Quality Magazine - March 2009 - (Page 12) | IND U ST RY N EW S | their business. In addition, only 32% planned to outsource work overseas in the next year. In terms of quality, 91% believe that their company root cause corrective action process could be improved. Moving onto regulatory issues, 36% stated that they fully understand the impact of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) on their business. With penalties including fines—Boeing was fined $3 million in 2008—and prison terms, it is important to all organizations, not just U.S.-based ones. Supporting many other reports, 91% of respondents agreed that the aerospace industry is facing a shortage of qualified experienced personnel. PRI ANNOUNCES FINDINGS OF 2008 POLLS PITTSBURGH—The Performance Review Institute (PRI) has announced the findings of its polls conducted throughout 2008 with regard to the aerospace industry. PRI seeks to advance the interests of the mobility industries through development of performance standards and administration of quality assurance, accreditation and certification programs. Unsurprisingly, with the global economic situation, raw material costs and the exchange rate, 70% reported that the economy was impacting AIAG SEEKS HELP FOR AUTO INDUSTRY ERROR PROOFING GUIDE SOUTHFIELD, MI—The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) is seeking industry volunteers to create a guide to effective error proofing. Ineffective error proofing in the automotive industry results in poor quality, loss of revenue from repeat issues, low customer retention and additional nonvalue-added activities that reduce quality. BUSINESS NEWS Exact Metrology Inc. (Cincinnati) has opened a 6,000-square-foot training and technology center in Cincinnati to support its growing contract measurement services and measurement equipment sales business. The company provides onsite inspection, reverse engineering, noncontact laser scanning and 3-D digitizing services, as well as contract programming, software training and measurement equipment sales and implementation. TUV Rheinland of North America (Newtown, CT), provider of testing and assessment services, has been accredited to the ISO/IEC 17021: 2006 management systems certification standard by the American National Accreditation Body (ANAB, Milwaukee), provider of accreditation services. The 17021 standard requires competent, consistent and impartial auditing and certification of all types of management systems, including quality and environmental management systems. ASI DataMyte Inc. (Plymouth, MN), provider of qualityrelated software solutions, has signed a distributor agreement with Nevalab (St. Petersburg, Russia), provider of analytical, laboratory, diagnostic and measurement equipment and labware to industrial enterprises and research establishments. The partnership provides ASI DataMyte an entry point into the Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) market. Intertek (Boxborough, MA), provider of testing, inspection and certification, has announced the availability of two white papers aimed at helping medical device manufacturers better understand the changes to IEC 60601-1, the international standard for the basic safety and performance of medical electrical equipment. To download the whitepapers, visit www.intertek-etlsemko. com/60601papers. Stratasys (Minneapolis), maker of additive fabrication machines, has announced the availability of new material options for its direct digital manufacturing and prototyping machines. For the FDM 360mc, PC and PC-ABS now are available, and for the FDM 400mc, ABSi and PC-ISO are new options. The new thermoplastic selections give customers access to stronger, more flexible and higher temperature materials. Three-dimensional scanning service provider Tomos Technologies Inc. (Bellingham, WA) has opened an industrial computed tomography scanning center, offering high-resolution scanning and analysis to a range of industries. The company performs both nondestructive testing services and advanced metrology services. The Survice Engineering Co. (Belcamp, MD), provider of systems engineering support for the military and other customers, has opened a metrology center in Belcamp, MD. The center houses a suite of high-precision laser scanning and metrology equipment as well as a staff who can provide a range of integrated metrology tools and solutions, including component inspection, 3-D modeling, reverse engineering and custom application development. Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC, Portland, OR), manufacturer of metal components and products, has agreed to acquire Fatigue Technology Inc. (FTI, Seattle). In 1969, FTI pioneered the cold expansion process, which extends fatigue life in both metal and composite airframe fastener holes. GKS Inspection Services (Detroit), provider of dimensional measurement, 3-D laser scanning and terrestrial scanning, is offering laser tracker services as a complementary measuring tool to its list of services. Because the laser tracker is portable and versatile, large parts, assemblies and machinery can be measured and aligned onsite or wherever is convenient and cost effective. Deacom Inc. (Wayne, PA), producer of integrated accounting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for building component, modular building and batch process manufacturers, introduces an online version of its business software-training program, Deacom University. The software was developed to incorporate ERP software training in a convenient delivery method. 12 QUALITY | March 2009 www.qualitymag.com http://www.intertek-etlsemko.com/60601papers http://www.intertek-etlsemko.com/60601papers http://www.qualitymag.com
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