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(AMETEK Inc: Berwyn, PA) -- Creaform, a business unit of AMETEK and a leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, has added the high-accuracy hand-held scanner HandySCAN BLACK/Elite Limited to the HandySCAN 3D BLACK series, already the reference in portable metrology.…
(Key Technology: Walla Walla, WA) -- From humble beginnings growing vegetables for hungry neighbors during the Great Depression, R.S. Cockerill has grown to become one of the largest independent potato packers in the United Kingdom today. Cockerill credits much of this success to its top-quality…
(Dürr: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany) -- From compact cars to pickup trucks, the EcoProFleet driverless transport system, developed by Dürr specifically for paint shops, transports auto bodies with great flexibility. The automated guided vehicle (AGV) comes into its own in combination with the new…
(Forschungsinstitut für Glas-Keramik: Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany) -- Forschungsinstitut für Glas-Keramik (FGK) is an institute affiliated with the Koblenz University of Applied Science, which deals with research into inorganic materials in the material groups of glass and ceramics. Koblenz offers an…
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announced the expansion of its Simulation-driven Systems Development (SDSD) practice team with the addition of Sandeepak Natu as an executive consultant.
With industry experience of…
(Siemens: Plano, TX) -- Digital Industries Software announced the opening of eXplore Live at The Smart Factory@Wichita, an experience center convened by Deloitte that marries an ecosystem of world-leading organizations with business strategy and cutting-edge technology to demonstrate Industry 4.0.…
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- True to Moore’s Law, the number of transistors on a microchip has doubled every year since the 1960s. But this trajectory is predicted to plateau soon because silicon—the backbone of modern transistors—loses its electrical properties once devices made from this material dip…
(Kivnon: Barcelona, Spain) -- At this year’s ProMat, March 20-23 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Kivnon will showcase the latest addition to its AGV portfolio, its Forklift Pallet Stacker. Kivnon AGVs/AMRs are heavy-duty vehicles that improve safety and process efficiency.
But why is Kivnon’s…
(Renishaw: West Dundee, IL) -- The Renishaw Equator system’s patented low-cost design, unique construction, and capability for high-speed comparative gauging for inspection of manufactured parts were developed and proven on the shop floor. This was in collaboration with industry-leading companies…
(Configit: Copenhagen, Denmark) -- Configit has announced that Configit Ace, the market’s leading Configuration Life Cycle Management (CLM) platform, is now available as a cloud service. The vendor-agnostic, cloud-based CLM platform is designed to integrate with any IT system. Configit Ace Cloud…
(Datanomix: Nashua, NH) -- Datanomix, maker of the industry’s only automated production intelligence software platform, announced a partnership with Hexagon to offer the Datanomix software solution to its global manufacturing customers. Datanomix is well known for its industry-changing “No Operator…
(Nikon USA: Melville, NY) --Nikon USA launches not one but three new products, and each bring significant improvements to X-ray software capability and analysis.
The Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Corp. has introduced a new reconstruction algorithm allowing typical scanning times to…
(Schreiner Pro Tech: Blauvelt, NY) – Schreiner ProTech, a Germany-based global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative functional labels with value-added benefits for the automotive and engineering-based industries, has seen significant growth for a special series of pressure compensation…
(VSL: Delft, Netherlands) -- From March 28–30, 2023, the role of metrology in energy storage, production, supply, and distribution in the energy transition will be the central topic as VSL National Metrology Institute opens its brand-new European Center for Flow Measurement at the Maasvlakte in…
(Fluke Calibration: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Calibration has rolled out a range of new, high-performance multiproduct calibrators: 5560A, 5550A, and 5540A.
The calibrators feature: • 4:1 test uncertainty ratio (TUR) for most popular 6.5 digit multimeters • 30-amp continuous current output to extend…
(IDS: Obersulm, Germany) -- Users who choose 3D cameras from the Ensenso N series can now benefit from more advanced models. The new stereo vision cameras (N31, N36, N41, and N46) can now be purchased from IDS Imaging Development Systems.
Ensenso N cameras deliver high-quality 3D information with…
(NCMS: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has published a new technology brief focused on advances in predictive maintenance, also known as condition-based maintenance (CBM+).
Over the past several decades, industries with High-Value Assets (HVAs) have…
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek Sensor Solutions now offers an advanced and user-friendly signal conditioner. This pairs with AC-operated linear and rotary position sensors to deliver reliable feedback in DC voltage, current and digital outputs for use in factory automation, materials testing,…
(Marposs: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Marposs, a global leader in measurement, inspection, and test technologies, has announced a solution for checking the welding joint of pouch cell batteries within the production process. Comprising interferometric sensors and an NCG (noncontact gauge) controller, the…
(Key Technology: Walla Walla, WA) -- Mariani has led the dried fruit industry for 115 years by focusing on product quality along with production efficiency. Last year, the company decided to integrate grading and sorting on one prune-processing line at its Marysville, California, facility and began…
(Department of Defense: Orlando, FL) -- On Dec. 13, 2022, the Overall Award winner and the People’s Choice Award winner for the Department of Defense Maintenance Innovation Challenge (MIC) were announced during the DOD Maintenance Symposium in Orlando, Florida.
The Overall Award winner is “E-Drill…
(WFL Millturn Technologies: Linz, Austria) -- The classic Millturn complete machining center ushered in a completely new era in its original version more than 25 years ago. It was the first WFL Millturn with an individual tool carrier for turning, drilling, and milling with a B axis.
Many of these…
(Opto Diode: Camarillo, CA) -- Opto Diode Corp., an ITW company, has introduced the AXUV100G, a 100 mm x 100 mm active-area electron detection device specially designed for use in radiation detection applications.
The electron photodetector features electron responsivity at energy levels as low as…
(Critical Manufacturing: Porto, Portugal) -- Critical Manufacturing, a company that is redefining the role of manufacturing execution systems (MES), is exhibiting with technology leader, ASMPT, at the 2023 IPC APEX EXPO, Booth 1701, scheduled for January 24–26, 2023, at the San Diego Convention…
(LASER COMPONENTS: Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) -- The LS-WL1 white light module provided by LASER COMPONENTS has an output power of more than 500 mW at the fiber end (core diameter: 1 mm; NA = 0.5). The light is generated by a laser-pumped white light source. The dot-shaped illuminated…