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Medical Devices

ISO 13485 places new emphasis on risk management.

October 1, 2016

New changes to ISO 13485, published this spring as EN ISO 13485:2016, mean U.S. medical device companies that sell in Europe will need to integrate risk-based approaches throughout their quality management systems. The emphasis on risk management is the biggest of several changes in the third version of ISO 13485.

INDUSTRY HEADLINE

A2LA Appoints Lonnie Spires as CEO

September 16, 2016

Spires succeeds Peter Unger, who served as A2LA’s president and CEO for 20 years and continues to support the association in his position as president emeritus.

AS9100 Certification Opens Doors to Aerospace Business

Exact metrology shares its experience earning the certification, plus an expert describes what's new in the updated standard.

Edward McMenamin

July 1, 2016

When Exact Metrology bought an industrial computed tomography scanner, it opened the door to inspection services for the aerospace industry.

The Human Side of Machine Vision

VISION STANDARDS ARE ADVANCING THE DESIGN OF NEW MACHINE VISION TECHNOLOGIES WHILE STILL ADDRESSING THE HUMAN NEED FOR SIMPLE TO USE SYSTEMS.

John Phillips

December 16, 2015

Advances in camera, sensor, and video interface technologies have helped power the continuing development of machine vision solutions for manufacturing and quality inspection that far surpass the abilities of any human.

Management Trends

ISO 9001:2015 update brings quality management to the boardroom.

Edward McMenamin

December 2, 2015

Quality management professionals focused their eyes on the big update to ISO 9001 in September, and changes in the standard will require top leadership to do the same moving into the new year and beyond.

How to Add Dynamic Measurement Uncertainties to Any Metrology Software

Changing the approach to measurement uncertainties allows software systems and users to share the same resources.

Michael Schwartz Karl Haynes

October 1, 2015

Over the years we have had numerous conversations related to the lack of standards and flexibility when it comes to calibration software.

Senate Confirms May as 15th NIST Director

May 6, 2015

May has served as acting director since June 2014

INDUSTRY HEADLINE

NSF International President and CEO Elected Board Chair

February 3, 2015

ANSI brings together organizations from both private and public sectors to develop voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessments.

NDT WEB EXCLUSIVE

The Need for Quality NDT Training

NDT training is an essential foundation of personnel qualification.

Charles J. Hellier

November 4, 2014

“The true measure of a successful NDT training program lies in the student’s ability to demonstrate that the body of knowledge was thoroughly comprehended and that the skills to effectively perform the nondestructive tests have been achieved. This should be the goal of all NDT courses.”

AS9100 Update

Changes Ahead for AS9100

Industry experts explain what to expect from the upcoming aerospace industry standard in its newest incarnation, and discuss why AS9100 remains so effective.