Cummins Displays Six Sigma Successes
Tue, 04/19/2005 - 22:00
Cummins Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of service engines and related technologies, recently celebrated its success with Six Sigma with a day-long expo of its projects and a presentation of employee awards. Cummins reports that it has… MoreSteam.com Introduces Lean Six Sigma e-Learning
Tue, 04/19/2005 - 22:00
MoreSteam.com has expanded its course offerings to include training for Lean Six Sigma Black Belts. The training includes the following topics: value-stream mapping, spaghetti diagrams, continuous flow & Little’s Law, level-loaded processing,… Air Gage Co. Announces Acquisition
Mon, 04/18/2005 - 22:00
Thomas V. Fernandes, president and CEO of AirTronics Gage & Machine, has acquired Air Gage Co., a manufacturer of gaging systems.Fernandes reports that the acquisition won’t change the day-to-day operations of either company. “This move will… Manufacturing Excellence Conference Approaching
Mon, 04/18/2005 - 22:00
The fourth annual Manufacturing Excellence Conference will be held June 20–23 in St. Louis, Missouri. It will bring together lean, Six Sigma and quality professionals, and will feature strategies for manufacturing organizations to increase profits… Workshop Helps Integrate ISO 9001 and Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements
Mon, 04/18/2005 - 22:00
An upcoming workshop will focus on the integration of ISO 9001 and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. The event, scheduled for May 4 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will show how the requirements of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 can be used to support the system of… TÜV America Launches New Customer-Focused EMC Structure
Mon, 04/18/2005 - 22:00
TÜV America recently updated the organizational structure of its electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) operations in Minnesota to improve responsiveness, customer focus and the overall quality of its services. Sandy Downs, an EMC team member for… Competition in Health Care May Not Result in Better Quality
Mon, 04/18/2005 - 22:00
For several decades, competition in the health care industry has been touted as the way to curb rising prices by reducing inefficient practices and improving quality and safety, but a new study suggests that it may not be as effective as researchers… New Nondestructive Wall-Thickness Gage Released
Wed, 04/13/2005 - 22:00
DeFelsko Corp. recently released the PosiTector Ultrasonic Thickness Gage, a new product that nondestructively measures wall thickness and the effects of corrosion. The device is designed for use with pipes, tanks and other structures where access… NITON Opens Shanghai Office
Wed, 04/13/2005 - 22:00
NITON LLC, a manufacturer of portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instruments, recently opened a sales and service support office in Shanghai to enhance its Chinese distribution network. NITON is targeting the burgeoning Chinese consumer electronics… No-Cost Calibration Job Postings Now Available Online
Wed, 04/13/2005 - 22:00
Blue Mountain Quality Resources is now sponsoring free online job postings as a service to the calibration community. Benefits of the service include highly ranked Internet search presence for “calibration jobs” searches and no automatic expiration…
