Quality Magazine - April 2009 - (Page 10) INDUSTRYNEWS | Business News | Coming Events | People News | Mergers | COMING EVENTS MAY 4-7 QUALITY MEASUREMENT CONFERENCE (QMC), Orlando, FL. Quality Magazine, (888) 530-6714. www.qualitymag.com/qmc 4-7 QUALITY NDT CONFERENCE (QNDTC), Orlando, FL. Quality Magazine, (888) 530-6714. www.qualitymag.com/qmc 4-7 QUALITY VISION & SENSORS CONFERENCE (QVSC), Orlando, FL. Quality Magazine, (888) 530-6714. www.qualitymag.com/qmc 11-13 QUALITY SYMPOSIUM 2009, Phoenix. CIS Software, (613) 577-4417. www.cissoftware.com 19-21 EASTEC, Springfield, MA. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), (313) 425-3000. www.easteconline.com ISO ACHIEVES MEMBERSHIP OF 160 COUNTRIES GENEVA—The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), developer of international standards, has achieved a membership record that now comprises the national standards institutes of 160 countries. Four new members from West Africa have enabled ISO to set the new record: • Gambia Standards Focal Point (GAMSFP) • Liberia Division of Standards (LDS) • Direction de la Normalisation et de la Promotion de la Qualité (DNPQ) of Mauritania • Sierre Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB) ISO’s network of national members covers all regions of the world and includes 122 developing economies. The four new members of ISO are “correspondent members,” a category for countries that do not yet have a fully developed national standards activity. ISO Secretary-General Rob Steele says, “It’s significant that even in these times of global financial crisis, the ISO family is growing. The benefits that ISO standards can deliver to business, government and society as a whole are increasingly recognized. Through membership of ISO, countries can contribute to and influence the standards that are most important to their economies and receive early warning of forthcoming standards. “Naturally, with a majority of ISO’s members coming from developing countries, we have a strategic objective of assisting them to use standardization as a lever for economic development, trading capacity and support for consumer, social and environmental protection.” JUNE 9-11 THE INTERNATIONAL ROBOTS, MACHINE VISION & MOTION CONTROL SHOW, Rosemont, IL. Robotic Industries Association, (734) 994-6088. www.robots-vision-show.info 9-11 MD&M EAST, New York. Canon Communications LLC, (310) 445-4200. www.canontradeshows.com 22-26 THE INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS SHOWCASE (NPE) 2009, Chicago. The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI), (202) 974-5235. www.npe.org II), located in Kokomo, IN, has been awarded the 2008-2009 Shingo Silver Medallion for operational excellence. The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence, established in 1988, recognizes business excellence in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The philosophy of the Shingo Prize is that world-class performance for quality, cost and delivery can be achieved through lean principles and techniques in core manufacturing and business processes. “We were all impressed with ITP II’s grasp of lean principles and tools, and the ability to identify and develop improvements while motivating the workforce,” said the Shingo committee in informing the ITP II management and staff of the award. “The cumulative result of the continuous improvement activity at ITP II has been to remain competitive in a significant downturn in the market.” The Shingo awards will be presented during the 21st Annual Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence Conference in Nashville, TN, May 3 to 5, 2009. “On behalf of the ITP II team and all of Chrysler manufacturing, we are pleased and proud to be recognized by the Shingo committee,” says Frank J. Ewasyshyn, executive vice president, manufacturing, Chrysler LLC. Opened in 2003, ITP II produces the W5A580 five-speed transmission that is used in the Chrysler 300, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Liberty and Commander, as well as in the Dodge Nitro, Challenger and Charger. MD&M EAST COMES TO NEW YORK IN JUNE NEW YORK—MD&M East 2009 will present nearly 1,000 exhibiting companies and is expected to attract approximately 10,000 medical design and manufacturing professionals, June CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION PLANT RECEIVES SHINGO AWARD KOKOMO, IN—Chrysler LLC’s Indiana Transmission Plant II (ITP 10 QUALITY | April 2009 www.qualitymag.com http://www.qualitymag.com/qmc http://www.qualitymag.com/qmc http://www.qualitymag.com/qmc http://www.cissoftware.com http://www.easteconline.com http://www.robots-vision-show.info http://www.canontradeshows.com http://www.npe.org http://www.qualitymag.com
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