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Planners of the upcoming Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference are accepting papers for possible presentation during the event. The conference will be held July 17–21 at the Doubletree Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Metrology specialists from leading manufacturers and laboratories are invited…
Hundreds of metrology professionals are expected to attend the International Metrology Interoperability Summit, March 28–30 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The goal of the event is to define a unified “technology roadmap” for dimensional metrology system interoperability, which will form the…
European researchers are hard at work developing wireless sensors that will predict when components will fail. The implication of such a sensor has broad implications for just about all sectors of the manufacturing industry. The sensor could theoretically reduce machinery breakdowns to…
Trace Laboratories recently acquired a new vibration testing system to expand its services in vibration and mechanical-shock testing. Its new Unholtz-Dickie T2000 Series vibration-testing system meets the high-G vibration- and shock-testing capabilities required by aerospace, automotive…
Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology and Hartwig Inc., a machine-tool distributor, have expanded their partnership to allow Hartwig to distribute Zeiss products in the southeastern United States.Hartwig has been a Zeiss distributor since 2001, and its distribution territory used to extend…
Agilent Technologies Inc. recently introduced an innovative measurement solution that provides precise modulation measurements on the digitized communication signals found in the digital-signal processor-based radio transceivers used in cell phones, base stations, satellite and military…
Metris, a Belgian automotive and aerospace metrology-products producer, recently announced the simultaneous acquisition of LK Ltd., 3D Scanners Ltd. and Arc Second Inc.Metris reports that the acquisitions will allow it to offer fully integrated hardware and software solutions that cover…
The 2006 Measurement Science Conference will be held Feb. 27–March 3 in Anaheim, California. The event is expected to draw hundreds of metrology professionals from around the U.S., and will be held at the Disneyland Hotel. The conference will feature dozens of tutorials and workshops,…
Leica Geosystems’ line of Universal coordinate measuring machine (CMM) products was recognized by the Chinese trade magazine Automobile Industry for its new technologies and manufacturing equipment for the automobile industry. It took 67 industry experts three months to select the winner from…
Intertek Automotive Services, which operates the first commercial automotive test lab of its kind in China, is now offering buzz, squeak and rattle (BSR) testing at its facility in Shanghai. The company uses a newly purchased MB Dynamics low-noise vibration system for the BSR testing. IAS is…
FARO Technologies Inc. has combined two of its top-selling portable coordinate measuring machines into a single package called the TrackArm. The new offering unites the FARO Laser Tracker, which has a range of up to 230 ft., and the Platinum FaroArm, a long-reach probe with six degrees of…
Instron Corp. is now offering on-site temperature-calibration services for a wide variety of equipment. With more than 100 field-service engineers located all over the United States, the company offers temperature, force, speed, displacement, strain, and alignment calibrations. Instron’s…
Quametec Corp., a consultancy, proficiency-testing organization and training provider, has released a new course for metrology professionals.Quametec Trainer is a self-paced, multimedia training system based on the company’s popular ISO/IEC 17025:2005 uncertainty-analysis seminars. It’s been…
ENDEVCO Corp. recently partnered with Cambridge Vibration Maintenance Service to provide calibration and repair services in the United Kingdom. Endevco, a designer and manufacturer of dynamic instrumentation for vibration, shock and pressure measurement, has many U.K.-based clients in the aerospace…
Gagemaker recently introduced its CERTIFI gage-calibration program, a client-server solution that helps customers manage and control gage-calibration processes and documents. CERTIFI automates crucial activities for the calibration, tracking and reporting of measurement information in a…
Intertek Systems Certification recently became one of the first registration bodies accredited to AS9120 in North America. The standard includes the requirements of ISO 9001 and defines additional quality requirements for aerospace-industry distributors. Many major aerospace manufacturers require…
Metrologists recently used Leica Geosystem’s new T-Scan to examine a historic artifact from a ship that sank during the Civil War. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recovered the anchor from the USS Monitor from the underwater Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, east of Cape…
The New Jersey Technical Council recently awarded Gregory H. Olsen, chairman of Sensors Unlimited Inc., its John H. Martinson Technology Support Award. Olsen, the world’s third private space explorer and the first space tourist since the Columbia shuttle exploded mid-flight, recently returned from…
AMETEK Calibration Instruments recently opened a direct-sales office in the United Kingdom. The office will operate as part of AMETEK Lloyd Instruments, which is based in Fareham, Hampshire. The new sales office is led by U.K. sales manager Ian McPhie, and provides site visits, demonstrations and…
Illinois Tool Works Inc. has announced its acquisition of Instron Corp., a supplier of instruments, software and services for the testing of materials and structures. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, Instron has manufacturing facilities and technical centers in 13 countries throughout North America…
The metrology division of Leica Geosystems recently relocated its Midwest Service Center to a new state-of-the-art facility in Wichita, Kansas. The new Wichita Service Center is a 4,000 square-foot facility that is staffed with highly qualified Laser Tracker service technicians. “We are responding…
View Engineering Inc. recently acquired Micro-Metric Inc., a manufacturer of high-precision noncontact dimensional and coordinate metrology systems. View Engineering provides high-accuracy, large-area video, and laser-based and coordinate measuring systems for process monitoring and control in the…
Rockwell Automation will host its annual Manufacturing Perspectives and Automation Fair next week in St. Louis. The Manufacturing Perspectives portion of the event will be held Nov. 15 at the Renaissance Grand Hotel. It will feature a full day of discussions about factory automation led by experts…
The American Council of Independent Laboratories presented its Seal of Excellence Awards at its annual meeting in Palm Springs , California, last month. Participants in the award program are committed to ensuring the integrity of laboratory data, meeting customers’ quality needs and setting the…
The use of metrology equipment from Leica Geosystems is helping a Formula 1 car racing team newcomer beat out its rivals. The Red Bull Racing team, which joined the Formula 1 circuit this season, announced that it’s already beating its rivals when in comes to the speed and accuracy of crucial pre-…
