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(Keithley: Cleveland) -- With Keithley's Low Level Measurements Handbook, you get measurement advice that's critical to making accurate, low-level measurements. Request a copy today, and Keithley will send you a copy in the mail and grant you online access at no charge.
This 200+ page handbook…
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- Cameron Compression Systems used NVision HandHeld laser scanners to produce a solid model of an existing large engine in one-tenth of the time that would have been required using conventional methods.
“It would have taken several years to re-engineer the large diesel…
Story update 10/22/2009: We added a reference to Toyota Kata in the first paragraph.
The tools and techniques of what is commonly called “lean manufacturing” have their origin in the Toyota Production System (TPS). While the lean movement deserves much credit for popularizing these tools and…
(SigmaQuest: Sunnyvale, CA) -- SigmaQuest recently announced that Aspen Avionics has signed a multiyear purchase agreement for its SigmaSure product quality management software as a service (SAAS) offerings. The avionics instrument manufacturer will use SigmaSure for managing and tracking the…
(Nikon Instruments Inc.: Melville, NY) -- Nikon Instruments Inc. recently announced the availability of the iNEXIV VMA Automeasure Version 2.5 software specifically designed for the iNEXIV VMA-2520 multisensor measuring system. Built on the VMA Automeasure platform, the update significantly…
When you think about equipment that is used for measuring and test activities, you think about important equipment that is used to pass or fail product but may not necessarily see its correlation with a supply chain. However, this very equipment—whether it is calibrated in-house or off-site—does…
(MicroDynamics: Woodstock, GA) -- MicroDynamics announces the release of the new MD-MicroQC, a lightweight, durable surface inspection microscope. This advanced system design, "provides for enhanced performance, reliable results and the versatility to adapt to different production environments,"…
Ten years after the Institute of Medicine released its influential report "To Err Is Human" (www.iom.edu/en/Reports/1999/To-Err-is-Human-Building-A-Safer-Health-System.aspx), hospital care still has many safety problems, and the quality of care remains lower than it should be in many institutions…
(Intertek: Houston, TX) -- Intertek, a global provider of quality and safety solutions, is pleased to announce that as of Oct. 9, 2009, it is accredited by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to offer certification to the AS9110 standard. With this accreditation, Intertek becomes…
(Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium: Arlington, TX) -- The new DMIS Output Tools are inexpensive and easy-to-use reporting tools. The DMIS Output Tools application offers a simple set of data reporting and export capabilities based on standard DMIS output files.
Its key features…
(Society of Manufacturing Engineers: Dearborn, MI) -- Be sure to mark May 18–20, 2010, on your calendar. That's the date for RAPID, North America's largest annual rapid and additive manufacturing conference and exposition. The event will be held at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California.…
(GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms: Charlottesville, VA) -- How do you know if your operators are following standard operating procedures (SOPs)? You trust your best operators. But, they can't handle all processes, all the time.
With work process management, you can make every operator an expert…
I'm not saying that the following apply to you... really. But, you might be a Black Belt if...
You test your co-workers for normality – and find some of them to be non-normal and a little skewed…
…and you know you can handle non-normal co-workers if you can just transform them
You recall…
(ITC: New York) -- Register for the International Test Conference and make your online hotel reservations. Test Week events will be held Nov. 1-6, 2009, at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.
Mark your calendar and plan to join us at ITC Test Week 2009 as we celebrate our 40th…
(Onset, Bourne, MA) -- Onset, a supplier of data loggers, recently announced the HOBO Measurement & Verification System, a portable energy logging system for measuring, analyzing, and documenting building energy performance.
The self-contained system makes it convenient and economical for…
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- Renishaw's new FASTRACK linear encoder scale system brings high accuracy, stainless steel construction, and quick, easy installation to large, sectional machines used in flat-panel display and photovoltaic manufacturing applications, as well as large coordinate…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and support technologies, is has announced the release of The Blended Learning Playbook, the first and only practical guide dealing with the design and implementation of a blended learning model for…
(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- A recent survey of industry professionals at top medical device organizations found that although the increasing complexity of global supply chains is changing how device companies manage suppliers, many (45 percent) feel their current quality systems are…
Isn't it the economy that's on everyone's minds? When will the economy pick up? Will we be able to survive until then or will we too become another company that used to exist? How do we ensure a stronger position when the economy turns around?
Alas, if only we had a crystal ball. Nobody does,…
It happens to the best of us. An upset client calls to complain about a product or service, and you’re completely caught off guard. How do you react? Do you fly off the handle right along with him? Or do you respond in a calm, thoughtful way that salvages and even strengthens your relationship? A…
On October 8, the federal government arrested three people in Southern California on suspicion of selling counterfeit integrated circuits (ICs) used in the manufacture of electronic devices to the U.S. Navy. The government executed search warrants at three business locations, two residences, and a…
(EDL: Danville, VA) -- EDL's new thermocouple compensated mini-grabbers provide a continuous thermocouple connection from bare wires to the measuring instruments without attaching plugs. These connectors will save time and improve the accuracy of your measurements.
Stop making thermocouple…
(Zontec: Cincinnati) -- A dozen new software features, enhancements, and program improvements have been added to Version 8.0 of Zontec’s Synergy 2000 SPC (statistical process control) software.
Synergy 2000 is used for enterprisewide quality improvement by monitoring and reacting in real time…
(Toshiba Teli America Inc.: Irvine, CA) -- The CS9501 from Toshiba Teli America Inc. is one of the world's smallest cameras. The ultracompact 1/6-inch CCD camera head measures a mere 7 mm in diameter and weighs 3 grams.
About the size of a pen cap, the camera head with its integrated three-…
The balanced scorecard is a commonly used vehicle that is to align organizational-chart work efforts to executive-determined strategies and goals. With this approach, strategic planning could be considered as step one in this overall business-management-system process.
Consider now the true…
