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(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- Sparta Systems Inc., the maker of TrackWise software and the market leader in enterprise quality and compliance management solutions, announced the release of its TrackWise Audit Execution Package. The new offering builds upon the existing robust audit capabilities…
Under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Great Lakes Region, Ghafari Associates LLC, a full-service architecture, engineering and consulting firm, was selected to design the restoration of the Chicago Federal Center (CFC…
(Berrett-Koehler: San Francisco) — In the new book published March 15 by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Standing in the Fire: Leading High-Heat Meetings with Calm, Clarity, and Courage, author Larry Dressler shows that the key to effectively leading difficult meetings lies not in acquiring more…
Quality Digest and much of the rest of the quality industry will be converging on Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 28 and 29 for the first-ever Quality Expo South event.
Quality Expo, which is held in the Chicago area during odd-numbered years, began a regional version of the event in…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) — A recent revision to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) international standard ASTM E384-10e1—“Standard Test Method for Knoop and Vickers Hardness of Materials,” expands the range of its coverage. The standard is under the jurisdiction of…
(MAPI: Arlington, VA) — Emerging optimism prevails in the manufacturing sector that the “Great Recession” is finally turning to recovery, according to the quarterly “Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI Survey on the Business Outlook—March 2010” (ER-697e), a leading indicator for the industrial sector. The…
(HEIDENHAIN: Schaumburg, IL) -- With the introduction of the TT 449 tool touch probe, HEIDENHAIN brings to market its first infrared tool probe. Designed for use with numerically controlled machine tools, the TT 449 is suitable for applications where unlimited movements are necessary, such as with…
(Paton Professional: Chico, CA) — As anyone who’s read the news in the last two years or so knows, it’s a tough economy out there. The number of businesses doing more with less continues to rise, which means that process efficiency and resource maximization aren’t just buzzwords—they’re…
Wilcox Associates Inc., a Hexagon Metrology company, recently announced the release of PC-DMIS Planner software. The toolset improves the flow of information between the design department, which designs parts in the virtual CAD world, and the engineering department, which manages the quality…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) — William Wessels wrote the new book, Practical Reliability Engineering and Analysis for System Design and Life-Cycle Sustainment (CRC Press, 2010), for practicing engineers and introduces the interference theory to applications for design-for-reliability.
In…
(Pacifica Endeavors LLC: San Diego) -- Pacifica Endeavors LLC has launched an online directory to simplify the process of finding an ISO standard, Six Sigma, lean manufacturing, CMMI, or Malcolm Baldrige quality consultant in the United States or Canada. Related software can also be readily…
Facilitation is the art of guiding but not leading, bringing learning but not lecturing, engaging but not directing. Coming from the Latin facilitar, meaning, “to make easy,” the role of the facilitator is not to do for others, but to bring out the ability of a group to accomplish a goal. There are…
(IndustryWeek: Cleveland) — Economic recovery is around the corner. Learn which strategies and tactics can make your company more prepared to compete. The Manufacturing Competitiveness Online Conference can help. This free one-day event will bring you practical operations advice from industry…
(ANSI: New York) -- With an estimated effect on 2 to 7 percent of all world trade, counterfeiting is one of the fastest-growing and farthest-reaching economic crimes. Each year, $200 to $600 billion of illegitimate business is conducted across all industries—from pharmaceuticals and consumer…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Amid continuing H1N1 influenza concerns and shrinking budgets, U.S. public health departments face tough challenges. At the top of the list: Fewer resources to help ensure that residents get vaccinations and other services in a timely manner. But more agencies are finding a…
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T) LLC is a management and operations contractor with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at its Kansas City, Missouri, plant, and several locations on or around Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. The facilities under…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and blended learning support technologies, has partnered with the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University (OSU) to present an innovative and affordable Master Black Belt (MBB)…
(EtQ: Farmingdale, NY) — EtQ is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned web site.
EtQ’s web site has always been designed to offer visitors an informational, user-friendly environment for learning more about EtQ’s products and services. The latest updates to the web site further…
(Delcam plc: Birmingham, UK) -- Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC (KAAP) has been able to reduce machining times and reduce hand finishing by switching to Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM system. The change produced savings both during programming and on the machine; the software that the company had…
I recently wrote an article for Quality Digest Daily titled, “Quality Crisis in America.” It produced quite a response. Most readers agreed that quality needed to improve, maybe even that there is a crisis, but it was a mixed bag about The Boss’ role and responsibility. Some thought I was bashing…
With the dawn of the new decade, retailers throughout the world are realizing the profit potential of going beyond their main channel of distribution and making products available through additional channels outside of their core competency. Overcoming the challenge of merging these different…
(Berrett-Koehler: San Francisco) -- The Circle Way: A Leader in Every Chair (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010) is an authoritative and accessible guide to "circle"—a foundational form of collaborative decision making. Written by two pioneers in reviving, standardizing, and popularizing the circle…
(Hexagon Metrology: London) -- Hexagon Metrology has announced the release of PC-DMIS 2010, the latest version of its market-leading CAD-based metrology software. The PC-DMIS, developed by Wilcox Associates Inc., a Hexagon Metrology company, is a family of software products covering a variety of…
(InterTech: Skokie, IL) -- Quality engineers seeking cost-effective ways to collect and archive test data for product life-cycle management systems and quality assurance, can now use the InterTech Development Component Tracker System, which integrates bar codes, scans, and software tracking of…
(Cole-Parmer: Vernon Hills, IL) — A new series of i-LAB hand-held analyzing spectrometers from Cole-Parmer offers the convenience of portability. Weighing only 7.4 ounces each, the compact battery-operated instrument enables users to go directly to the sample source. For those who test water…
