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For 40 years Quality Digest has been the go-to source for all things quality. Our newsletter, Quality Digest, shares expert commentary and relevant industry resources to assist our readers in their quest for continuous improvement. Our website includes every column and article from the newsletter since May 2009 as well as back issues of Quality Digest magazine to August 1995. We are committed to promoting a view wherein quality is not a niche, but an integral part of every phase of manufacturing and services.

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ANSI Board Names Volunteer Leaders for 2008
Mon, 12/17/2007 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) board of directors recently appointed its new members and officers for the term beginning January 1, 2008.Robert W. Noth, manager of engineering standards for Deere & Co.,…
Santa’s Workshop Offers Quality Manual
Mon, 12/17/2007 - 22:00
(Paton Professional: Chico, California) -- Santa Claus became aware of the ISO 9001 standard several years ago and immediately recognized the value it could bring to his North Pole operation. The ever-generous Claus now offers gratis his quality…
Bringing the World’s Highest-Resolution Nanoprober to Asia
Wed, 12/12/2007 - 22:00
(Agilent Technologies Inc.: Santa Clara, California) --Agilent Technologies Inc. and Multiprobe Inc. will expand the their strategic partnership. As a result, Multiprobe’s Multiscan Atomic Force Prober (AFP), the world’s highest-resolution…
Faster, Easier Access to Imagery and Maps
Wed, 12/12/2007 - 22:00
(Lockheed Martin: Herndon, Virginia) -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Lockheed Martin are working to streamline and speed the delivery of critical maps, imagery and other geospatial data to users worldwide. The Demand-Based…
Pipetting Hot
Wed, 12/12/2007 - 22:00
(Artel: Los Angeles) -- At Death Valley for Mission No.3 of the Extreme Pipetting Expedition, Artel found that pipettes underdeliver by up to 35 percent in dry and hot environments. While volume delivery errors were partially reduced by…
ASTM Test Method to Assist in Sulfur Determination
Tue, 12/11/2007 - 22:00
(ASTM International: West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania) -- Chemical plants and contract and research laboratories will all be likely users of a new ASTM International standard, D 7183—“Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Aromatic…
ANSI Committee on Education Supports Workshop on Standards Education
Tue, 12/11/2007 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- National governments and companies around the world have recognized the strategic and economic value of a workforce that is well-versed on standardization principles. Many industry sectors, associations, and countries have…
How to Win a Baldrige Award: First, Get the Forms
Mon, 12/10/2007 - 22:00
Would you like to win a Baldrige award? Well, first you have to say so. The Examiners aren’t mind readers, you know. The PDF version of the Baldrige Award Application Forms booklet will tell you whether your organization is eligible to apply and…
Emirates NBD Receives JPMorgan Chase Award
Mon, 12/10/2007 - 22:00
Emirates Bank, an Emirates NBD company, has been awarded the 2006 JPMorgan Chase Quality Recognition Award in acknowledgement of its consistent, high quality performance and standards in funds transfer operations management.Emirates Bank exceeded…
ISO, WRI, and WBCSD to Cooperate on Greenhouse-Gas Paperwork
Mon, 12/10/2007 - 22:00
(ISO:Geneva) – The International Organization for Standardization, the World Resources Institute, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development have signed a memorandum of understanding under which they have agreed to jointly promote…