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(CBI: Woburn, Massachusetts) -- As the Food and Drug Administration continues to increase their monitoring of adverse events and product complaints, it’s even more critical for quality assurance departments to stay current on best practices and benchmark with peers. CBI’s sixth annual Product…
(NSF International: Ann Arbor, Michigan) – The 2008 version of NSF’s American National Standard for Dietary Supplements now includes new good manufacturing practices (GMP) requirements to ensure consistency with the U. S. Food and Drug Administration’s regulations. The new version of NSF/ANSI…
(HHS: Washington, D.C.) -- The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services stated that efforts are underway between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve patient safety and the quality of medical care.“This initiative will…
Allegra Print and Imaging of Portage, Michigan, was founded in 1988 and has been growing by at least 6 percent annually over the past five years, despite a weak local economy. Allegra Portage is a member of the Allegra Network, a large graphic communications franchise, with more than 600…
Question: When the first-grade boy asked to use the washroom, the teacher said that he must first say his ABCs aloud. The little boy obediently did so, but he skipped the “P” and the “Y.” The teacher asked, “Why did you skip the ‘P’ and the ‘Y’?”
Answer:“My Daddy told me to never say ‘Y’ again and…
Time is running out to submit an entry on behalf of your company, individual, or project for WCBF’s 2008 Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards. The awards will be presented at WCBF’s Global Lean, Six Sigma, and Business Improvement Summit in Orlando, Florida, October 14–17. Awards to…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Electronics engineer Dennis Camell (foreground) aligns antennas in an old California silica mine for a NIST study identifying optimal frequencies for radio signal transmissions in tunnels. Credit: G. Koepke/NIST As part of a project to improve wireless…
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- The American Society for Quality and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have joined forces to promote business excellence and quality to Indian CEOs and other senior-level executives at a conference in New Delhi on November 21.ASQ…
The Coordinate Metrology Society is pleased to post a diverse but technically packed week of presentations and activities for CMSC 2008. This year’s record number of 46 submitted abstracts has resulted in an exciting lineup for you, our attendees.The technical agenda commences with Jon Cowart…
(Hexagon Metrology: Miamisburg, Ohio) -- Leica Geosystems, a Hexagon company, recently unveiled the new face of laser tracking—the Leica Absolute Tracker. The all-new laser tracker offers scaled-up features in a scaled-down, sleek housing for ultimate portability, and ease of handling on the…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) -- Geomagic will demonstrate Geomagic Qualify 10, new computer-aided inspection software for users of multisensor metrology systems, at CMSC 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Geomagic is exhibiting in booth No. 308. Geomagic Qualify 10…
(Creaform: Lévis, Quebec, Canada) -- After entering Dassault Systèmes’ CAA program and becoming value-added reseller (VAR) in 2007, Creaform has now been certified for DS’s well-known Education Partner Program (EPP). Companies with the EPP label can deliver up-to-date and consistent education…
(Sokkia Corp.: Olathe, Kansas) -- Sokkia is pleased to introduce the release of the Automated 3D Station NET05 offering the industry’s highest accuracy for industrial, construction and deformation monitoring applications.
SOKKIA has been providing NET-series high precision 3D Stations for use in…
(Verisurf Software Inc.: Anaheim, California) -- Verisurf Software Inc. is maintaining its strong growth strategy to expand the company’s presence in the United States by appointing Gabriel Draguicevich as their new regional manager for the South-Central United States. He will be building upon…
Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) are a basic requirement for any industrial manufacturing facility conforming to the specifications of drawings and standards. Accuracy needs to be observed, verified, and certified with respect to a comprehensive set of standardization rules. Highly precise…
(Metrologic Group: Grenoble, France) -- Metrologic Group has acquired a majority stake in ATT Metrology Services Inc., a large-scale 3-D metrology inspection company. The acquisition is part of Metrologic Group’s growth strategy aimed at adding 3-D industrial inspection services to its…
The Car of Tomorrow, a new racecar style for NASCAR’s NEXTEL Cup Series, made its debut in March 2007 with much fanfare. Seven years in the making, NASCAR’s research and development center rolled up its shirtsleeves and conceptualized their dream template. Their ideal racecar would implement the…
I thought this month we would get away from the stats of the last few columns. Hey, quiet down! How can anybody read over all that cheering?
There’s something missing from most Six Sigma implementations—a gap that, if left unattended, leads to wasted time and money, as well as the failure of the…
(GAO: Washington, D.C.) -- In 1995, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) designated Department of Defense (DOD) business systems modernization as a high-risk program, and the program remains on the high-risk list today. A key to successful systems modernization is having and using an…
(AME: San Diego) -- The attendees of the Western Regional Conference of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) in San Diego June 9-11, 2008 will have an opportunity to hear keynote speakers who are experts on lean principles share their success stories. The speaker roster includes a…
I recently gave a speech on products made in China to ASQ’s customer service division in Raleigh, North Carolina. The critical takeaways were that global uncertainties and risks were fundamentally changing the rules of outsourcing and offshoring. What’s going on? Let’s look at few of the changes…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The new International Standard ISO/IEC 10995:2008 specifies an accelerated aging test method for estimating the life expectancy for the retrievability of information stored on recordable or rewritable optical disks.This international standard provides a methodology that includes…
(NCQA: Washington) -- Expanding health insurance coverage is a critical step in health reform, but reforms won’t be successful if they fail to address the quality and cost of care. That’s the conclusion of The Quality Crossroads Group, a broad group of stakeholders drawn together to identify…
(ANSI: Washington) -- James H. Turner, Jr., chief counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives committee on science and technology, has been selected by the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day planning committee as the 2008 recipient of the Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award. Turner…
Unlike many other requirements in ISO 9001, the subclause dealing with the ISO management representative is rarely the subject of debate. In fact, it doesn’t get nearly as much consideration as it deserves.
Traditionally, it’s assumed that the quality manager gets the job by default. If the…
