Leica Geosystems (Norcross, GA) announced that the Ford Motor Co. has purchased eight laser tracking systems for inspection and measurement operations in Ford's production plants.
The Walter P. Manufacturing Technology Academy (MTA, Waterford, MI) has been selected as winner of the 2001 Governor's Excellence in Practice Award given by the state of Michigan.
National Quality Assurance USA (NQA USA, Acton, MA), an international quality registrar, has earned accreditation to assess and register the management systems of companies for the international aerospace quality standard, AS EN 9100.
Minolta Information Systems Inc. (MISI, Mahwah, NJ) has been awarded the Government Services Administration (GSA) contract for document imaging and management solutions and services.
The American Society for Quality (ASQ) and The Association for Quality and Participation (AQP) have agreed to an affiliation that could provide a broader range of products and services to both organizations' members.