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(Leica Geosystems Inc.: Atlanta, Georgia) -- The TPS1200+ Total Station introduces Leica’s most precise automatic positioning ever, along with several other accuracy improvements. Users can combine pointing accuracy with the convenience of robotic instruments. In combination with the new…
(UE Systems: Elmsford, New York) -- Ultrasound World IV, January 27–30, 2008 at the Clearwater Hilton in Clearwater, Florida, offers numerous lectures and workshops for maintenance and plant operations professionals. Presented by international experts involved in all aspects of predictive…
The 2008 Measurement Science Conference welcomes Miguel Cerezo, of Amgen, as the President of the 2008 MSC. The MSC will be held at the Disneyland Hotel during the week of March 10 through 14, 2008, and will present the latest educational information available as in the previous conferences.
The…
(Laser Design Inc.: Minneapolis) -- York Technical College is a community college with associate degree and certificate programs. The Machine Tool Technology department has built a worldwide reputation for excellence on the merits of its 3-D center’s cutting-edge equipment and in-demand…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, together with colleagues from IBM and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have pushed the measurement of thin films to the edge—literally—to produce the first data on how the…
(Labsphere Inc.: North Sutton, New Hampshire) -- Labsphere Inc. is co-sponsoring a light measurement seminar in cooperation with its Halma sister company Ocean Optics, and its sales partner, Pro-Lite Technology.To be held at the Photonics Cluster in Birmingham, England, on Nov. 1, 2007, the…
(Leica Geosystems: St. Gallen, Switzerland) -- By the end of this decade, four independent global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) will be operational. Today only the American GPS system is fully operational, and the Russian GLONASS system is rapidly approaching full operational status. These…
(Agilent Technologies Inc.: Santa Clara, California) -- Agilent has announced the availability of a new embedded local oscillator (LO) measurement capability for its PNA Series network analyzers. With its ability to accurately test frequency converters without having to directly access a common…
(NCSL International: Boulder, Colorado) -- The William A. Wildhack Award is presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of metrology and measurement science, consistent with the goals of the National Conference of Standards Laboratories International.
This year’s winner,…
(SAKOR Technologies Inc.: Okemos, Michigan) SAKOR has launched its newest product line, the HybriDyne series of hybrid vehicle driveline test systems. Combining SAKOR’s core capabilities in combustion engine and electric motor testing, the HybriDyne is a comprehensive test solution for calibrating…
(ARTEL: Westbrook, Maine) -- Data taken at Yellowstone National Park during Mission No. 2 of the ARTEL Extreme Pipetting Expedition show that pipettes deliver volumes inaccurate by up to 37 percent when handling fluids at temperatures different from the pipettes. Called thermal disequilibrium…
(GE Inspection Technologies: Billerica, Massachusetts) -- GE Inspection Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire phoenix|x-ray, a high-resolution computed tomography (CT)/X-ray technology used in nondestructive testing (NDT) applications. The transaction, terms of which aren’t…
(Starrett: Athol, Massachusetts) -- The L. S. Starrett Co., a producer of precision measuring instruments, has acquired Kinemetric Engineering LLC for $2.3 million.Based in Laguna Hills, California, Kinemetric Engineering specializes in precision video-based metrology, specialty motion devices…
(Leica Geosystems: San Ramon, California) -- Leica Geosystems assisted the California Highway Patrol’s multidisciplinary accident investigation team (MAIT) at the recent collapse of a major San Francisco-area overpass. The CHP brought a Leica ScanStation 3-D laser scanner to map the scene,…
(Metron: Seattle, Washington) -- McCauley Propeller Systems, a manufacturer of aircraft propellers, recently installed and began using an automated laser-scanning system from Metron Systems. The system allows McCauley to rapidly confirm the 3-D quality of propellers, thereby decreasing…
(ARTEL: West Brook, Maine) -- Yellowstone National Park has been selected as the location for Mission No. 2 of the ARTEL’s Extreme Pipetting Expedition. At Yellowstone, ARTEL will test how pipetting liquids at a temperature different than the pipette (thermal disequilibrium) affects delivered…
(Sypris: Orlando, Florida.) -- Sypris Test & Measurement Inc., a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions Inc., has partnered with Tektronix to provide onsite calibration services for products from multiple vendors. The combined offerings of the two firms provide onsite calibration support for more…
(Beamex: Marietta, Georgia ) -- Computer-aided calibration management is becoming more and more common for managing calibration information and calibration assets in the process industry. Tough requirements set by regulatory authorities and quality systems, the need for improving calibration-…
(NIST:Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are developing state-of-the-art measuring techniques, similar to those used in making aerospace components fit together precisely, that soon could improve success…
(Cognex: Natick, Massachusetts) -- Cognex Corp., a supplier of machine vision sensors and systems, has announced that a Japanese supplier of industrial robots has standardized on Cognex In-Sight vision sensors for their three-axis and SCARA robots. The manufacturer will produce certain…
(FARO Technologies: Lake Mary, Florida) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a maker of portable computer-aided measurement arms and laser trackers, is increasing its role as technology sponsor for the GTS-champion Corvette Racing Team, which is preparing for the most grueling race of the season…
(FARO Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, Florida)—FARO Technologies Inc., the world’s single source for a complete line of portable CAM2 solutions, is sponsoring a team for the 2007 season of the Porsche Supercup. Siegfried Buss, managing director of FARO Europe, explains: “Together with our…
(GKS Inspection: Minneapolis)—GKS Inspection Services Inc., a global provider of dimensional measurement, 3-D laser scanning and terrestrial scanning services, has purchased a FARO portable CMM articulated arm for its Minneapolis office. GKS’ Michigan office already uses its four FARO arms…
(Hexagon AB: Stockholm, Sweden) – Hexagon AB has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of the French companies D&P Systems and Topolaser System s.a.s. D&P Systems develops and supplies multidimensional systems for measuring, planning and machine control for…
(Illinois Tool Works Inc.: Albuquerque, New Mexico) – Illinois Tool Works Inc., parent company of MAGNAFLUX, recently announced its acquisition of Quasar International Inc., the inventor of process compensated resonant testing (PRCT), a revolutionary new nondestructive testing method.…
