In Brief

RFID Revolution (Silver Spring, MD; www.rfidrevolution.com), which provides RFID education and consulting services, and on+qor (Bridgeville, PA; www.onqor.com), a division of All-Pak that specializes in brand protection and asset tracking, have partnered to offer a Web-based training course called RFID Essentials....Microcontroller and analog semiconductor supplier Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ; www.microchip.com) has launched a series of hands-on workshops on brushless dc motors that will be held in various cities across the United States in May and June....Nelson Laboratories (Salt Lake City; www.nelsonlabs.com), which provides testing services to medical device manufacturers, has obtained ISO 17025:2005 certification....Artel (Chicago; www.artel-usa.com), which specializes in quality assurance for liquid-handling applications, is offering pipette quality management certification seminars from April until October....The International Society of Automation (Research Triangle Park, NC; www.isa.org) will hold its annual International Instrumentation Symposium June 1–5 in League City, TX....Pad-printing equipment supplier ITW Trans Tech (Carol Stream, IL; www.itwtranstech.com) is celebrating its 30th anniversary....Medical packaging supplier Barger Packaging (Elkhart, IN; www.bargerpackaging.com) has upgraded its facilities to meet increased customer demand by adding a custom-designed thermoformer and increasing its Class 8 cleanroom area....Solvay Advanced Polymers (Alpharetta, GA; www.solvayadvancedpolymers.com) has partnered with Piper Plastics Inc. (Chandler, AZ, and Libertyville, IL; www.piperplastics.com) to launch a line of stock parts made of Solvay’s Spire Ultra polymers using a polymer-conversion process developed by Piper.