Carbide Probes, Inc. Has Become the World’s First ISO 9000:2001 Replacement Contact Manufacturer (14351)
Carbide Probes, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio has been awarded ISO900:2001 certification. This makes them the only full line replacement contact point / styli manufacturer in the world to achieve this prestigious certification.

Baxter Awarded Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence (13998)
DEERFIELD, Ill., Baxter International Inc.'s (NYSE:BAX) manufacturing facility in Cartago, Costa Rica has been recognized with the 2008 Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence. The facility - the first to be awarded the Shingo Prize outside North America - is being honored for its achievements in driving higher quality and improvements in productivity, manufacturing cycle time and customer lead-time. In past years, several Baxter facilities have been awarded the Shingo prize, most recently in North Carolina and Mexico in 2007.

Laboratory Accreditation Bureau Gains International Recognition (13852)
Laboratory Accreditation Bureau (L-A-B) is pleased to announce that it has become a signatory to the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) as highlighted at the recent APLAC meeting in Malaysia. As a result, L-A-B is now also recognized as a full member of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) meaning L-A-B will recognize, and be recognized by, the other 58 ILAC signatories globally for the purposes of mutual acceptance of testing and calibration results worldwide

FARO's All-New Software - CAM2 Q - Speeds, Simplifies Measurement (13802)
Continuing FARO's tradition of having the fastest software on the market, CAM2 Q has been built from the ground up with a best-of-breed CAD translator and the Parasolid CAD engine. But according to Antonio Carvalho, FARO's Director of Software Engineering, the most impressive facets of CAM2 Q are not features of the software, but are "the core design aspects and user benefits - freedom, efficiency and simplicity - in perfect balance, resulting in new software that's in a class of its own."

Vaupell Selects EOS for Direct Metal Manufacturing (13796)
EOS of North America Inc., a division of EOS GmbH, the leading manufacturer of laser-sintering systems, announced today that Vaupell Rapid Solutions has selected the EOSINT M 270 Direct Metal Laser-Sintering (DMLS) system for the production of tooling inserts, prototype parts, and end products directly in metal. Vaupell is a division of Vaupell Molding and Tooling, Inc., and a leading American rapid prototyping and manufacturing service bureau

TUVRheinland Receives NVLAP Accreditation for EMC Testing Lab in Rochester, N.Y. (13727)
TÜVRheinland®, the world leader in independent testing and certification services, received accreditation under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for its EMC(electromagnetic compatibility) and telecommunications testing laboratory in Rochester N.Y. The lab is the only commercial and independent test facility in the area to receive NVLAP accreditation

Knight Mechanical Testing Achieves ISO Accreditation (13594)
Knight Mechanical Testing has announced that it has received accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025, the global standard of quality governing the operation of test laboratories. The company received its accreditation in the field of mechanical testing, including axial and bending fatigue as well as tensile and compressive monotonic testing

DSSI Names Informs, Resistance Welding and Volk as Premier Suppliers (13577)
The premier supplier designation was created to recognize suppliers who have met the highest service levels across a variety of criteria including request for quote response timing, on time delivery, purchase order confirmations and cost saving targets

Cree Adds XLamp LED Operations to ISO/TS Certification (13321)
Cree chose to fortify its quality certification process and seek compliance with the newer, more stringent ISO/TS16949 requirements

Synergy Tool & Gauge Expanding In Cox’s Creek, Ky. (12763)
The company offers a wide range of automation products and systems including take-out devices, gate cut systems, part moving conveyors and integration of these as full systems.