New President for ANSI
Tue, 12/13/2005 - 22:00
S. Joe Bhatia was recently appointed president and CEO of the American National Standards Institute. Bhatia is the former executive vice president and chief operating officer of Underwriters Laboratories Inc.’s international group. He was elected at… ISO Tackles Nanotechnology
Tue, 12/13/2005 - 22:00
The International Organization for Standardization recently formed a technical committee that will develop standards for the nanotechnology industry. The first meeting of ISO/TC 229 was held in Britain in November. The British Standards Institution… Japanese Tours Show On-Site Lean Systems
Mon, 12/12/2005 - 22:00
Gemba Research, a lean consulting firm, is offering on-site tours of some of Japan’s best lean manufacturing operations. Japan Kaikaku Experience offers a behind-the-scene look at world-class manufacturing operations in a variety of industries.… Deming Institute Announces Video Seminar
Mon, 12/12/2005 - 22:00
An upcoming seminar will allow attendees to see and hear famed quality expert W. Edwards Deming present his quality theories. “Quality, Productivity and Competitive Position,” a four-day Deming video seminar for advanced students, will include large… Funding for Baldrige Nonprofit Category Clears Major Hurdle
Mon, 12/12/2005 - 22:00
Congressional negotiators have agreed to support $1.5 million in funding for a new nonprofit category of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The money is part of more than $7 million in total funding for the Baldrige National Quality… World Conference on Quality to be Held in Milwaukee
Mon, 12/12/2005 - 22:00
The 60th anniversary World Conference on Quality and Improvement, one of the largest gatherings of quality professionals, will be held May 1–3 at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee. The event will feature dozens of networking sessions and… New Health Care System Would Require Quality Reporting
Mon, 12/12/2005 - 22:00
The American Health Quality Association has thrown its support behind the creation of a comprehensive system to measure and report on the performance of health care organizations and practitioners. The Institute of Medicine, a health care trade… Gagemaker Releases New Gage Calibration Software
Wed, 12/07/2005 - 22:00
Gagemaker recently introduced its CERTIFI gage-calibration program, a client-server solution that helps customers manage and control gage-calibration processes and documents. CERTIFI automates crucial activities for the calibration, tracking and… New Jersey Technical Council Honors Sensors Unlimited Chairman
Wed, 12/07/2005 - 22:00
The New Jersey Technical Council recently awarded Gregory H. Olsen, chairman of Sensors Unlimited Inc., its John H. Martinson Technology Support Award. Olsen, the world’s third private space explorer and the first space tourist since the Columbia… Intertek Systems Certification Receives AS9120 Accreditation
Wed, 12/07/2005 - 22:00
Intertek Systems Certification recently became one of the first registration bodies accredited to AS9120 in North America. The standard includes the requirements of ISO 9001 and defines additional quality requirements for aerospace-industry…
