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(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is proud to announce the expansion of its laboratory accreditation activities to encompass the ENERGY STAR program, the joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of…
(QMI/Visual-Lean Institute: Byron Center, MI) -- The world’s first Visual Workplace Summit will show you what workplace visuality is, why it’s so important, and how the technologies of the visual workplace can help. This summit is presented by QMI/Visual-Lean Institute and the Manufacturing…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a world leader in serving science, has announced a new method for the trace-level screening of polychlorinated dioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in food products, following the analytical strategy…
(Labsphere: North Sutton, NH) — Labsphere, a global provider of light metrology, will host an optical sensing workshop Aug. 11, at Research Triangle Park in Durham, North Carolina. Entitled “Radiometry and Photometry: The integrating sphere—a versatile solution to light measurement,” this one-day…
Ravikiran Attota, a lead researcher in NIST’s Precision Engineering Division, won an R&D 100 Award for his development of through-focus scanning optical microscopy (TSOM), which has applications that cut across a range of industries, from biotechnology to…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- If you’re like most people, the word “ethics” conjures images of dull lectures from ancient professors or long, drawn-out debates that aren’t applicable to real life. Think again: from Ponzi schemes and the fallout of blame in the BP oil spill to running a red light and…
(Extensible CAD Technologies: Raleigh, NC) -- Extensible CAD Technologies announced that SolidVision Inc. has joined the InspectionXpert and Office2PDM reseller program. SolidVision is focused on providing cutting-edge solutions that improve their clients’ productivity. “It has quickly become…
This three-part series about strategy and its execution is based on Richard Lepsinger’s book, Closing the Execution Gap: How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results (Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint, 2010). Part one defines the “five bridges” that companies can use to close the gap; part two…
(LMI Technologies Inc.: Delta, BC, Canada) -- LMI Technologies Inc., a global provider of 3-D sensor measurement, has launched the Gocator 2000 series of 3-D laser line inspection sensors targeted at factory automation while delivering the advantages of 3-D measurement to the factory floor.
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(Juran Institute: Southbury, CT) -- The new Lean and Six Sigma Reference and Tool Kit is now available. Joseph A. De Feo, president of the Juran Institute, author and editor-in-chief of the reference guide, has redesigned the guide as an overall performance improvement tool applicable to those…
(IDEAL Industries Inc.: Sycamore, IL) -- IDEAL Industries Inc., a global provider of test and measurement technology, is bringing enhanced safety to maintenance professionals with its 61-685 Infrared (IR) Noncontact Thermometer. Leveraging IR heat-sensing technology, the thermometer allows users…
(Daylight Co.: NY) -- The Daylight Co., a global maker of high quality specialty and magnifying lamps, says its ESD Ultra Slim Magnifying Lamp, which provides full protection against static electricity and electrostatic discharge (ESD), has received certification from TÜV Product Service, a…
There’s a good chance that 20 percent of the people reading this article have dyslexia. Are you one of them? Are you proud that you have dyslexia? You should be. People with dyslexia typically are smart and creative. I wish I had it. Perhaps then, I would be leading my own huge consulting and…
(North Shore-LIJ: New Hyde Park, NY) -- The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York announces it has gone an entire year without a central-line infection in its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) – the only children’s hospital in New York to achieve this milestone and…
(Haas School of Business: Berkeley, CA) -- Successful senior leadership depends on the collective effectiveness of other leaders throughout the organizational hierarchy, according to a study paper, “How leadership matters: The effects of leaders’ alignment on strategy implementation” published in…
X-ray fluorescence spectrometry was done directly on the paintings in the Louvre Museum.
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How did Leonardo da Vinci manage to paint such perfect faces? For the first time a quantitative chemical analysis has been done…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. has announced the immediate availability of the Endeavor 3 coordinate measuring machine (CMM), the next generation of their Endeavor CMM product line. This popular line of vertical CMMs introduces new sizes, additional models,…
In Part I and Part II of this series we discussed the benefits of using a closed-loop process for managing regulatory compliance called the “circle of compliance,” pictured in figure 1. I also showed how setting up key performance indicators (KPIs) that monitor performance to goals is a good way…
If your organization is like so many others, it seems to have all the ingredients for success firmly in place. A well-thought-out vision? Check. A realistic strategy? Check. Skilled, highly engaged employees, quality products and services, strong customer relationships? Check, check, check. So why…
(Sensor Products Inc.: Madison, NJ) -- To support academic research and development (R&D) efforts, Sensor Products Inc. is offering a 10-percent discount through Nov. 30 on Pressurex, a pressure-indicating sensor film for evaluating surface contact pressure distribution and magnitude. The 10-…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal Inc. has introduced a new option package for its well-known MarForm MMQ 200 Formtester, which provides the measurement of surface finish parameters according to accepted standards from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the…
(IQPC: London) -- Success stories such as Poland being the only European country to show economic growth during 2009 appear to be giving hope to a region that has found the last two years incredibly difficult. With countries such as Hungary, Latvia, and Romania in need of aid from the…
(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- A new machine-vision market report shows that sales of machine vision components and systems in North America have entered a recovery phase. Overall machine vision sales increased by 34.4 percent during the first quarter of 2010 over weak sales that occurred during the…
(Lumetrics: Rochester, NY) -- Lumetrics, a manufacturer of world-class precision thickness measurement technology, has created the new Online Rotational Scanning System, an accessory to the OptiGauge, which will drastically reduce the production line start-up time and significantly improve product…
(Lumetrics: Rochester, NY) -- Lumetrics, a manufacturer of world-class precision thickness measurement technology, has created the new Online Rotational Scanning System, an accessory to the OptiGauge, which will drastically reduce the production line start-up time and significantly improve product…
