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(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) -- Geomagic will demonstrate Geomagic Qualify 10, new computer-aided inspection software for users of multisensor metrology systems, at CMSC 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Geomagic is exhibiting in booth No. 308. Geomagic Qualify 10…
(Creaform: Lévis, Quebec, Canada) -- After entering Dassault Systèmes’ CAA program and becoming value-added reseller (VAR) in 2007, Creaform has now been certified for DS’s well-known Education Partner Program (EPP). Companies with the EPP label can deliver up-to-date and consistent education…
Colorized micrograph of a NIST chip combining four microrefrigerators (circled in red) with a superconducting sensor (large orange square in the middle). The self-cooling chip could be used for applications ranging from detailed X-ray analysis of semiconductors to detection of…
(Automated Imaging Association: Ann Arbor, Michigan) -- A new machine vision market study reports that machine vision and automated imaging continues to be a growth industry in North America. The 2008 study is based on 2007 actual results and is organized primarily around the major machine…
(Carl Zeiss MicroImaging: Thornwood, NY) --The David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI) in Kannapolis, North Carolina, has chosen Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, to supply its light microscopy and biological imaging systems for the microscopy core facility, making it one of the most advanced…
(Coordinate Metrology Society: Concord, North Carolina) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society, a membership association for measurement professionals, will host its 24th Annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) 2008 from July 21–25, 2008 at the new Embassy Suites overlooking Lowes…
Heart of the orthogonal tracking microscope system developed at NIST is this nanoparticle solution sample well etched in silicon. Careful orientation of the silicon crystal makes it possible to chemically etch angled sides in the well so smooth they act as mirrors. In this…
This image shows how a microstamped primer on a cartridge casing is visualized using the Olympus LEXT platform. The image highlights the benefits of analysis and visualization using Confocal microscopy. Seen here are increases in resolution, depth of focus and contrast…
(ARTEL: New Orleans, Louisiana) -- The ARTEL Extreme Pipetting Expedition has announced data showing that pipettes performed accurately and precisely in Washington state’s humid Olympic National Park, but underdelivered significantly in a drier facility mimicking typical laboratory conditions…
(Carl Zeiss SMT: Albany, New York; and SEMATECH: Austin, Texas) -- In a potential boost to advance lithography, engineers at SEMATECH and Carl Zeiss SMT have announced the completion of their final design for the next generation photomask registration and overlay metrology system—called PROVE.…
Hy Tran examines a kilogram sample in a mass comparator at Sandia’s Primary Standards Laboratory. Photo by Randy Montoya (Sandia Corp.: Albuquerque, New Mexico) -- The kilogram is losing weight and many international scientists, including some at Sandia…
(API Technical Services LLC: Newport News, Virginia) -- API Technical Services LLC is pleased to announce that it has formally started operations as of January 2008. API Technical Services is a new metrology services company, wholly owned by Automated Precision Inc. (API) and is based in Newport…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) -- Geomagic is now shipping Geomagic Studio 10, the latest version of its digital reconstruction software, and offering a free 90-day trial through it’s web site, www.geomagic.com.Geomagic Studio 10 features an optional surfacing module called…
(Delcam plc: Birmingham, United Kingdom) -- Software from Delcam and support from AZtech have helped VMP Team Audi to a successful season.VMP Team Audi has entered into a partnership with Delcam’s South African reseller AZtech covering the supply of software, hardware, and support. Following…
(Multi Metrics Inc.: Menlo Park, California) -- Multi Metrics Inc., a global provider of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) technology, training, and support, recently announced the launch of its SmartGD&T Machine Shop Partner Program, delivering affordable, on-demand, GD…
(InnovMetric Software Inc.: Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada) -- InnovMetric Software Inc. released an intermediate version of PolyWorks, its universal metrology software platform, in November 2007. With PolyWorks 10.1, InnovMetric significantly increases the productivity of its sheet metal…
(Metris: Leuven, Belgium) -- Metris has recently announced that it has signed a share purchase agreement with the shareholders of X-Tek Group for the purchase of 100 percent of the X-Tek stock. The X-Tek purchase fits in the Metris acquisition strategy to strengthen its product portfolio with…
(Metronor AS: Nesbru, Norway) -- BAE Systems has awarded Metronor AS an additional Harmolign boresight system contract. The contract covers development and supply of a new configuration of the Harmolign boresight system for BAE Systems’ Hawk jet trainer. The system will replace a legacy…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization and its partner, the International Electrotechnical Commission, have published a new guide on the vocabulary of metrology—the science of measurement and its application.ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007, “International vocabulary of…
(EOS: Krailling, Germany) -- EOS, a manufacturer of laser-sintering systems, has announced that the 11th EOS International User Meeting (IUM) will be held April 14–16 at the hotel The Monarch hotel in Bad Goegging, Germany. The annual conference provides participants with a platform for…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization and its partner International Electrotechnical Commission have published a new guide on the vocabulary of metrology, the science of measurement and its application.ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007—“International vocabulary of metrology—Basic…
The four images (taken with scanning laser confocal microscopy) show variations in surface roughness of an aluminum alloy as produced by increasing amounts of strain: A – 1 percent, B – 4 percent, C – 8 percent and D – 12 percent. Mark Stoudt, Joseph Hubbard and Stanley…
(ASTM International: West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania) -- Manual 56, Guide to Friction, Wear and Erosion Testing is now available from ASTM International. The manual, authored by Kenneth G. Budinski, is a resource for newcomers to tribology, which is the science and technology of interacting…
Metryx Ltd., a supplier of mass metrology equipment to the semiconductor manufacturing industry, has announced that it has entered into a joint development program with Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center (IMEC ) of Belgium, a leading research institute. The program is designed to evaluate…
(Artel: Los Angeles) -- At Death Valley for Mission No.3 of the Extreme Pipetting Expedition, Artel found that pipettes underdeliver by up to 35 percent in dry and hot environments. While volume delivery errors were partially reduced by prewetting pipette tips, underdelivery still persisted…