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Birgit Albrecht
Dutch company HGG specializes in steel profile cutting. It manufactures bevel-cutting machines particularly suited for processing large components. EEW, a German manufacturer of wind turbine components, placed an order with HGG. It needed to manufacture foundation structures (also…
Birgit Albrecht
Globally, wind power generation has increased more than fivefold since 2000. With the global trend toward limiting CO2 emissions and numerous governmental programs subsidizing or financing wind power generation, its share of global power generation is set to experience substantial growth in the…
Tracker Handbook by Art Kietlinski
As a senior applications engineer, one of my tasks is to train customers to correctly operate a laser tracker. This month, I would like to share with you some common in-field experiences and issues that I encounter with those who use a laser tracker on a day-to-day basis.
With more than 20 years…
Danita Johnson Hughes Ph.D.
Read this. It won’t be a waste of time.
Time gets lost. People kill time. Time flies. It gets wasted. Time weighs heavy on our hands. We spend time. Time passes. It drags on or it hurries by. Those behind bars are said to be doing time. Sometimes, we have no time left; we’re out of time.…
Donald J. Wheeler
Measurement error is generally considered to be a bad thing, and yet there is very little written about how measurement error affects the way we use our measurements.
This column will consider these effects for four different uses of data. But first we need to describe how to characterize…
Donald J. Wheeler
Measurement error is generally considered to be a bad thing, and yet there is very little written about how measurement error affects the way we use our measurements.
This column will consider these effects for four different uses of data. But first we need to describe how to characterize…
Quantapoint
(Quantapoint: Houston) -- Quantapoint, provider of 3-D Digital Facility technology and software that improves safety and decision making for building, managing, and upgrading facility assets—has announced a nonexclusive reseller and distribution agreement with FARO Technologies. The partnership…
Quantapoint
(Quantapoint: Houston) -- Quantapoint, provider of 3-D Digital Facility technology and software that improves safety and decision making for building, managing, and upgrading facility assets—has announced a nonexclusive reseller and distribution agreement with FARO Technologies. The partnership…
ISSISSIPPI
(ISSISSIPPI: Columbus, OH) -- The International Six Sigma Institute and Secret Society for Imperious Professionals of Process Improvement (ISSISSIPPI) today announced that it will no longer charge customers for access to its industry-leading lean Six Sigma training courses. In response to market…
ISSISSIPPI
(ISSISSIPPI: Columbus, OH) -- The International Six Sigma Institute and Secret Society for Imperious Professionals of Process Improvement (ISSISSIPPI) today announced that it will no longer charge customers for access to its industry-leading lean Six Sigma training courses. In response to market…
Rockwell Automation
(Rockwell Automation: Milwaukee) -- Your plant floor generates valuable performance data virtually every second in a production cycle. Readily accessing and sharing this control system information produces tangible value for many companies that have leveraged the benefits of manufacturing…
Rockwell Automation
(Rockwell Automation: Milwaukee) -- Your plant floor generates valuable performance data virtually every second in a production cycle. Readily accessing and sharing this control system information produces tangible value for many companies that have leveraged the benefits of manufacturing…
Maxxeon Inc.
(Maxxeon: Ottawa, ON, Canada) -- Maxxeon Inc. announces the availability of its Pocket Floodlight. Plant and equipment maintenance technicians often try to use a penlight-style flashlight instead of a work light when working in confined spaces because the flashlights are smaller and are not…
Maxxeon Inc.
(Maxxeon: Ottawa, ON, Canada) -- Maxxeon Inc. announces the availability of its Pocket Floodlight. Plant and equipment maintenance technicians often try to use a penlight-style flashlight instead of a work light when working in confined spaces because the flashlights are smaller and are not…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in serving science, has announced that its Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS5 FT-IR spectrometer received a 2011 Scientists’ Choice Award for Best New Spectroscopy Product of 2010. The award, voted on by…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in serving science, has announced that its Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS5 FT-IR spectrometer received a 2011 Scientists’ Choice Award for Best New Spectroscopy Product of 2010. The award, voted on by…
United Fresh
(United Fresh Produce Association: Washington) -- The top minds in specialty crop research will be on hand this spring at United Fresh 2011, May 2–5, in New Orleans. The annual convention and exposition of the United Fresh Produce Association will again feature posters on food safety, quality…
United Fresh
(United Fresh Produce Association: Washington) -- The top minds in specialty crop research will be on hand this spring at United Fresh 2011, May 2–5, in New Orleans. The annual convention and exposition of the United Fresh Produce Association will again feature posters on food safety, quality…
Capture 3D
(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- Capture 3D, along with GOM mbH and Trilion Quality Systems, will be hosting four day-long workshops geared toward optimizing product development processes, saving time, cutting costs, and working more efficiently through the use of 3-D metrology technology. Bring…
Capture 3D
(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- Capture 3D, along with GOM mbH and Trilion Quality Systems, will be hosting four day-long workshops geared toward optimizing product development processes, saving time, cutting costs, and working more efficiently through the use of 3-D metrology technology. Bring…
Beta LaserMike
(Beta LaserMike: Dayton, OH) -- Beta LaserMike, a leading global provider of precision measurement and integrated process control solutions, is debuting its new LayScan measurement system at the Interwire 2011 Trade Exposition, May 3–5, 2011, in booth No. 732 at the Georgia World Congress Center…
Beta LaserMike
(Beta LaserMike: Dayton, OH) -- Beta LaserMike, a leading global provider of precision measurement and integrated process control solutions, is debuting its new LayScan measurement system at the Interwire 2011 Trade Exposition, May 3–5, 2011, in booth No. 732 at the Georgia World Congress Center…
ETQ LLC
(ETQ: Farmingdale, NY) -- EtQ has announced that its upcoming release, Reliance 8.0, will offer integration with Microsoft SharePoint.
SharePoint, a web technology-based server, is used for a variety of tasks, including file sharing, web publishing, and collaboration. EtQ Reliance SharePoint…
ETQ LLC
(ETQ: Farmingdale, NY) -- EtQ has announced that its upcoming release, Reliance 8.0, will offer integration with Microsoft SharePoint.
SharePoint, a web technology-based server, is used for a variety of tasks, including file sharing, web publishing, and collaboration. EtQ Reliance SharePoint…
SAE International
(SAE International: Warrendale, PA) -- The SAE 2011 World Congress—the essential automotive technology event for engineers in the automotive industry—is set for April 12–14, and SAE International has extended the preregistration deadline to April 1, 2011.
“Charging Forward Together,” the SAE…