Locked in Solution Thinking, Part 2
In part one of this article, I described a rapid strategic planning session for fire-service response time, and included a comment from one of the planners that he’d like to “see a fire station on ever
Where Did I Save That File?
Almost all of us have experienced the frustration of searching for a document we created in the past.
Single-Wire Cable Technology for Plastics Injection Molding
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has designed a single-wire cable technology, which offers a number of design and performance advantages over traditiona
Compact, General-Purpose Piezoelectric Accelerometer
(Meggitt Sensing Systems: San Juan Capistrano, CA) -- Meggitt Sensing Systems, designer and manufacturer of sensing and monitoring systems that measure physical parameters in extreme environments, has introduced the Endev
Nikon Metrology Opens New Tech Center in North America
(Nikon: Brighton, MI) -- More than 100 metrology and manufacturing professionals gathered to visit the new Nikon Metrology Inc. Technology Center, located at the company’s headquarters for the Americas in Brighton, Michigan.
Solid Edge Web Portal Speeds Design, Provides Millions of Supplier Parts
(Siemens: Plano, TX) -- Siemens PLM Software, a global provider of product life-cycle management (PLM) software and services, has launched a supplier parts catalog web portal, the Solid Edge PARTcommunity, which provides access to a massive number of components, assemblies, and certified produ
iPhones as spiPhones? You Bet, Says Georgia Tech
It’s a pattern that no doubt repeats itself daily in hundreds of millions of offices around the world: People sit down, turn on their computers, set their mobile phones on their desks, and begin to work.
Root Cause Problem Solving: Methods and Tools Webinar
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- Tough times require searching for things that we can change and making them better. But so often problems are solved with Band-aids and not root-cause solutions. This approach is getting too expensive and at best only helps companies tread water.
Five Truths About Your Company’s Organic Growth
Making a lasting change is usually easier said than done. Most of us spend more time talking about that next exercise program we plan to start than we do actually going through with it.
Main Propulsion Shaft Inspection System to Save Navy $10.8 Million
(Concurrent Technologies: Johnstown, PA) -- In an effort to save costs in ship construction and maintenance, the Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) is conducting a Navy ManTech project that is developing a prototype system for inspecting tapers
