Association for Manufacturing Excellence Total Productive Maintenance Training for The Lean Journey in Portland, Oregon April 3-4, 2008 (14189)
Portland, OR – March 25, 2008 -- In addition to its people, a company’s equipment makes up the vital Value Stream components of what makes any Lean organization not only tick, but thrive and succeed. A two-day workshop will give participants the tools of the trade to get the most out of that equipment. Sponsored by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) and hosted by Gunderson, Inc., Total Productive Maintenance Training (TPM) Workshops will be held on Thursday, April 4th from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Friday, April 5th from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Shilo Inn Suites, Portland Airport, 11707 N.E. Airport Way in Portland.

Canadian Standards Association and Robotic Industries Association to sponsor 2008 North American Robot Safety Conference in Canada. Conference to Highlight Latest Safety and Construction Standards for Industrial Robots (13954)
Toronto, ON, – Canadian Standards Association (CSA), a leading developer of standards and codes, and the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) will co-sponsor the North American Robot Safety Conference in Waterloo, Ontario from March 25-28, 2008 at the Waterloo Inn & Conference Centre.

LEAN FOR THE SUPPLY CHAIN Conference Presented by Society of Manufacturing Engineers (13917)
DEARBORN, Michigan -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) announces a new conference to help Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and suppliers take the next step on their lean journeys. "Lean for the Supply Chain", Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Jose, CA , March 11–2, 2008, will bring together OEMs, major suppliers and job shop owners to address the value of using lean processes to collaborate on working effectively up and down the supply chain.

2008 North American Robot Safety Conference Highlights New International Standard on the Construction of Industrial Robots (13911)
Introduction on New ANSI/RIA/ISO 10218-1-2007, Tabletop Exhibits and More Part of "First-Ever" Safety Training Event in Waterloo, Ontario

LEAN EXECS LEARN HOW TO TURN TALK INTO ACTION WITH AME's STOP TALKING LEAN WORKSHOP IN SHELTON, CT FEBRUARY 12 (13790)
Now Lean executives in Connecticut (and the surrounding regional area) will have a special workshop opportunity that zooms it on how to create a Lean culture successfully and swiftly. Those attending the Association for Manufacturing Excellence's one-day Stop Talking Lean workshop in Shelton, CT on February 12th will also leave with an action plan designed to overcome the psychological and logistical challenges facing cultural change within the workplace and achieve Rapid Lean Transformation in as little as 3 month's time following their training session

Newberg, Ore.\'s Climax Portable Machine Tools Expands Facilities to Fulfill Customer Need for Cost-Effective Machining Solutions(12253)
The facility also positions Climax as a competitive resource for customers seeking valve repair machines, boring machines, flange facers, lathes and mills and other specialized maintenance and repair solutions in the power generation, shipbuilding, heavy construction, mining, and civil engineering industries.

Herndon, Va.'s Deltek Expands Leadership Position in EVM Space with the Acquisition of AIM (11184)
Deltek is a leading provider of enterprise applications software designed specifically for project-focused businesses. For more than two decades, our software applications have enabled organizations to automate mission-critical business processes around the engagement, execution and delivery of projects.

Global Outsourcing Leadership And Succession Planning (10605)
Those in the leadership pipeline should be developed aggressively, especially considering the growth in global business and outsourcing (even among small companies) and the growing shortage of talent described above. Internal and external training programs and workshops, attendance at seminars and trade shows, stretch assignments, simulations, job shadowing, international travel, case studies, cross-cultural exposure and sensitivity training, and the continued use of assessments are all applicable tools in development and should be used in combination.

San Mateo, Calif.'s Astoria Software Joins JustSystems’ Partner Program to Expand Support for XML Authoring Tools (10545)
Astoria Software drives efficiencies in dynamic product documentation with on-demand delivery of structured content management. GE Healthcare, Teradata, Texas Instruments, and other Forbes Global 2000 manufacturers rely on Astoria to meet rigorous market demands — increasing product volumes, accelerating time-to-market, and concurrent global customization. Astoria reduces documentation costs up to 90% and compresses product launch cycles from months to weeks.

San Mateo, Calif.'s Astoria Software Joins JustSystems’ Partner Program to Expand Support for XML Authoring Tools (10544)
Under the partnership, Astoria will integrate with XMetaL Author, JustSystems’ XML-based content creation software, allowing transparent access from the XMetaL interface to feature-rich functions and content stored in Astoria’s on-demand XML content management system (CMS).