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In this issue of Quality Magazine's UPDATE:
- Manufacturers Holding Steady in 2009
- AMT President Resigns
- Quality Leadership 100 |
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Quality e-Sponsor:
The Galileo AV350
is an intermediate travel multisensor metrology video measurement system offering a 14- by 14-inch X,Y work area and Z clearance of 8 inches. The Z clearance provides the space for multisensor attachments, including vision, contact probe and laser scanning. The system is for use in quality control labs and research, engineering and manufacturing environments. Its color optical system provides a zoom magnification ratio of 12:1 with a programmable magnification range from 15X to 550X on screen with auxiliary lenses.
The L.S. Starrett Co.
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Manufacturers Holding
Steady in 2009
ATLANTA, GA-Forty-five percent of contract manufacturers are projecting growth in 2009, while 28% project their business to remain at last year's level, according to MFG.com's latest MFGWatch survey, conducted in January 2009.
FULL STORY>> |
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Quality e-Premier Product:
The new 300 lb capacity ESM301 PC controlled force tester is an ideal solution for a range of tension and compression tests. Features include integrated travel indication, cycling between limit switches, travel values, or force values, password protection, overload protection, PC control and more.
(631) 842-9200
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info@mark-10.com
www.mark-10.com |
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InfinityQS to Donate $1 Million to St. Jude Children's Hospital
CHANTILLY, VA-InfinityQS International, provider of SPC software and services, recently committed to donate $1 million to Memphis, TN-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, research and treatment center for pediatric cancer and other childhood diseases. FULL STORY>> |
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Sypris Test & Measurement Expands to Mexico
ORLANDO-Sypris Test & Measurement Inc., provider of calibration services, test and component sourcing services, and specialty products to corporations and government agencies, has opened a calibration laboratory located in Jalisco, Mexico. FULL STORY>> |
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March 31-April 2
The Vision Show, Phoenix, AZ. The Automated Imaging Association (AIA), (734) 994-6088.
www.machinevisiononline.org
April 22-23
BIOMEDevice, Boston, MA. Canon Communications LLC, (310) 445-4200.
www.biomedeviceboston.com
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
May 11-13
Quality Symposium 2009, Phoenix. CIS Software, (613) 577-4417.
www.cissoftware.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 |
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E-Marketplace:
UL-DQS
Quality audits should improve your performance. Click here to learn how UL-DQS turns information into competitive advantage. |
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ANSI Launches Paper Competition for International Accreditation Day
NEW YORK-In recognition of the first-ever official U.S. celebration of International Accreditation Day on June 9, 2009, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is launching a paper competition focused on the value of accreditation in the global marketplace. All interested parties are invited to submit their papers by April 24, 2009, for a chance to win a $1,000 prize.
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Customer Demand Main Obstacle in 2009 for Industrial Manufacturers
CHICAGO-Prime Advantage, buying consortium for midsized industrial manufacturers, has announced the findings of its first Group CFO Survey, revealing the top financial concerns of its member companies' chief financial officers for 2009. Ninety-three percent of the respondents listed customer demand among their top three external concerns, with 76% of respondents citing this as the top concern.
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MAG Donates Vertical Machining Center to Philadelphia University
ERLANGER, KY-MAG Industrial Automation Systems, a machine tool and systems company, has donated a $100,000 state-of-the-art vertical machining center (VMC) to Philadelphia University's School of Engineering and Textiles. FULL STORY>> |
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AAI Opens Test Facility for Composite-Based Aircraft
PUNTA GORDA, FL-Inspection provider Arcadia Aerospace Industries (AAI) has opened a nondestructive inspection (NDI) and portable coordinate measurement (PCMM) facility at its Punta Gorda, FL, headquarters. The facility will be used for the inspection and testing of composite-based aircraft. FULL STORY>> |
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Quality Leadership 100
This year's Quality Leadership 100 companies are a great representation of manufacturing as a whole-covering small, privately owned companies to large multi-location manufacturers.
by Quality Magazine Staff | |
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| Blogs: Views from Quality |
| Industry experts and editors from Quality Magazine share their views on the latest in quality and manufacturing--and we want your feedback! |
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