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(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Images are created when light reflects into the camera; therefore, lighting is an important step to a good image. High-quality images are paramount when using machine vision for your automation and inspection needs.
If you need to learn more about how to get started…
(Sensor Products: Madison, NJ) -- Interactive exhibits make learning science fun. One such exhibit, “Under Pressure,” demonstrates how pressure between the body and a contacting object—such as a chair—can create pressure points and strain. Sensor Products Inc., an innovator in the field, donated…
(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- Capture 3D announces their fourth biannual Users Group Conference and 3D Metrology Workshop to be held Oct. 6–7, in Newport Beach, California, with an optional welcome cocktail reception on Oct. 5.
Capture 3D is continually supporting and helping companies reach…
(CyberMetrics: Phoenix) -- CyberMetrics Corp. has announced that it has released FaciliWorks 8i version 8.6 with the new FaciliWorks Calibration Manager module for its FaciliWorks 8i Enterprise Asset Management family of server and web-based management solutions.
FaciliWorks 8i version 8.6…
(MAG: Erlanger, KY) -- MAG, a global machine tool and systems company, introduces industry’s fastest volumetric error compensation (VEC) system capable of analyzing and correcting positioning errors in all machine-tool axes simultaneously to achieve machining accuracies never before possible on…
(The Pitbull Clamp Co. Inc.: Boylston, MA) -- As quality control inspectors, you may be measured on contributions you make to improve your inspection process. Be the first to introduce this brand new line of inspection work holding designed with “lean” principles in mind.
The Pitbull Clamp Co…
(ADCOLE Corp.: Marlborough, MA) -- A new software option for their camshaft measuring machines, which can measure axial profile across the industry’s newer cam lobes, and have become narrower and produced with tighter grinding tolerances, is being introduced by ADCOLE Corp. of Marlborough,…
(Ono Sokki Technology: Addison, IL) -- Ono Sokki Technology Inc. reintroduces the GS-1000 linear gauge sensor. This gauge was designed to measure dimensions, thickness, curvature, eccentricity, displacement, height, depth, flatness, variation, run-out, roundness, distortion, deflection, and also…
(OGP: Rochester, NY) -- Optical Gaging Products Inc. (OGP) offers an innovative, high-accuracy dimensional measurement system—SmartScope Quest 300. This benchtop multisensor metrology system offers micron-level measurements within a generous 300 × 300 × 250 mm (12 × 12 × 10 in.) of XYZ travel to…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have launched a joint effort to gather enhanced climate data from spaceborne climate observation instruments planned for a group of satellites now…
(Sciemetric Instruments: Ottawa, ON, Canada) -- Sciemetric Instruments Inc., whose technology has been used for more than 25 years by some of the world’s largest manufacturers to improve quality and their manufacturing processes, announces the addition of a low-cost two-channel process monitor,…
(Rotronic: Hauppauge, NY) -- The HygroGen HG2 humidity and temperature generator is designed as a calibrator for relative humidity probes. The HG2 uses a mixed flow method for generating the humidity (%RH) required by the user. A desiccant cartridge provides low humidity, a saturator provides high…
(TARDEC: Warren, MI) -- The day when U.S. soldiers will drive “smart- armor” vehicles that tell occupants when those vehicles are damaged has moved closer to reality. Scientists at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive, Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) have been awarded military…
(GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies: Billerica, MA) -- Flash! Filters from GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies provide one-click image optimization, resulting in faster image enhancement and streamlined inspection workflow. Flash! Filters are available for weld and casting inspections,…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Orlando, FL) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a world leader in serving science, recently launched the Evolution Array, a new UV-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer driven by photodiode array (PDA) technology, which offers dramatic improvements in laboratory…
(Spectronics Corp.: Westbury, NY) -- Spectronics Corp. has introduced the revolutionary Spectroline AccuMAX XRP-3000 digital radiometer/photometer, the new benchmark in light-measurement technology. The XRP-3000 uses a dual-wavelength sensor detector to measure ultraviolet and visible light.…
(Sherborne Sensors: Wyckoff, NJ) -- Sherborne Sensors has introduced the T640 series, a range of high-reliability solid state tilt sensors, offering precision measurement accuracy for data acquisition systems, road bed analysis, platform and pipeline leveling, structural monitoring, ship ballast…
(Artel: Orlando, FL) -- Artel has launched its enhanced liquid handler performance verification service. In addition to verification of instrument performance, the service now includes validation of customer-specific liquid handling methods, allowing laboratories to further optimize liquid…
(NEi Software: Westminister, CA) -- NEi Software, a global provider of Nastran finite element analysis (FEA) software, announces the release of NEi Fusion 2.1, a unique combination of Nastran FEA solvers and 3-D modeler powered by SolidWorks.
“We are excited to introduce NEi Fusion 2.1 which…
(IAS: Whittier, CA) -- The International Accreditation Service (IAS) is offering a training course, May 24–26, in Washington, DC, designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the requirements of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005—“General…
(GeorgiaTech: Atlanta) -- A class of molecules whose size, structure, and chemical composition have been optimized for photonic use could provide the demanding combination of properties needed to serve as the foundation for low-power, high-speed all-optical signal processing.
All-optical…
(Cognex Corp.:) -- Cognex Corp. has launched VisionPro Surface, a vision software package for inspecting the surface of materials. VisionPro Surface combines a revolutionary new visual defect detection and classification technology with a simple user interface to enable accurate defect detection,…
(Sensor Technologies AS: Horten, Norway) -- Sensonor Technologies AS is launching their SP300-series, a multipurpose digital absolute pressure sensor—fully calibrated and compensated with programmable, embedded RISC µC, and optional accelerometer. Flexible and customer-specified communication is…
(Mitutoyo: Aurora, IL) — Mitutoyo America Corp. announces the new Surftest SJ-210 portable surface roughness tester. Numerous innovative features combined with high accuracy and a competitive price makes this instrument the new class leader.
The Surftest SJ-210’s large, 2.4-in. color LCD…
(Mitutoyo America Corp.: Aurora, IL) — The new Roundtest RA-220 roundness measuring machine from Mitutoyo America Corp. offers measurement versatility with a compact footprint.
The Roundtest RA-220 analysis options include: roundness, cylindricity, coaxiality, concentricity, radial runout…
