.” The…
Flexibility is just one of the many benefits of acquiring ultrasound data directly into a PC and then performing application-specific processing in software. However, the large number of channels in ultrasound array imaging systems introduces data throughput and front-end connectivity…
(FDAnews: Falls Church, VA) -- FDAnews has announced details of its upcoming 4th Annual Risk Management and Drug Safety Summit: Building an Effective Global Risk Management and Drug Safety Program, scheduled for Nov. 1–2, 2011, in Washington D.C.
All professionals in regulatory affairs, risk…
(National Instruments: Austin, TX) -- National Instruments (NI) has opened registration for the 2011 NI Technical Symposium, a series of daylong events that showcase the latest NI technologies and development techniques for engineers and scientists working with measurement and control systems.…
(UC Davis: Davis, CA) -- A $1.3 million grant to develop a new food-safety training program for government and industry has been awarded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine.
The grant funds the first year of a…
(SME: Chicago) -- This November, at FABTECH 2011 in Chicago, Chris Kuehl, Ph.D., economic analyst for the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International (FMA), will lead a panel of industry CEOs in a discussion about the current state of manufacturing, its role in economic recovery,…
(AMETEK: Kleve, Germany) -- SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, a unit of AMETEK Materials Analysis Division and a leading supplier of analytical instruments for optical emission and XRF spectrometry, has introduced the next-generation SPECTRO xSORT handheld energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (…
Imagine a world where shoe sizes were not standardized, or where golf balls came in a variety of sizes and weights. What if your favorite CDs didn’t fit in your friend’s CD player? None of these things are problems today, thanks to an army of unsung heroes known as standards.
Standards—agreed…
For the last decade, people have come by my booth at the American Society for Quality (ASQ) World Conference on Quality and Improvement and asked: “Isn’t there a better way to implement Six Sigma that doesn’t cost so much or take so long?” Of course there is, but conventional wisdom inhibits…
It’s funny how the simple act of opening your e-mail can have a profound effect on your view of the world’s economic landscape.
Recently, I received a press release from South Korean tire manufacturer Hankook Tire Co. Ltd., which touted a deal with Volkswagen to outfit several of its vehicles…
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) colleagues of Dan Shechtman, Ph.D., joined others in the scientific community in congratulating him on winning the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Shechtman made his astonishing discovery of a quasicrystal—an arrangement of atoms thought to…
(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- The First Surface Metrology Seminar for the Americas will convene at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Oct. 24–25, 2011, and will be supported by Olympus, a leader in industrial measurement and imaging instruments. The conference will focus on the latest…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Optimal Design of Experiments: A Case Study Approach, by Peter Goos and Bradley Jones (Wiley, 2011), demonstrates the utility of the computer-aided optimal design approach using real industrial examples.
These examples address questions such as:
• How can I do screening…
Back during the early 1960’s, a television program called That Was the Week That Was, hosted by David Frost, took over the airwaves with millions of ardent followers tuning in each week. The satirical comedy program took a look at the events of the previous week and poked fun where appropriate,…
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Former Motorola Chairman and CEO Robert W. Galvin died on October 11, 2011, at the age of 89. Bob Galvin served the company for nearly 60 years and transformed it from a U.S. manufacturing company into a global technology giant, as well as one of the world’s most…
October is always an interesting time of year. In preparation for the beginning of holiday activities, stores begin erecting displays for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas weeks in advance. And let’s not forget “Sweetest Day,” which is celebrated on October 15, mainly in the…
(Mitutoyo: Aurora, IL) -- The new CRYSTA-Apex S coordinate measuring machine (CMM) from Mitutoyo brings new levels of performance and economy to the 1.7 μm class of CNC coordinate measuring machines (CMMs).
With a maximum error of MPEE = (1.7 + 3L/1000) μm, the CRYSTA-Apex S more than doubles…
(Methods Machine Tools: Sudbury, MA) -- Methods Machine Tools Inc., a supplier of machine tools, automation, and machine-tool accessories, has announced new CAD Auto-Align and Auto Pass/Fail software tools for the VisionGauge Digital Optical Comparator System (patents pending), developed by…
(LaserLinc: Fairborn, OH) -- LaserLinc has introduced the µLinc processor, designed specifically for integration with laser and ultrasonic measurement systems. It has connectors for all system I/O conveniently located on the back of the unit, for scanning laser micrometers, encoder input, and…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- A bestseller for almost three decades, Toyota Production System: An Integrated Approach to Just-In-Time, Fourth Edition, by Yasuhiro Monden (CRC Press, 2011), supplies in-depth coverage of Toyota’s production practices, including theoretical underpinnings and…
