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There’s a new wave of environmental consciousness rolling across the landscape of U.S. business. In certification circles, we refer to it as the Green Wave. But companies are discovering that going green isn’t easy, and getting green certified is even tougher. Research data from the American…
(InnoCal: Vernon Hills, IL) -- InnoCal, a provider of calibrations for industrial and scientific equipment, now offers factory-authorized gas-monitor calibrations and service repairs for MSA and Sperian products. InnoCal provides warranty and nonwarranty service for MSA’s single and multigas…
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- In April, EPA issued a proposed rule requiring covered facilities to submit annual reporting of GHG emissions. In May, a law designed to establish a regulatory framework for a national carbon cap-and-trade system was introduced to congress. The impact of climate change to…
There are several different tools available for the measurement and inspection of parts and products. The specific application often determines the best choice as each tool has its own benefits and drawbacks. Over the years, these tools have become more advanced to keep up with improved quality…
The conventional wisdom is that the United States no longer produces much. The notion that globalization has dealt a fatal blow to the U.S. manufacturing sector is a widespread one. It has become common to hear people declare that "everything is made in China!" Not only do most believe the United…
(BQPM: Newark, CA) -- Business & Quality Process Management, an innovative provider of consulting, training, and software tools that help companies create leaner and more effective organizations, is now offering a high-impact, three-day course on hazardous substance process management (HSPM).…
It is widely known among quality and process improvement practitioners that the lack of a clearly defined scope or charter is perhaps the leading cause for projects not getting started or completed on time and within budget. What are other causes? From my experience, the No. 2 cause for restarting…
(General Dynamics Information Technology: Fairfax, VA) -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $9.2 million dollar, three-year contract to support the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) and Office of the Surgeon General.
General…
(GBMP: Boston, MA) -- The 5th Annual Northeast Shingo Prize Conference will be held Oct. 7-8 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. The conference focuses on the lean manufacturing philosophy and best practices, and features talks by today's leading lean practitioners, teachers, and…
(USP: Rockville, MD) -- A first-of-its kind collection of standards designed to assist dietary supplements manufacturers in providing quality products to consumers is being released today by the United States Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention. The USP Dietary Supplements Compendium (DSC) will also…
(Supply & Demand Chain Executive: New York) -- Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine named InfinityQS to the eighth annual Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 list. InfinityQS received the award as recognition for delivering supply chain visibility to companies with its web-based…
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Analytic statistical methods are in very strong contrast with what is normally taught in most statistics textbooks, which describe the problem as one of “accepting” or “rejecting” hypotheses. In the real world of quality improvement, we must look for…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. has announced expanded equipment rental options for its bridge coordinate measuring machines (CMM), portable arm, and laser tracker product lines. Brown & Sharpe Bridge CMMs such as Global and ONE are now available in most…
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Quality Digest and Musselman Pictures, in partnership with William Tandler of Multi Metrics, have announced the release of "SmartGD&T: An Advanced Beginner's Course." The DVD contains nine short, but information-packed, episodes on geometric dimensioning and…
(DeFelsko Corp.: Ogdensburg, NY) -- DeFelsko recently announced the addition of Bluetooth Wireless Technology to the popular PosiTector 6000 Coating Thickness Gauge. Memory models allow users to wirelessly transmit readings from gauge to a Bluetooth-compatible device up to 10 m (33 feet) away.…
Long before Six Sigma; long before SPC; long before ISO, TQM, TQC, ZD, and Mil-Q-9858A there were quality products. Quality meaning both goodness and defect-free. Look at furniture made around the time of the America Revolution. It was excellent. Fine inlay, precision joints, superior finishing.…
(Frost and Sullivan: London) -- The European large scale micro metrology market is anticipated to register low growth during the first few quarters of 2009 due to the economic downturn. An upturn in the economic situation by the last quarter of 2009 is set to spur market growth with resurgent…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal will be featuring its new MMQ 200 cylindricity measuring machine at Quality Expo 2009, Sept. 22–24, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, at booth No. 4725.
The MMQ 200 Formtester extends the capability of Mahr Federal's…
(FDA: Rockville, MD) -- Michael R. Taylor, J.D., a nationally recognized food safety expert and research professor at George Washington University’s School of Public Health and Health Services, will return to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to serve as senior advisor to the…
In “The Power of Observation—Part 1,” we learned that a good portion of problem solving should be devoted to a thorough understanding of what’s going on before any corrective action steps are taken.
In many cases, too much time is spent on proposing various solutions before the problem has been…
The New Yorker magazine featured a cartoon showing a discussion between a salesman and his sales manager. The despondent salesman asked, “I know you’re always telling us to sell the sizzle and not the steak, Mr. Bollinger, but just what is the sizzle of a 90º elbow, flexible-copper fitting?”…
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a systematic analysis technique that facilitates the identification of potential problems (failure modes) within a design or manufacturing process. Problems can then be ranked in order of importance to prioritize improvement actions. These actions are…
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Wilcox Associates Inc., a Hexagon Metrology company, announced the release of PC-DMIS 2009, the latest version of its market-leading CAD-based metrology software. PC-DMIS 2009 is a family of software products covering a variety of metrology hardware platforms and…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Miniature devices for trapping ions (electrically charged atoms) are common components in atomic clocks and quantum computing research. Now, a novel ion trap geometry demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could usher in a new…
(InterTech: Skokie, IL) -- Recession-strapped manufacturers and machine builders with applications requiring high-speed leak testing of parts from several cubic centimeters to several liter volumes can now integrate leak testing into test-intensive assembly operations with unprecedented ease with…
