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Although he’s not one for clichés, Rus Emerick, process improvement specialist at Schneider-Electric, endorses this one: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”
This concept, which dates back to Aristotle, is at the core of an approach called functional analysis that has implications…
(Guidon Performance Solutions: Mesa, AZ) -- Guidon Performance Solutions LLC, a provider of process management and performance improvement solutions to the service sector, is offering a two-day workshop “LeanSigma Fundamentals for Service,” on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, in Mesa, Arizona. This workshop…
(Intertek: Houston) -- Intertek, a global provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries, has expanded its analytical testing services to materials and industrial products clients in the United States with a new laboratory in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The new facility…
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- With the recent introduction of 1DMax, a new 1-D code reading algorithm, Cognex now offers the most comprehensive range of 1-D barcode and 2-D data matrix code reading tools available. Regardless of the size, quality, printing method, or surface the codes are marked…
(Best Practices LLC: Chapel Hill, NC) -- Key opinion leaders (KOLs) possess a credibility earned through experience and their relationships in their therapeutic area. As a result, KOLs can serve as natural resources for pharmaceutical companies for generating market interest and providing…
(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- TrackWise SelectStart is a purpose-built quality management solution created specifically for small to medium-size companies across different segments of life science industries. These emerging companies have the same rigorous quality and regulatory requirements as…
Here it is, one week into August with loads of summer days still staring us in the face, and yet the “back to school” ads have been popping up for weeks. Every day brings advertisements for backpacks, tennis shoes in school colors, insulated lunch bags, computers, Master brand combination locks,…
The recession has been an extremely disruptive event for many organizations. Many bear relentless pressure to identify new market needs, create appropriate products and services, become more effective and efficient, and develop and modify systems and processes to meet and deliver those goals. In…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A wrench or a screwdriver of a single size is useful for some jobs, but for a more complicated project, you need a set of tools of different sizes. Following this guiding principle, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have engineered…
(MDdatacor inc.: Alpharetta, GA) -- MDdatacor inc., a provider of health care quality management solutions for insurers and health care providers, has announced that its MDinsight clinical quality system will help hospitals and physicians achieve many of the meaningful use requirements outlined in…
(Purdue School of Engineering and Technology: Indianapolis, IN) -- The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) will offer two new courses in fall 2010: “Total Quality Control” (IET 36400) and “Statistical Quality Control (IET 45400…
(4D Technology Corp.: Tucson, AZ) -- Extended precision metrology is critical for controlling optics-polishing methods such as ion-beam etching and magnetorheological finishing (MRF). These methods can create features with higher spatial frequency than traditional polishing methods; therefore, the…
(Eriez Manufacturing Co.: Erie, PA) -- Keeping magnetic, vibratory, and inspection equipment operating at peak performance while providing 24/7 on-call repair has enabled the Eriez 5-Star Service Group to experience growth in 2010. The 5-Star Service Group has opened a new service center located…
(Quality + Engineering: Portland, OR) -- Risk management is now considered a core skill for all professionals. A May 2010 Business Week survey of 1,500 chief executives by IBM concluded that “global complexity is the foremost issue confronting CEOs and their enterprises. The chief executives see…
(GE Intelligent Platforms: Charlottesville, VA) -- GE Intelligent Platforms has made available Proficy Accelerator for Advanced Analytics, its latest Proficy Accelerator solution. The platform layers on top of existing systems and by using historical data to create real-time models that drive…
Finally, the long and arduous process that appears to be a requisite phase in the development of an international quality management system standard appears to be nearing an end. Though the AS9100:2009 and AS9101:2009 (checklist) have been available for quite some time, the aerospace industry has…
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory requirements (i.e., 21 CFR 211.25 and 820.25) and the quality management standards from the International Organization for Standardization (i.e., ISO 9001) mandate companies to execute and document employee training. These requirements ensure that…
Editor's note: In this first in a series of articles on workplace visuality, Gwendolyn Galsworth, Ph.D., author of Work That Makes Sense (Visual Lean Enterprise Press, 2010) and Visual Workplace/Visual Thinking (Visual-Lean Enterprise Press, 2005), and recognized visual expert, sets out the basic…
While reading an issue of Quality Digest Daily, I came across an article by Kenneth Levine and Peter Sherman titled, “Ten Simple Principles for Treating Employees as Assets.” I thought it followed the usual themes about engaging employees and driving out fear until I ran across the following jewel…
Almost all companies have a sign on a wall stating something similar to “Our employees are our most important asset.” The wording may be slightly altered, and “asset”’ may be replaced with “resource,” but usually there is such a sign posted somewhere on the premises. Regardless of the exact…
(Fireflysci.com: Farmingdale, NY) -- For several decades, spectrophotometry has been used in microbiology, clinical chemistry, the pharmaceutical industry, and other research applications.
Periodic verification of the performance of spectrophotometers is required by ISO 9001, good laboratory…
(FasTest: Roseville, MN) -- FasTest Inc. announces FasCal Lever series calibration connectors designed for fast, safe, and repeatable connections to all types of transmitters. Levers are simply hand-squeezed and inserted into quarter-inch threaded ports. Upon release of the lever, an instant leak…
(PPT Vision: Minnetonka, MN) -- PPT VISION utilizes two IMPACT T20 Intelligent Cameras to inspect aluminum wheels traveling on a roller conveyor, verifying model type and specifications. The vision system is required to ensure the correct model of aluminum wheel is packed into the appropriate…
(Instron Deutschland GmbH: Pfungstadt, Germany) -- Instron will underline its position as a versatile partner for a full range of polymer testing services at K 2010 , Oct. 27–Nov. 3, in Düsseldorf, Germany, on stand J18 in hall 10. The company will present its comprehensive portfolio of newly-…
(Micro-Vu Corp.: Windsor, CA) -- Micro-Vu Corp. has introduced its new Sol Vision System, a measurement system that bridges the gap between manual video machines and automated multisensor CMMs. The Sol is primarily used for dimensional measurement and inspection of medical devices, precision-…
