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(SmartDraw Software: San Diego) -- SmartDraw Software LLC has announced a new solution for businesses that want to capture their most valuable asset: the knowledge of employees and the processes they perform.
Visual process management (VPM) leverages SmartDraw VP, the world’s first visual…
Manufacturing speed and innovative designs are two crucial issues affecting whether or not a manufacturer can lead the mobile telephone market. Therefore, mobile phone manufacturers have put considerable efforts into accelerating the product development process, including the introduction of 3-D…
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egardless of the economic indicators discussed on the nightly network news, it appears from our vantage point that the manufacturing segment is coming back. If we back up two years, all of us in the large-volume measurement industry saw the effect of declining markets. Large manufacturers…
The hordes of companies and governments moving to shared services are dizzying. So many have combined back offices, human resources (HR), information technology (IT), finance, and contact centers that most companies assume this is a good thing.
But where is the evidence?
The theory behind most…
In January 2011 I had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Deming to explore the current state of his teachings. He was unhappy. He felt that too much of the momentum and quest for “Profound Knowledge” that began during the 1980s has been lost. Our conversation followed an evening talk at a packed…
I’ve been working with a client on implementing an ISO 9001-compliant quality management system. As always it’s a unique and interesting project, since organizations have different cultures, processes, products, and customers. No two quality management systems are quite the same. Documentation…
(AIIM: Silver Spring, MD) -- Document capture has been around for awhile. But if you want to use it to its fullest, you need to attend the webinar Already Tried Capture and Expecting More? Production Imaging to the Rescue. The webinar will be held on February 23, from 2–3 p.m. Eastern Time.…
(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”…
(Bruker Corp.: Tucson, AZ) -- Bruker Corp. has launched the NPFLEX-LA, the first noncontact, 3-D surface metrology system to provide quantitative lead angle and surface-texture measurements for the controlling and reducing fluid leaks of rotary dynamic sealing surfaces.
The NPFLEX-LA combines…
(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…
(SAKOR Technologies Inc.: Okemos, MI) -- SAKOR Technologies Inc., a recognized leader in manufacturing instrumentation products for dynamometer testing, has introduced its Accudyne family of AC Motoring Dynamometers. The Accudyne offers an extremely flexible dynamometer system that is readily…
Protecting the health and well-being of consumers and the world at large is the quality industry’s highest calling. During the past several decades, as the manufacture of electronics and consumer goods has shifted away from North America and Europe, the need to confirm and ensure the safety of…
There is an expression in Japanese, “Dust accumulates to form a mountain.” (Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru.) While this may not be geologically correct, it carries a deep truth that lean practitioners will recognize through experience. Taken positively, this is the essential spirit of kaizen…
February—the days are starting to get longer, the snowstorms are (hopefully) subsiding, and Valentine’s Day has come and gone. All over the country, you can find different opinions about Valentine’s Day. Some people are excited at the prospect of lavishing their loved one with adoration and…
In parts one, two, and three of this “Leak Testing 101” series, we discussed three methods of dry-air leak testing—pressure decay, differential pressure decay, and mass-flow leak testing—including the pitfalls and hidden costs inherent in two-step pressure testing methods and the higher accuracy…
(PPT Vision: Bloomington, MN) -- PPT VISION introduces 26 new IMPACT M-Series color cameras with dedicated color IMPACT software tools for sorting, monitoring, and identifying color objects. The IMPACT M-Series Embedded Vision System is one of the fastest and most robust factory automation…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- President Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget submitted to Congress for the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes a funding level of $1.001 billion, an 8.9-percent increase over the president’s FY 2011 budget request…
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- December U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $446.76 million, according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U. S.…
(Juran Institute: Southbury, CT) -- Juran is combining two of their valuable tools and giving everyone the opportunity to purchase them at a special price. The Juran Performance Bundle combines Juran’s Improvement Problem-Solving Process & Tools e-learning program with the Quality…
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. announces the launch of VisionPro 7.0 machine vision software. VisionPro 7.0 introduces Inspection Designer, a new concept to simplify development and field maintenance of inspection applications. VisionPro 7.0 also adds 1DMax, a best-in-class barcode…
(Hexagon Metrology: Cobham, Surrey, U.K.) -- The race is on for who will manufacture 1,000 mirrors for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). Cranfield University in the United Kingdom, with the aid of high-accuracy measurement systems from Hexagon Metrology, has begun work on…
(INUS Technology Inc.: Seoul, South Korea) -- INUS Technology Inc. recently announced the release of Rapidform XOV2 Service Pack 2, which brings major improvements to the application’s reporting and 3-D scan measurement capabilities. Rapidform XOV takes data from any 3-D scanner and enables…
(InnovMetric Software: Quebec City) -- InnovMetric recently reached a significant milestone in the deployment of its universal 3-D metrology software platform, PolyWorks, in the automotive industry. Five major Japanese, American, and German automotive OEMs now daily use more than 100 software…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic announced a new agreement with 3D3 Solutions as a reseller of the company’s powerful 3-D scan data processing software. 3D3 Solutions is a developer of 3-D scanning and visualization technologies.
3D3 Solutions develops 3-D white-light…
(DongleLockBox Co.: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) -- DongleLockbox Co. announced the release of a new protective device that helps secure USB software dongles (software keys) from theft, loss, and damage.
The product, which has a list price of $99, is designed for use with a single USB software…
