(Stratasys: Eden Prairie, MN) -- Struggling with long lead times for manufacturing tools? We’ll show you how to use proven additive manufacturing technology to produce lightweight, durable thermoplastic jigs and fixtures. Join Noah Zehringer, applications engineer at Stratasys Inc.

Terahertz radiation can penetrate numerous materials—plastic, clothing, paper, and some biological tissues—making it an attractive candidate for applications such as concealed weapons detection, package inspection, and imaging skin tumors.

Despite a laser tracker’s many capabilities, its main function presents some limitations that can make it difficult to measure certain features of a part.

(APQO: Rizal, Philippines) -- Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO) has announced the World Class Winners of the Global Performance Excellence Awards.

(Palmer Wahl: Asheville, NC) -- New from the Palmer Wahl Instrumentation Group is the ergonomically designed Wahl C150 On-Site Multifunction Calibrator. It features built-in “easy connect” terminals, portable and bench-top flexibility, and easy-to-use intuitive embedded software.

(Pilgrim Software: Tampa, FL) -- Pilgrim Software Inc., a global provider of enterprise risk, compliance, and quality management software solutions, has launched “Fusion 9: Where No One Has Gone Before—Compliance and Quality in the Future,” a dynamic website for its 2012 user conference.

(Nanovea: Irvine, CA) -- Nanovea has introduced its patent-pending breakthrough method of reliably acquiring yield strength through indentation, which should replace the traditional tensile testing machine for yield strength measurement.

(LUDECA: Doral, FL) -- LEVALIGN EXPERT provides an accurate and easy-to-use method for the measurement of split machine casings, the flatness and straightness of machine bases and foundations, and the flatness and parallelism of circular, rectangular, and odd-shaped flanges.

(Texas A&M News: College Station, TX) -- It’s complicated, an employee’s decision to leave a job—even more complicated than previously believed, Texas A&M University researchers concluded after conducting research on when job searches result in turnover.

(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Basic Statistical Tools for Improving Quality, by Chang W. Kang and Paul H.