Mon, 01/16/2006 - 22:00
Quality conference organizer WCBF has issued a call for entries for the Global Six Sigma Awards, which will be awarded in June in Las Vegas. Entries are now being accepted for the following categories: Best achievement of Six Sigma in…
Mon, 01/16/2006 - 22:00
Quality industry professionals have a new opportunity of learning the secrets of lasting success through a new book that compares Toyota Motor Co.’s fabled management practices to DNA that passes down as “genes” to its plants and managers. Inside…
Wed, 01/11/2006 - 22:00
Leica Geosystems’ line of Universal coordinate measuring machine (CMM) products was recognized by the Chinese trade magazine Automobile Industry for its new technologies and manufacturing equipment for the automobile industry. It took 67 industry…
Wed, 01/11/2006 - 22:00
Instron Corp. is now offering on-site temperature-calibration services for a wide variety of equipment. With more than 100 field-service engineers located all over the United States, the company offers temperature, force, speed, displacement,…
Wed, 01/11/2006 - 22:00
Intertek Automotive Services, which operates the first commercial automotive test lab of its kind in China, is now offering buzz, squeak and rattle (BSR) testing at its facility in Shanghai. The company uses a newly purchased MB Dynamics low-…
Wed, 01/11/2006 - 22:00
Quametec Corp., a consultancy, proficiency-testing organization and training provider, has released a new course for metrology professionals.Quametec Trainer is a self-paced, multimedia training system based on the company’s popular ISO/IEC…
Wed, 01/11/2006 - 22:00
FARO Technologies Inc. has combined two of its top-selling portable coordinate measuring machines into a single package called the TrackArm. The new offering unites the FARO Laser Tracker, which has a range of up to 230 ft., and the Platinum…
Tue, 01/10/2006 - 22:00
The International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission recently published a new standard that addresses the quality of information service-management processes. ISO/IEC 20000:2005 Information…
Tue, 01/10/2006 - 22:00
The deadline for ANSI-accredited U.S. technical advisory groups to the International Organization for Standardization to complete their 2005 Annual Reports is Jan. 31, the American National Standards Institute recently announced. ANSI requires…
Tue, 01/10/2006 - 22:00
As of Jan. 6, the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation is accepting applications for product-certification body accreditation. A2LA accreditation demonstrates that a product-certification body has proven its competency to perform…