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NIST
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a microminiaturized device that can perform complex viscosity measurements—critical data for a wide variety of fields dealing with things that have to flow—on…
Laser Design Inc.
RavenWorks, a Maple Grove, Minnesota, company known for its automotive machining and testing business, is launching its own line of automotive parts. RavenWorks’ employees, who are hot-rod enthusiasts, saw a need in the market for replacement parts for vintage vehicles. They decided to carefully…
HEIDENHAIN Corp.
(HEIDENHAIN: Schaumburg, IL) -- At this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), held Sept. 13–18 in Chicago, HEIDENHAIN Corp. will present the new ACANTO Series absolute length gauges in direct competition to linear variable differential transformers (LVDTs). These gauges are…
Fluke Corp.
(Fluke Calibration: Phoenix) -- Fluke Calibration, a global provider of test and measurement technology, has introduced the PG9607 piston gauge, which delivers unequaled performance for measurement of absolute and gauge pressures up to 500 kPa (72.5 psi).
The PG9607 piston gauge is designed…
Taran March @ Quality Digest
Although it takes longer to say, “Do we really need a leap second?” than to allow one to come and go, the ongoing wrangle over these troublesome if fleeting moments has spanned a decade now. Most of the debate has occurred off the clock, at least as far as everyday living goes. Alarms continue to…
Simpler Consulting LP
(Simpler Consulting LP: Pittsburgh) -- Simpler Consulting LP, a global management consulting firm that helps companies improve processes to stimulate business-affecting results, has launched the Simpler Design System (SDS), a new service that assists organizations with the product development…
(Lion Precision: St. Paul, MN) -- The ECL101 Eddy-Current Displacement Sensor is an improved, CE-compliant version of Lion Precision’s original ECL100 sensor. The ECL101 noncontact sensor offers improvements in immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and thermal stability as well as lower…
PowerSteering Software
(PowerSteering Software: Cambridge, MA) -- PowerSteering Software, a provider of on-demand project and portfolio management (PPM) solutions, will lead an executive forum titled “Applying Lean Six Sigma to Lean Six Sigma” at the IQPC Process Excellence Leaders Meeting in Chicago on Sept. 14–15…
Alternative Vision Corp.
(Alternative Vision: Tucson, AZ) -- Alternative Vision Corp., the North American distributor for Quest Innovations BV, announces the arrival of the MS5, the newest member of Quest Innovation’s Condor 1000 series.
The Condor 1000 MS5 is designed for imaging applications that require image…
On behalf of the Coordinate Metrology Society Executive Committee,
I would like to thank each of you for contributing to the 2010 Coordinate Measurement Systems Conference. Each member of the Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) is responsible for adding to the exchange of technical ideas, concepts…
Automated Precision Inc.
Martin Säger, survey engineer at Wolz Nautic: The measurement of the templates clearly saved time.
Brothers Michael and Andreas Wolz manufactured 5,000 teak boat decks last year, a hand-crafted product with high requirements for quality. Their business, Wolz Nautic,…
The acronym MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) has long been part of the aerospace vernacular. But only recently have service providers adopted automated tools to streamline the upfront process of capturing and digitally reconstructing physical parts that require repairs or redesign.
The…
Capture 3D
(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- Capture 3D announces that its Users Group Conference & 3D Metrology Workshop is being held Oct. 5–7 at the Hyatt Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California. This conference is geared for engineers, management, and executives to gain insight on how companies are…
Automated Precision Inc.
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc.’s (API) volumetric error compensation (VEC) is an innovative process that establishes a new methodology in volumetric error compensation for large machine tools. This innovative, multi-award-winning technology was just included in the 48th Annual R…
Nikon Metrology Inc.
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology and Verisurf Software have joined forces to make it possible for manufacturers to drive all Nikon Metrology portable metrology devices from Verisurf’s common software platform. Supported Nikon Metrology devices include the Laser Radar, K-Series…
Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing Inc.
(Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing: St. Louis) -- Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing Inc. has introduced the new cost-effective Sphere Mount POLAR Series of laser tracker target holders.
The SM POLAR Series offers several features. The most prominent are:
• Its small footprint for mounting in…
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology has announced the official opening of HexagonStore.com, an e-commerce portal for the United States that offers online purchase of training classes, parts, and accessories for metrology systems. The store includes convenient purchasing…
FARO
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable 3-D measurement and imaging solutions, has announced the release of the world’s most accurate, break-resistant spherically-mounted retroreflector (SMR) as a part of its newly expanded line of laser tracker targets.…
InnovMetric
(InnovMetric Software Inc.: Québec City, Canada) -- InnovMetric Software recently released v. 11.0.16 of PolyWorks software that incorporates three new instrument plug-ins:
• A laser tracker plug-in for the new Leica AT401
• A laser scanner plug-in for the new Steinbichler Probe Scanner
• An…
Rapidform Inc.
(INUS Technology Inc.: Seoul) -- INUS Technology Inc. recently announced that its worldwide revenue for the first half of 2010 beat its internal expectations and represents a more than 50-percent jump from the same period in 2009. The company is on track to generate the highest annual revenue in…
At the Harris Corp. (Government Communications Systems Division—GCSD), solid carbon-fiber and aluminum-shaped reflector dishes are manufactured to support military ground, sea, and air communications. These reflectors range in size from 1 to 13 m. To meet performance requirements, the surface…
PQ Systems
(PQ Systems: Dayton, OH) -- A new release of GAGEpack from PQ Systems features more efficient access to gauge calibration records as well as improved e-mail alarms to designated receivers.
GAGEpack is powerful gauge calibration software that saves time and enhances accuracy in gauge management…
Miriam Boudreaux
If you have ever wondered what the difference was between a gap analysis, an internal audit, or a pre-assessment, you might not be alone. When trying to figure out whether your company meets the requirements of a standard, such as one the International Organization for Standardization (ISO),…
Raissa Carey
Since 2007, Cape Coral, Florida, has adopted a mission to eliminate waste in all processes and operate in a more effective and efficient manner. Since then, the city has achieved more than $2 million in cost savings and performed 18 kaizen events to reduce costs and increase productivity without…
Tripp Babbitt
W. Edwards Deming did a great disservice. He left a prescription for what the United States should do to improve government, manufacturing, and service. The prescription is composed of his 14 Points and Seven Deadly Diseases (which later became his System of Profound Knowledge), and he learned…
