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In this issue of Quality Magazine's UPDATE:
- U.S. Senators Call for Investigation into DoD Imports
- Sunnen Honored by U.S. Department of Commerce
- NIST Seeks Suggestions for Future R&D Funding Areas
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The new OmniScan iX, by Olympus NDT, is an industrial ultrasonic data acquisition system designed for high-speed immersion or non-immersion testing of critical parts. Typical applications include automotive components, aerospace composite materials, weld or disbond testing, and other parts facing compliance with strict test code requirements.
Olympus NDT
48 Woerd Ave
Waltham, MA, 02453
(781) 419-3900
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U.S. Senators Call for Investigation into DoD Imports
WASHINGTON, D.C.-United States Senators have called for an investigation into the role of foreign imports in the U.S. defense industrial base. An amendment has been submitted requiring a report on the volume and function of imports in DoD procurement, as well as the impact of supply disruptions on U.S. military capacity and readiness.
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Product Spotlight:
The Choice Among Integrators
DALSA's Sherlock 7 provides a comprehensive suite of vision tools and capabilities for a variety of application challenges. Users can write custom scripts, import proprietary tools and develop their own custom operator interfaces.
DALSA
www.goipd.com
info@goipd.com
(978) 670-2002
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Sunnen Honored by U.S. Department of Commerce
CHICAGO-Sunnen Products received an Export Achievement Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Commercial Service. The award is presented to companies that have benefited from Commercial Service assistance to make their first export sale or expand into new markets.
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For more information, call (800) 218-7125 or visit http://us.romer.com/specials/#qmag |
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Manufacturing Technology Consumption Falls in July
MCLEAN, VA-July U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $303.44 million, according to AMTDA and AMT. This total was down 21.5% from June but up 5.7% from the total of $287.02 million reported for July 2007.
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Click Logo for Nomination Form
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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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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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TÜV Offers Compliance Services Guide
NEWTOWN, CT-TÜVRheinland is offering a Test & Measurement guide for global manufacturers of electrical test and measurement equipment. The bulletin provides information these equipment manufacturers require to help them conform to international product safety and regulatory compliance standards. FULL STORY>>
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InfinityQS User Group to Hold Annual Conference
CHANTILLY, VA-The InfinityQS User Group (IQSUG) will hold its second annual user conference-Infusion 2008, in Washington D.C., October 19 to 22. The conference will feature presentations from experienced users of the company's real-time statistical process control (SPC) software.
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NAM Supports Export Boom
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The export of U.S. manufactured goods continues to rise, and the surplus with free trade partners continues to grow, says National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Vice President for International Economic Affairs Frank Vargo.
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NIST Seeks Suggestions for Future R&D Funding Areas
GAITHERSBURG, MD-The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting suggestions on areas of critical national and societal needs that could be addressed by transformative new technologies. The suggestions will be considered for incorporation in future competitions for cost-shared research and development (R&D) funding under the NIST Technology Innovation Program (TIP). FULL STORY>>
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Video Measurement: 30 Years of Technological Innovation
As of 2008, tens of thousands of video measuring machines are in broad use by manufacturers around the world. It has been just more than 30 years since the first video measuring systems were developed in the United States for dimensional measurement applications in manufacturing quality control.
by Fred Mason
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