Category: Manufacturing
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Ohio Laser Adds One-Two Punch of ISO 9001:2008 Certification and New 3D Laser Scanning Technology
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: PLAIN CITY, Ohio — Ohio Laser LLC announced today that it has received ISO 9001:2008 certification and installed a new advanced 3D laser scanning system, two crucial steps toward achieving world-class quality control of laser cut parts and fabricated metal parts in production. Companies that require quality control (QC) inspection, first article…
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Metrology: Inspection at the Speed of Light
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: MIDDLETOWN, Del. — Industry leaders frustrated with high cost of inspection: push for speed in the quality department without sacrificing accuracy or adding complexity. These days, equipment is only as good as the software that runs it. According to Erik Adams, of George Products Company, ‘Customers don’t want a collection of parts;…
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Wooden Pallets Contribute to Reforestation, Not Deforestation
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: VINELAND, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — To hear the claims that wooden pallet producers have clear cut, raped and pillaged their way through America’s old growth virgin forests, stripping them of trees, leaving them bald and naked. Sounds like a horror movie. Scary, but fictitious. According to Michael Smith, C.O.O. of PALNET, a…
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PALNET Turning Up the Heat on the Heat Treatment of Pallets
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: VINELAND, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — While others, including the Federal Government, are talking about the need for a national treatment requirement for solid wood packaging, PALNET has sprung into action. As the only pallet company with the national capacity to handle large scale ISPM-15 heat treatment, PALNET has seen the coming of…
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PALNET Solves the Pallet Buyer’s Dilemma
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: VINELAND, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The old adage goes, ‘buyer beware.’ Michael Smith, President and C.O.O. of PALNET, a nationwide supplier of environmentally-friendly wooden pallets, thinks that is especially true when it comes to pallets. According to Smith, ‘So much of the pallet purchase decision is based on the initial price quote…
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Syntec Optics Gains ISO 9001:2000 Certification
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: PAVILION, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Syntec Optics, the largest independent manufacturer of custom polymer optics in North America, has been certified to be in compliance with ISO 9001:2000. The certification audit was conducted by the Bureau Veritas Group. This recognition of Syntec’s quality management system reinforces the company’s credentials as a high…
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Want to Green Your Supply Chain? Start at the Bottom – With Your Pallets
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: VINELAND, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Most people believe change starts at the top. But when it comes to greening your supply chain, change really starts at the bottom – with your choice of pallets. That’s what Michael Smith, C.O.O. of PALNET, a nationwide supplier of environmentally-friendly wooden pallets, believes. And he should…
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Pallet Buyers Need to be Aware of ‘Voodoo’ Environmental Claims, says PALNET USA
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: VINELAND, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The pallet industry has begun to promote green and with that, environmental claims are sprouting up everywhere, cautions PALNET. A 2008 study conducted by Price Waterhouse found that consumers only believe 16 percent of environmental claims. There’s a good reason why. Of 1,753 environmental claims researched last…
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South Carolina’s Lean Manufacturing Experts Offering X2Order’s ForeSight
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: COLUMBIA, S.C., March 23 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (SCMEP) is making available to SC manufacturers an advanced productivity improvement solution that will be featured at next week’s InnoVenture Southeast 2009 conference in Greenville. This solution, called ForeSight, a software-as a-service (SaaS) framework developed by X2Order, Inc., is…
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Wordingham Technologies Adds Online Support for Supply Chain Management
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Wordingham Technologies, specialists in custom machined parts for optics, photonics and precision instrumentation, announces online customer access for tracking orders and managing releases, 24/7. The Wordingham Quality (WQ) Portal, the first of its kind in this industry, demonstrates Wordingham’s commitment to ‘quality delivered.’