The new ISO technical specification for the automotive supply chain, ISO/TS 16949:2009 third edition is now available as an e-document from the AIAG Web site.

Southfield MI, USA -- Developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), the ISO/TS 16949:2009 standard, in conjunction with ISO 9001:2008, defines the quality management system requirements for the design and development, production and, when relevant, installation and service of automotive-related products.

It is applicable to sites where customer-specified parts, for production and/or service, are manufactured.

The revised ISO/TS 16949:2009 standard does not introduce any new or changed requirements from ISO/TS 16949:2002. The revision is based on the updates made to the ISO 9001:2008 standard.


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Research Triangle Park NC, USA – The 55th International Instrumentation Symposium (IIS) was held in League City , TX , from June 1-5, 2009. IIS is ISA’s longest running symposium and is sponsored by the Aerospace Industries, Test and Measurement, and Process Measurement and Controls Divisions of ISA.

The symposium was attended by 75 persons from around the globe including Canada , Saudi Arabia , Germany , Great Britain , Columbia , and nineteen states in America .

The symposium featured keynote speakers from ISA society leadership including Leo Staples and Past President Kim Miller Dunn.

Other keynote speakers featured prominent industry leaders, such as Dr. Louis Iselin, who presented his keynote titled “Your New Method may be Quite Valuable, but is it Patentable”, Dr. James Hall, whose keynote was titled “Instrumentation Challenges for Deepwater Subsea Oil & Gas Production” and Dr. Angela Summers who spoke at the awards banquet on safety.


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Back in Las Vegas - October 2009
New Venue, New Program, More Value, More Excitement
Las Vegas NV, USA -- Join leaders in the field for the magnificent 10th Anniversary InfraMation Conference.

In 2008, InfraMation had the largest attendance ever - more than 500 thermography professionals and experts.

Don't miss year 10 - the only one-stop event for IR innovations and practical applications in diagnostics, building sciences, manufacturing and industrial automation, predictive maintenance, R&D, and more.


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Ipswich, UK & Stone Ridge NY, USA -- An application note from Genevac describes how their Model DD-4X centrifugal evaporator has been used by a pharmaceutical company to address the sample integrity and physical storage problems associated with compound library maintenance.

Entitled Library maintenance for the smaller pharma the application note details a high throughput process to produce compound libraries as dry films that have been validated for long-term storage.

The authors describe how compounds were solubilised, reformatted from 96- to 384-well plates and then dried down using a Genevac DD-4X centrifugal evaporator for storage at room temperature.


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Learn How Thermo Fisher Scientific Overcomes the Challenges in This Webinar and Check the Online Archive for Other Available Topics

CAMBRIDGE, UK - - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announces the availability of a new webinar which demonstrates how to achieve a more robust and reliable means of trace element analysis in high matrix and spectrally rich samples using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission spectrometry. The webinar, entitled "Getting Great Results From Tough Samples" is available now.

While many laboratory analyses are repetitive and can be carried out using relatively simple parameter sets and limited automation, there are those applications that require the high levels of flexibility, performance and automation.

With a traditional ICP instrument design, spectrometer functions are carried out in a sequential fashion adding to the overall analysis time and reducing sample throughput. The one-hour webinar demonstrates how reliable analysis of trace elements in high matrix and spectrally rich samples, such as brines and organics, can be easily achieved using the extended features of the Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series.


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SANTA BARBARA CA, USA- Wyatt Technology iis delighted to announce that it will host its 20th Annual International Light Scattering Colloquium (ILSC) on October 19-20, 2009 at the exclusive Four Seasons Biltmore Resort in Santa Barbara, California.

The event will welcome an array of high-profile speakers including world-renowned Nobel Prize winner, Professor Robert Grubbs.

In conjunction with the 20th annual ILSC, Wyatt Technology will also be hosting an Eclipse FFF-MALS Focus Meeting on October 21 2009.

Over the past 20 years the annual ILSC has secured its status as the pre-eminent meeting for light scattering for both static and dynamic light scattering users. Introduced by Wyatt Technology to provide its new and existing customers from around the world with the opportunity to gather to discuss their light scattering experiences, the colloquium has grown to become a world-leading event for all industry professionals.


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Research Triangle Park NC, USA – The ISA12 standards committee has approved a newly revised ISA-60079-15 standard, Electrical Apparatus for Use in Class I, Zone 2 Hazardous (Classified) Locations - Type of Protection.

The standard specifies requirements for the construction, testing and marking for Group II electrical apparatus with type of protection, "n" intended for use in Class I, Zone 2 hazardous (classified) locations as defined by the National Electrical Code® (NEC®), ANSI /NFPA 70.

“This revised edition is the U.S. adoption of IEC 60079-15:2005 (Edition 3) superseding the IEC 1987 1st edition adopted and published by ISA in 1996,” stated ISA12 chairperson Ted Schnaare with Rosemount.

“As IEC 60079-15:2001 (Edition 2) was unsuitable for use in the U.S. , ISA12 waited for the publication of Edition 3 in 2005 to revise the ISA document. The result is a closer alignment of the U.S. requirements with those of IEC and ATEX--welcomed by manufacturers and users alike.”


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Includes Technical Committees ISO/IEC JTC 1 and JTC 1 SWG Plus IEC TC 3, TC 46, TC 86 and TC 100

Tel Aviv, Israel -- The 73rd IEC General Meeting, hosted by the IEC National Committee of Israel, SII, will be held from 18 October to 22 October 2009 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

In addition to the Council and management meetings, it will feature meetings of 42 Technical Committees and Subcommittees and meetings of the IEC Conformity Assessment community.

As is customary, management meetings are to be held throughout the week, culminating in a Council Statutory Session and Open Session on Thursday 22 October.

The GM (General Meeting) provides the setting for a focused environment of meetings, allowing delegates to network with fellow experts, to give and gain an insight into best practices in their fields of technology and to be part of an exceptional group of specialists from around the world.


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Anritsu's Nine Instruments Meeting Newly Released Mask Compliance Requirements Established by Leading Industry Organization

MORGAN HILL CA, USA --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Anritsu Company announces that it is the first company to submit self-certification documents to the National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) for compliance with the group’s recommendations for measuring HD radio signals.

Anritsu’s Spectrum Master™, BTS Master™ and VNA Master™ series, and Economy Microwave Spectrum Analyzers comply with the NRSC-5 in-band/on-channel (IBOC) Digital Radio Broadcasting Standard, which specifies IBOC systems for both the AM and FM bands, including detailed specification of the parameters that must be met by the RF signal broadcast by an IBOC facility.


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Geneva, Switzerland & Santa Clara CA, USA -- Symyx Technologies Inc. has authored a new application note that discusses why many pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical and consumer product organisations are adopting a single, organisation-wide enterprise electronic notebook strategy.

It is widely accepted that the electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) is an essential tool in today's dynamic scientific R&D landscape.

Improving R&D efficiency means optimising the everyday tasks of scientists. ELNs allow scientists to focus on laboratory work rather than the documentation, while at the same time enabling them to share experimental results and learn from institutional knowledge and prior art.


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