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In this issue of Quality Magazine's UPDATE:
- ISO 9001: 2008 Implementation Schedule Released
- NAM: Exports Offset Housing Downturn
- Ford Executive Receives Shien-Ming Wu Award |
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The Nortec® 500 Series,
Olympus NDT's newest portable eddy current flaw detectors, incorporate a full-VGA color display, bidirectional USB port, internal balance coils, and automatic set-up and probe recognition with Powerlink probes.
The Nortec 500 delivers basic single frequency eddy current inspection.
The
Nortec 500S
incorporates digital conductivity and coating thickness measurement and the use of rotating scanners.
The
Nortec 500D also includes dual frequency capabilities.
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ISO 9001: 2008 Implementation Schedule Released
GENEVA-ISO and IAF have agreed on an implementation plan for transition of accredited certification to ISO 9001: 2008. FULL STORY>> |
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Product Spotlight:
For a Total Solution to all of your Materials Testing Needs
ADMET machine tests football helmets
Leading football helmet and sports equipment manufacturer uses an ADMET eXpert tensile universal testing machine with MTESTWindows to combine, generate and graphically view multiple tensile test results to evaluate and certify products for product evaluation and certification. (more...)
ADMET Inc.
51 Morgan Drive
Norwood, MA 02062
(800) 667-3220
sales@admet.com
www.admet.com |
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Ford Executive Receives Shien-Ming Wu Award
TRAVERSE CITY, MI-Joe Hinrichs, Ford Motor Co.'s group vice president for global manufacturing and labor affairs, has received the Shien-Ming Wu Award for his dedication to manufacturing excellence from the Shien-Ming Wu Foundation.
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Product Spotlight:
 Get Knowledge. Get Noticed. Get Certified.
ASQ professional certification demonstrates your knowledge and proficiency within your quality industry. Find out how an ASQ certification can boost your career.
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
600 N. Plankinton Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(800) 248-1946 www.asq.org |
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NAM: Exports Offset Housing Downturn
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The one bright spot on the economic horizon for the American worker is U.S. export-led growth and free trade which are continuing to hold the economy above water, according to the 11th annual Labor Day report of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).
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September 8-10
Business Innovation Conference, Wheaton, IL. BNP Media, (888) 530-6714. www.businessinnovationconference.com
September 8-13
IMTS 2008, Chicago, IL. The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), (703) 893-2900. www.imts.com
September 9-10
SPC Using SQCpack Software Seminar, Dayton, OH. PQ Systems Inc. (937) 885-2255.
www.pqsystems.com
September 23-25
MD&M Midwest, Rosemont, IL. Canon Communications LLC, (310) 445-4200. www.mdmmidwest.com
October 5-9
Materials Science and Technology (MS&T), Pittsburgh, PA. The American Ceramic Society, (614) 794-5894. www.matscitech.org
October 8-11
North American Zeiss CMM User Conference, Charlotte, NC. Carl Zeiss IMT Corp., (763) 744-2594. www.zeiss.com/imt
October 14-17
Global Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement Summit 2008, Orlando FL. WCBF, (800) 959-6549.
www.wcbf.com/quality/5087
October 19-22
Infusion 2008, Chantilly, VA. InfinityQS, (703) 961-0200.
www.infinityqs.com
November 4-6
Vision 2008, Stuttgart, Germany. Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH, +49-(0) 711 2589-696.
www.messe-stuttgart.de/vision
November 9-12
Fusion VII, "The Pursuit of Excellence," Clearwater, FL. Pilgrim Software, (813) 915-1663.
www.pilgrimsoftware.com/fusion/index.html |
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E-Marketplace:
SPOT Imaging Solutions
SPOT Inspector Systems provide qualitative imaging for the documentation of product issues. Customers can select from complete systems or update their existing systems with SPOT Inspector components and software. Preview, capture, measure, annotate and report on your samples with the high resolution SPOT cameras, optics and software. Ensure your next report is communicated effectively with a picture and save a thousand words.
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Manufacturers: Lack of Skilled Workers Hurts Economy Most
DEARBORN, MI-More leading manufacturing executives today believe the lack of skilled labor and management skills in the work force - not current oil prices or the weak U.S. dollar - most hurt the growth of America's economy, according to a recent poll. FULL STORY>> |
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WCBF Global Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement Summit 2008
 WCBF's 3rd Annual Global Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement Summit 2008, October 14-17, Orlando FL
• Over 45 presentations • 8 dedicated tracks
• 2 roundtable discussions • 4 masterclasses • 12 pre- and post-Summit interactive workshops
• Numerous networking and information-sharing opportunities
Quote registration code 5087/QM3/15 to claim 15% discount. Click here! |
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Point Grey Research Joins Cognex Acquisition Alliance
RICHMOND, BC, CANADA-Point Grey Research Inc., provider of imaging products, has joined the newly launched Acquisition Alliance program of Cognex Corp., a machine vision software supplier.
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QMC 2009 Call for Papers
ORLANDO - The Quality Measurement Conference is now accepting abstracts for presentations. Please provide a 150-200 word abstract by November 14, 2008. The conferences will be held at the Caribe Royale Orlando May 4-7, 2009, in Orlando, FL.
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Modal Shop Offers Free Resonant Inspection Feasibility Studies
CINCINNATI, OH-The Modal Shop Inc., provider of structural vibration and acoustic sensing systems, is offering free parts tests to determine the feasibility of quality assurance testing via the resonant acoustic method (NDT-RAM). FULL STORY>> |
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 InfinityQS User Group Conference
Coming in October
CHANTILLY, VA-The InfinityQS User Group (IQSUG) will hold its second annual user conference-Infusion 2008, in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, October 19 to 22, 2008. FULL STORY>> |
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Geomagic Receives NSF Grant
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Geomagic a Phase IIB grant to extend research into technologies that will have a profound impact on product design and development. FULL STORY>> |
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Success Story
With products used in the exploration of space and vessels alone on the open sea, Lockheed Martin is well aware of the importance of quality and safety. Join Quality Magazine as we explore Lockheed Martin's MS2 business unit in Oldsmar, FL, in this exclusive field report.
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