SAN JOSE, CA, November 17-Immersion Corp., developer and licenser of touch feedback technology, has announced that it will divest its 3-D line of business."Immersion’s global strategy is now focused on
CLEVELAND, OH, November 18-According to the November 2008 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metalforming companies expect business conditions to continue to deteriorate during the next three months. Conducted
ORLANDO, FL-The 2009 Quality Measurement Conference (QMC), to be held at the Caribe Royale Orlando, May 4 to 7, 2009, in Orlando, FL, is now accepting abstracts for presentations. Please
MILWAUKEE-BSI Management Systems, a certification body, and the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB), the national accreditation body of the United States, have signed an agreement under which ANAB will provide accreditation services to BSI around the world.
GENEVA-On November 14, 2008, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published ISO 9001: 2008, Quality Management Systems – Requirements, the latest edition of the standard used worldwide as the framework for quality management systems (QMS).
NOVI, MI-The International Conference for Vision Guided Robotics (ICVGR) aimed to help attendees apply these technologies and boost productivity, reduce costs and increase quality.
PITTSBURGH-With students participating in a mug drop contest and exhibitors offering analytical equipment, the Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) 2008 exhibit hall was a busy place.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The trade figures released by the Commerce Department on October 10 showed that manufactured goods exports continued a rapid growth pace in August, up 15% from August 2007, offering “a positive counterpoint to the otherwise grim economic news from Wall Street,” says Frank Vargo, vice president for international economic affairs of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).
Washington, D.C.-The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board/ACLASS announce that ACLASS meets the safety requirements for accrediting testing laboratories under the first and second phase of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
WASHINGTON, D.C.-United States Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Evan Bayh (D-IN) have called for an investigation into the role of foreign imports in the U.S. defense industrial base.