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(CyberMetrics: Phoenix) -- CyberMetrics Corp.’s Quality Management Division introduces a new product offering, the GAGEtrak Portable Calibration Solution (PCS). Now you can export gauge calibration data from GAGEtrak software to a netbook or laptop to perform calibrations in the field.
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(DALSA: Boston) -- A global provider of machine vision technology, Dalsa Corp. recently launched four new models in the Falcon high-performance area scan camera family. Three of the color models are part of DALSA’s Falcon High Gain (HG) series, and one is part of its extended dynamic range (XDR)…
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xpensive, highly technical metrology equipment, which is used worldwide to measure critical parts in aerospace, automotive, nuclear, and communications industries (to name a few), has increased productivity and quality of virtually every product manufactured today. There’s an accompanying…
(PANalytical: Almelo, the Netherlands) -- PANalytical has extended the compatibility of its Omnian advanced standardless analysis software to now include the compact benchtop MiniPal 4 X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer. This combination offers a premium XRF solution that is both easy to use…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has announced a new option to deliver its VisionView operator interface to any VGA display. VisionView VGA is a low-cost DIN rail-mount adapter that provides direct VGA output for the VisionView application software, allowing operators to connect to any size…
(Eriez Manufacturing Co.: Erie, PA) -- Eriez’ E-Z Tec X-ray Inspection Systems deliver the highest level of product and packaging integrity for pharmaceutical applications.
“When it comes to foreign object detection, most companies leave themselves vulnerable as they restrict inspection of…
(Leica Geosystems: Norcross, GA) -- Following the successful Q4 2009 release of its Leica ScanStation C10 laser scanner, Leica Geosystems announces new system enhancements that provide increased versatility and productivity for as-built and topographic surveys. Based on new versions of scanner…
(FARO Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., the world’s leading provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has announced the release of FARO Scene 4.7, the latest version of its scan processing software for the FARO laser scanner.
The new Scene 4.7 features…
(Nikon Metrology Inc.: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon has formed Nikon Metrology Inc., a new company that combines Nikon Instruments Inc.’s industrial instruments business with the former Metris business, acquired by Nikon Corp. in 2009. Nikon Metrology Inc., headquartered in Brighton, Michigan, will…
(FARO Technologies: Minneapolis) -- Laser Design Inc. and FARO Technologies have partnered in developing a next generation scanning technology system, the Magnaline 240. This strategic partnership will allow both companies to bring their combined technologies to a wider base of innovative…
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) has announced they will debut their new Smart Scan Solution at the Windpower 2010 conference and exposition in Dallas, May 23–26.
The Smart Scan Solution combines cutting-edge technologies from API and Steinbichler Vision Systems to create…
(Phillips Precision: Boylston, MA ) -- Users of coordinate measuring machines (CMM) are quality control inspectors that may be measured on their contributions to improved inspection processes. A brand-new line of inspection work-holding devices from Phillips Precision, designed with lean…
(InnovMetric Software: Quebec City, QC, Canada) -- InnovMetric Software is proud to announce that in its past fiscal year (April 2009 to March 2010), its worldwide sales of PolyWorks/Inspector Probing licenses have increased by 71 percent. During the same period of time, several automotive…
Hexagon Metrology Inc. announced its latest product at Quality Expo South in Charlotte, North Carolina—the Leica Absolute Tracker AT401, the industry’s first wireless, battery-powered laser tracker.
You’re probably thinking, “Yeah, so what? Another laser tracker. What did they do, marginally…
(Automated Precision Inc.: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) debuted its new Smart Scan solution at the Windpower 2010 conference and exposition in Dallas, Texas, May 23–26.
The Smart Scan solution combines cutting-edge technologies from API and Steinbichler Vision Systems to…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic announces new versions of its flagship 3-D software for reverse engineering and quality inspection: Geomagic Studio 12 and Geomagic Qualify 12. The new releases bring unparalleled ease of use to the market for 3-D scanning software, along with…
(S. Himmelstein: Hoffman Estates, IL) --The MCRT 79700V digital torquemeter has two ranges with independent outputs, eliminating the cost and inconvenience of swapping between two or more conventional torque meters when production is switched between different products.
The MCRT 79700V Series…
(INUS Technology: Seoul) -- INUS Technology’s next major release of its flagship reverse engineering software, Rapidform XOR, has begun shipping to customers. Rapidform XOR is the only software that combines 3-D scan data processing and parametric solid modeling to give users the ability to create…
(Carl Zeiss: Thornwood, NY) -- Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Inc. introduces the Axio Lab.A1 microscope for examinations in reflected light in the materials sciences. Its intuitive operation makes this upright microscope suitable for routine lab applications in metallography, quality control, and for…
(Nikon Metrology: Leuven, Belgium) -- At the international 2010 Control trade fair for quality assurance, Nikon Metrology introduced the all-digital LC60Dx/LC50Cx scanners. The next-generation LC60Dx CMM laser scanner, evolved from the successful LC60D scanner, brings laser scanning into the…
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- Pharma Tech Industries (PTI), a contract manufacturer and packer of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and personal care products, is focused on exceeding customers’ expectations. To consistently achieve its high quality standards, the company relies on X-ray…
(NACMA) -- The North American Coordinate Metrology Association (NACMA) invites you to participate in the NACMA 2010 Annual Workshop and Conference, one of the largest annual meetings for dimensional metrologists, to be held Aug. 4–6. The host and location for this event is:
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(Fluke: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Corp., a global leader in calibration technology, has introduced Fluke Manual MET/CAL software—an application for calibration professionals who need to collect, store, and report calibration data consistently and efficiently. Manual MET/CAL offers a database-driven…
(Ophir-Spiricon: Logan, UT) -- Ophir-Spiricon, a global provider of precision laser measurement, recently announced the PD10-IR-pJ Photodiode Energy Sensors, designed to measure very low energy down to 30 pJ. Part of the PD10 family of high sensitivity silicon laser sensors, the new devices extend…
(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing the new Pinpoint Proline Alignment Kit—a visual laser system for checking and measuring straightness, flatness, squareness, parallelism, leveling, and many other tasks. This kit combines the features of a transit, an…
