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(FARO Technologies: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies, Inc. has introduced the FARO Laser Tracker ION, their latest 3-D measurement system.
The FARO Laser Tracker ION is the most advanced, state-of-the-art FARO Laser Tracker ever introduced. It is the most accurate laser tracker available…
(Hexagon Metrology: London) -- Hexagon Metrology has announced today it has acquired all the outstanding assets and technical intellectual property of Mahr Multisensor GmbH. Hexagon Metrology will reorganize the business, and has agreed to employ certain technical service, development and…
New River Kinematics Inc. (NRK) has recently opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Williamsburg, Virginia. The eight acre campus consists of two custom designed buildings that offer 20,000 sq. ft of space. The new location includes 6,000 sq. ft. of laboratory space specifically dedicated to…
(AICON3D Systems: Braunschweig, Germany) -- The countdown has started! On December 2, AICON will unveil all details about a powerful product at the EuroMold show.
EuroMold runs from December 2-5, 2009, in Frankfurt/Main (Germany). You will find AICON in hall 8.0, stand K55.
At the show,…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- As employers across the country continue to shed hundreds of thousands of jobs, many manufacturers are facing an ironic dilemma. As they eliminate positions—mainly repetitive, assembly type jobs—they still have unfilled job openings for high-skilled workers.
According to…
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, announces the addition of its new 3-D scanning and engineering services division to its existing 3-D noncontact-scanner business unit.
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(Olympus NDT: Waltham, MA) -- Olympus is pleased to announce the introduction of the new i-Speed LT, i-Speed TR, and i-Speed FS high-speed video cameras. These new units complement an already wide range of industrial high-speed video cameras from Olympus and offer users a choice to select from a…
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) – The TDS3052C digital phosphor oscilloscope (DPO) provides a bandwidth range of 500 MHz and five GS/s sample rates for accurate representation of your signal. Providing a greater level of insight into complex signals, the TDS3052C combines a whopping 3…
(Dazor: St. Louis) -- Microscope work can be very straining on the visual and musculoskeletal systems. Workers are typically forced to sit in one fixed position with their bodies conformed to the machine for extended periods of time. Worker discomfort coupled with less advanced…
(Keithley: Cleveland) -- Keithley is offering a free webinar on "How to Get the Most From Your Low Current Measurement Instruments," on Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. EST.
This seminar is designed to cover the the basics of low current (from nA to fA) electrical measurements, including how to select the…
(Nikon Metrology NV: Leuven, Belgium) -- Nikon Metrology NV announces the compact, yet versatile, XT V 130 X-ray inspection system that efficiently traces failures inside complex electronic devices and multilayer circuit boards.
To maintain highest quality standards in an environment of…
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- Periodic balance testing is an important factor in quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), and established testing procedures are needed to ensure that instruments always perform to the required specifications.
Mettler Toledo’s GWPExcellence balance…
(Chene Canada Inc.: Montreal, Canada) -- Chene Canada Inc. is a service provider in the nondestructive testing (NDT) field who is currently assessing the market potential in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1988, Chene has developed a unique value proposal for companies who have NDT needs…
(Nikon Metrology NV: Leuven, Belgium) -- The corporate name of Metris has been changed to Nikon Metrology NV. Under the Nikon brand, Nikon and Metris will synergize their respective strengths with regard to technology, marketing, and services, thereby delivering innovative metrology products with…
(Baumer: Southington, CT) -- To eliminate the problems associated with fluid leaking from tanks, pumps, vessels, trays, and other containers, Baumer has introduced the FODK 23 optical sensor for leak monitoring. The evaluation electronics for this sensor are housed in a chemically-resistant, IP67-…
In the fast growing market for wind power systems, quality assurance according to international industrial standards has become an important issue. Wind power plants are no longer a niche playground for environmental proponents, but a serious business where cost efficiency, life-cycle costs,…
(Paul N. Gardner Co. Inc.: Pompano Beach, FL) -- The Digital Pocket Microscope from Paul N. Gardner Co. offers up to 200X magnification, suitable for most quality inspection work.
The DPM contains a high-resolution color camera offering crisp, clear images. The integrated LED illumination can be…
(Qualitest USA: Plantation, FL) -- Qualitest introduces the latest addition to its hardness tester family. The QualiBrineller is an advanced load cell type Brinell hardness tester applying loads from 62.5 kgf to 3,000 kgf. The rugged design makes the tester suitable for production/shop…
(Micropelt GmbH: Freiburg, Germany) -- Aircraft maintenance will be easier in the future, with sensors monitoring the aircraft skin. If the sensors detect any dents or cracks they will send a radio message to a monitoring unit. The energy needed for this will be obtained from thermoelectric…
(Laser Design Inc.: Minneapolis) -- Laser Design Inc. announces that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has installed a Laser Design SURVEYOR WS Series 3-D laser scanning system in its Materials Reliability Division located in Boulder, Colorado. The fully automated, CNC…
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO has just launched a compilation on CD-ROM of its entire collection of Technical Product Specification (TPS) standards, which are essential to manufacturing on a global basis, and provide a common language for product and contract specification, and other communication along…
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER-TOLEDO introduces the new G20 Compact Titrator, which combines simplicity and dependability in one instrument. The G20 Compact Titrator is especially designed for basic applications, and can be operated very simply due to the well-established, unique…
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER-TOLEDO introduces the new G20 Compact Titrator, which combines simplicity and dependability in one instrument. The G20 Compact Titrator is especially designed for basic applications, and can be operated very simply due to the well-established, unique…
(Capacitec: Ayer, MA) -- Capacitec Inc., a designer and manufacturer of noncontact capacitive displacement, gap, and parallelism sensing technologies for scientific and industrial customers, has announced the successful application of noncontact gap sensor systems within aircraft assembly, slot…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Finally, an optical frequency comb that visibly lives up to its name. Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States have built the first optical frequency comb—a tool for precisely…