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The majority of marine vessels in service today do not have digital documentation or CAD models. Despite the fact that vessels currently under construction are designed based on 3-D data, they suffer the same lack of documentation of their true as-built geometries. Due to the inherent inaccuracy…
The world is changing so fast today that it is almost impossible to keep up with the latest trends in your own profession. If you are not spending at least two hours per day updating yourself in your chosen profession, you probably are behind the current state of the art. It has been estimated that…
Every organization today is in a frenzy to innovate and differentiate itself.
A realization seems to have set in that quality and low cost can no longer provide the sustainable advantage. Organizations seem to be increasingly coming around to the idea that conformance to specifications is not…
(Nikon Metrology Inc.: Brighton, MI) -- Following the announcement in late October of Metris becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nikon Corp. (and a name change to Nikon Metrology NV in Europe), the corporate name of Metris USA has now changed to Nikon Metrology Inc. Under the Nikon brand, Nikon…
(Exact Metrology: Cincinnati) -- Exact Metrology Inc. introduced the new MH 3D Scanner from Artec. The lightweight, ergonomic design of this hand-held 3-D scanner allows the user to easily scan target objects from any angle.
“Artec 3-D scanners are well known for their ease of use and the…
(EAGLE Registrations: Dayton, OH) -- EAGLE Registrations Inc., a third-party certification body which audits businesses to international standards, is now accredited by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to offer AS9120 certification. The AS9120 quality management system standard includes…
(KMSA: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, announces the U.S. launch of its next generation color measurement instrument, the CM-5 Spectrophotometer.
“The CM-5 is an excellent blend of both…
(IMTS: McLean, VA) -- The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) will host the first ever Industry Inspiration Day as part of the Sept. 13 kick off for the all new IMTS Industry & Technology Conference. IMTS is one of the largest industrial trade shows in the world, with thousands…
(NCQA: Washington) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), in collaboration with Pfizer, the world’s largest biopharmaceutical company, has released a new publication providing practical examples of how health information technology (HIT) can be used to improve health care quality…
(MoreSteam: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, the leading global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and support technology, announces its release of a new lean Six Sigma Green Belt e-learning course designed specifically for service professionals and organizations. With more than 70 hours of…
(Productivity Press: New York) -- The new book, 5S for Healthcare, by Thomas L. Jackson (Productivity Press, 2009), based on Hiroyuki Hirano’s classic 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace: The Sourcebook for 5S Implementation (Productivity Press, 1995) and modeled after Productivity Press books in…
(Dolan-Jenner Industries: Boxborough, MA) -- Dolan-Jenner Industries of Boxborough, Massachusetts, a leading manufacturer of fiber optic components and fiber optic illumination systems that serve the microscopy, imaging, and machine vision industries, introduces the Fiber-Lite LMI-6000 LED fiber…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- There’s no denying it. Manufacturing is changing and in ways you probably never imagined: new economic forces, stiff competition advances in technology, demands to work lean and green, emerging industries, and global markets.
WESTEC’s been there. For more than four…
(GlobalSpec: Troy, NY) -- GlobalSpec, the leading specialized search engine, information resource, and e-publishing company for the engineering, industrial, and technical communities, has released its newest white paper, “Preparing for Economic Recovery: How Industrial Sector Companies Can…
(GlobalSpec: Troy, NY) -- GlobalSpec, the leading specialized search engine, information resource, and e-publishing company for the engineering, industrial, and technical communities, has released its newest white paper, “Preparing for Economic Recovery: How Industrial Sector Companies Can…
Several years ago Tifco Gage & Gear, a division of Delta Research Corp., was an exhibitor at the Gear Expo in Detroit. Like many exhibitors at trade shows, Tifco was also looking for some new equipment. In this case, it was new gear inspection capability. Because all of the major manufacturers…
Can you imagine producing products with a tremendous amount of variation? I’m sure many of you know this all too well. I mean, here you’re trying to produce the same products, trying to ensure consistency, and many of the products you produce have different shades of color, many function…
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he complex geometries of prosthetics, implants, and specialty medical screws can be measured using typical measurement equipment with only limited success. Prosthetics and implants are becoming more and more complex and delicate. That’s why Stuckenbrock Medizintechnik , in Tuttlingen, Germany…
To improve customer satisfaction, enhance the quality of services and reduce costs, Peach Regional Medical Center has worked with the Georgia Institute of Technology to adopt process improvement techniques traditionally used by the manufacturing industry. Already, Peach Regional Medical Center’s…
The purpose of using control charts is to regularly monitor a process so that significant process changes may be detected. These process changes may be a shift in the process average (X-bar) or a change in the amount of variation in the process. The variation observed when the process is operating…
(TÜV SÜD Canada: Toronto, Canada) -- TÜV SÜD Canada, part of the global TÜV SÜD testing and certification organization, announces the acquisition of a product safety business in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Global Advantage International is a complete product safety and regulatory compliance…
(Quality New Mexico: Albuquerque, NM) — Join Quality New Mexico at the Embassy Suites Albuquerque Hotel & Spa, April 21–22 for a mind opening exploration of new growth and performance strategies. Learn best practices from organizations who have achieved the nation’s highest presidential honor…
(SICK: Minneapolis) -- SICK, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, announces the launch of the Inspector I40 FLEX vision sensor. The I40 FLEX offers the fastest inspection…
The financial services sector has been a laggard in adopting lean tools and practices, perhaps because of their manufacturing origins. But those attitudes are slowly changing. As more banks discover the benefits of lean operations—such as lower costs, fewer errors, faster cycle times and far…
(CRC Press: New York) -- In Quality Management: Theory and Application (CRC Press, 2009), author Peter D. Mauch, Ph. D., demonstrates the necessity of quality as a sustained management activity.
Divided into five sections, the book covers staffing, motivation, control, planning, and…
