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IN THIS ISSUE of Quality Magazine's UPDATE:
- Apply now for Quality's Plant and Professional of the Year Awards
- ISO 9000 Conference Celebrates 15 Years |
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OmniScan Phased Array package for less than $25,000*
Olympus NDT offers the new 16:16M and 16:64M manual phased array inspection modules to its OmniScan MX product line. They combine real-time phased array and conventional UT, and feature a simple, user-friendly interface. As inspection needs increase, these two modules can be upgraded. For 12 months after purchase, Olympus NDT offers 100% credit applicable to any upgrade to other advanced OmniScan modules. *The OmniScan offer for $25,000 is valid in the United States only.
See
www.olympusNDT.com for details.
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Product Spotlight:
Testing Biomedical Tissue Adhesives
Nerites Corporation, a specialized adhesives and coatings company, is using an ADMET eXpert 5602 tabletop testing machine to test MedhesiveTM, a unique synthetic protein adhesive that uses
DOPA (L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine). The ADMET eXpert testing machine is mounted horizontally and grips are suspended in a tray to accommodate lap shear tests on wet specimens in temperature-controlled saline solutions.
ADMET, Inc.
51 Morgan Drive
Norwood, MA 02062
1-800-667-3220
Web: www.admet.com/ad_page.htm
Email: sales@admet.com
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April 23-26, 2007 Manufacturing & Measurement Conference & Workshop (MMCW), Clearwater, FL. Quality Magazine, (888) 530-6714. www.qualitymag.com
/mmcw
April 23 Consortium of Consortia Planning Meeting for Metrology Interoperability,
Gaithersburg, MD. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), (301) 975-3430.
www.mel.nist.gov
/div826/msid/sima/
interopweek/consortia.htm
April 24-25 High-level Inspection Process Planning for Metrology Interoperability, Gaithersburg, MD. NIST, (301) 975-3430. www.mel.nist.gov
/div826/msid/sima/
interopweek/hlipp.htm
May 8-11, Control 2007 Quality Assurance Trade Fair, Sinsheim, Germany. P.E. Schall GmbH, +49 (0)7025 / 92 06-641
www.control-messe.com/en/control
May 22-24 EASTEC 2007 Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, (800) 733-4763. www.sme.org/eastec |
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Our training portfolio offers courses on a wide variety of topics including: auditing, engineering, lean, process and project management, quality tools, and Six Sigma.
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Plant, Professional of the Year Nominations Now Accepted
BENSENVILLE, IL—Through its individual awards program, Quality Magazine recognizes an individual who, during the course of his/her career, has made outstanding contributions to the quality profession. All candidates are reviewed and scored by a board of quality and manufacturing experts.The Quality Professional of the Year will be recognized at Quality Expo, Sept. 25 to 27, 2007, in Rosemont, IL. In addition, an article profiling the recipient will appear in the August
issue of Quality Magazine. The individual must be available for an interview and photographs in late May 2007. The Quality Professional of the Year will be notified in May 2007.
“Quality” plants also deserve special recognition. That’s why Quality Magazine is presenting its 2007 Quality Plant of the Year Award. The award is open to manufacturing plants in the United States. The plant must be involved in making and measuring, testing or inspecting discrete parts. We’re looking for plants that have applied world-class quality technology, equipment, services and techniques that result in reducing scrap, rework, warranty or manufacturing costs, improve productivity or cycle time, increase capacity or improve adherence to quality standards. Quality
Magazine's Plant of the Year award recognizes both a small plant of 250 or fewer employees and a large plant of more than 250 employees for its outstanding achievements in quality. Anyone can nominate a plant—employees, suppliers and casual observers are welcome to make submissions. The Quality Plant of the Year will be announced at Quality Expo, Sept. 25 to 27, 2007, in Rosemont, IL. In addition, each winning plant will be profiled in the September 2007 issue of Quality Magazine. An official nomination form must be filled out and returned to Quality Magazine by April 2, 2007. Apply now at
2007 Quality Plant of the Year and
2007 Quality Professional of the Year |
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 Quality Magazine Launches NDT Web Site
Quality launches a Web site for its NDT special section,
www.ndtmag.com. Feature-length articles, case studies and technology features focus on: NDT and Materials Testing Equipment and Technology; NDT and Materials Test Analysis and Services; and Standards and Certification. www.ndtmag.com
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ISO 9000 Conference Celebrates 15 Years
ORLANDO, FL—Customer satisfaction and financial performance are undoubtedly key areas to focus on for a successful business, but attaining these goals is sometimes difficult. The 2007 International Conference on ISO 9000 addressed these issues and offered a current and comprehensive technical program, as well as networking opportunities for attendees. The conference and workshops, February 25 to 28, were held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, FL.
The conference was broken down into sessions, with 14 separate session.The conference, “Management Systems Evolution: Driving Your Business…Uniting the World,” included topics such as performance excellence, human potential, innovation and motivation, and transformational leadership.
Khurshed Kutky described some of his customer service experiences and how attendees could learn from them. After shopping around for the lowest price, Kutky took his car in for some repairs. The repair shop offered a replacement car while the work was being done, which he took advantage of, and they picked him up after the repairs were completed. However, once he got his car back, Kutky noticed some damage to the mirror that wouldn’t come off. He took the car back several weeks later and asked if they could fix it. The staff attempted to remove it, but said it would require a replacement mirror, at the cost of several hundred dollars. Kutky was not happy about
this, but they assured him that because it happened in their shop, they could replace it for free. By dealing with the problem immediately, the shop gained a loyal customer and positive word-of-mouth advertising.
Craig Cochran, North Metro Atlanta region manager at Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute, discussed the four C’s of leadership—clarity, communication, credibility and character—and how to hone leadership skills, while Meryl Runion, founder and CEO of SpeakStrong Inc., told attendees how to “Take the Tedium Out of Technical” when conveying information. Rai Chowdhary, president and CEO of Team 2000, used props to highlight the difference between quality managers and top management, and Richard Hadfield, technical services manager of The National Standards Authority of Ireland, discussed a variety of international standards. Hadfield
was one of many international attendees, as the conference brought people from across the United States and the world, including guests from Geneva, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. www.iso9000conference.com |
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Leica Geosystems Launches 6DoF Tracking Device
UNTERENTFELDEN, SWITZERLAND -- The Metrology Division of Leica Geosystems has launched a Tracker-Machine control sensor, the Leica T-Mac. Answering to the needs of a growing number of customers who have either modified the existing Leica T-Probe for automated measurement applications or have expressed interest in doing so, the Leica T-Mac is intended for mounting on robots or machines whose position needs to be monitored in 6DoF space, without the need for a contact tip. The Leica T-Mac has a special housing for easy installation, with additional reflector nests for calibration and easy orientation.
Dr. Raimund Loser, Leica T-Mac's chief developer, explains: "Over the past few years, we've witnessed the unrelenting increase in the number of customers who need a 6DoF solution for automated tracking of the position of robots or machines. Some of our customers who have adapted the existing Leica T-Probe for automated applications include Boeing Hawker de Havilland in Australia, the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Rolls Royce and the Shanghai University. With the Leica T-Mac, we are introducing an off-the-shelf solution that can be custom-tailored to the needs of a specific application. For example, when needed, an interface for precise tool exchange units like those from Sandvik
can be included." www.leica-geosystems.com/metrology |
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