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In this issue of Quality Magazine's UPDATE:
- Ford Quality Rivaling Japanese Counterparts
- Hommel Etamic Announces Mexico Office
- Quality Measurement Conference Offers Last Minute Savings!
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Ford Quality Rivaling Japanese Counterparts
DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. surpassed Honda in initial vehicle quality for the first time and reached new levels of customer satisfaction with vehicle quality, according to a 2009 U.S. Global Quality Research System (GQRS) survey conducted for Ford by RDA Group of Bloomfield Hills, MI.
FULL STORY>>
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Quality e-Premier Product:
Introducing the S1 TURBOSD XRF Analyzer
The S1 TURBOSD the first silicon drift detector (SDD) based alloy analyzer in the market is a completely nondestructive analyzer which provides alloy ID in seconds and complete analysis of the alloy rapidly.
www.bruker-axs.com
e-info@brukerhandheldxrf.com
(509) 783-9850
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Hommel Etamic Announces Mexico Office
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI-Hommel Etamic America Corp., Jenoptik's Industrial Metrology Division, announced the opening of a new sales and service center in Saltillo, Mexico. FULL STORY>>
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Quality e-Banner:
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Quality Measurement Conference Offers Last Minute Savings!
 ORLANDO, FL-The 2009 Quality Measurement Conference (QMC) occurs next week, May 4 to 7, at the Caribe Royale Orlando, in Orlando, FL. Quality Magazine is offering the following specials: 3-Day Pass = Buy 1 Get 1 at 50% Off; 2-Day Pass = $395; 1-Day Pass = $195. Register!
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May 4-7
Quality Measurement Conference (QMC), Orlando. Quality Magazine, (888) 530-6714. www.qualitymag.com/qmc
May 4-7
Quality NDT Conference (QNDTC), Orlando. Quality Magazine, (888) 530-6714. www.qualitymag.com/qmc
May 4-7
Quality Vision & Sensors Conference (QVSC), Orlando. Quality Magazine, (888) 530-6714. www.qualitymag.com/qmc
June 9-11
The Atlantic Design and Manufacturing Show, New York. Canon Communications LLC, (310) 445-4200. www.canontradeshows.com
June 9-11
The International Robots, Machine Vision & Motion Control Show, Rosemont, IL. Robotic Industries Association (RIA), (734) 994-6088. www.robots-vision-show.info
June 9-11
MD&M East, New York. Canon Communications LLC, (310) 445-4200. www.canontradeshows.com
June 22-26
The International Plastics Showcase (NPE) 2009, Chicago. The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI), (202) 974-5235. www.npe.org
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Quality e-Marketplace:
Replace fixed gages, complex gages, and manual inspection equipment with DuraMax
 This scanning measuring machine featuring the fast VAST XXT sensor is the ideal replacement for all gages. It can be used in any size workshop or for inline process control. The VAST XXT scanning sensor measures form data on all part features. DuraMax is extremely powerful since it comes with our CALYPSO software, the standard software for coordinate measuring machines from Carl Zeiss.
Carl Zeiss IMT Corp. • www.zeiss.com/DuraMax
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Allied Vision Expands North American Operations
NEWBURYPORT, MA-Provider of machine vision solutions Allied Vision Technologies has announced the expansion of its North American operations. The company increased the floor space of its U.S. subsidiary in Newburyport, MA, and added two representatives to its sales team. FULL STORY>>
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Faro Offers Technology Test Drive Program
LAKE MARY, FL-Faro Technologies' Technology Test Drive program makes the company's entire line of portable 3-D measurement and imaging devices available to customers for a trial period. Customers can try out a device for a four-month period, at monthly rates as low as $2,000, with 100% of that fee applied to a purchase at the end of the test period. The test-driven unit will be replaced with a new device. FULL STORY>>
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NVision Expands Dallas-Ft. Worth Office
COPPELL, TX-Metrology solutions provider NVision Inc. is expanding its Dallas-Ft. Worth office in Coppell, TX, in order to meet the sales demand for its 3-D noncontact measurement systems. FULL STORY>>
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Microscopes Made Personal
Affordable, compact scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) are providing fast, direct access to high- resolution imaging to an expanding number of engineers and technicians. A new generation of personal electron microscopes delivers usable magnifications up to 24,000X.
by Dan Fineberg
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Wilcoxon Earns AS 9100 Certification
GERMANTOWN, MD--Wilcoxon Research, a Meggitt group company and a supplier of vibration sensors and sensor networks, has been certified to the AS 9100 aerospace standard for quality management systems. This registration certifies that Wilcoxon meets the requirements of the aerospace industry. FULL STORY>>
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