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(API: Rockland, MD) -- Earlier this month, API Services announced its acquisition of R&C Service Solutions Inc., a full-service, machine-tool support service company located in Arizona. R&C is now operating as API Services: Southwest Division.
API Services President Ronald S. Hicks…
(Newport: Bozeman, MT) -- ILX Lightwave, a Newport Corp. brand, announces the addition of LDT-5940C Thermoelectric Temperature Controller to its portfolio of thermoelectric temperature controllers designed for testing of laser diodes and other optoelectronic devices. The LDT-5940C features 60 watts…
(AQSENSE: Girona, Spain) -- AQSENSE, developer of 3-D machine vision technologies has a 3-D Shape Analysis Library, SAL3D, a library for cloud-points acquisition and manipulation, which now supports the SR4000, the leading line 3-D time-of-flight cameras from Mesa Imaging, the Switzerland-based…
(General Tools: New York) -- The new series of USB Humidity and Temperature Data Loggers (HT10/20/50) from General Tools & Instruments (General) makes long-term, unattended monitoring of myriad environments easier and less costly. Each unit in General’s HT Series enables users to keep an eye on…
(USON: Houston) Quality engineers can now obtain the USON Pressure Decay Leak Test Calculator—the first in a family of automated Uson NDT Test Calculators—to generate nearly instantaneous answers to “what if” modeling of pressure-decay leak testing variables and exact returns on investment from new…
(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The Vision Show, North America’s largest vision and imaging trade show and conference, will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Hynes Convention Center, May 8-10, 2012. AIA, the world’s largest trade association promoting vision and imaging industries, founded The…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced the Type 9211BE miniature quartz force sensor with single-wire technology, designed for high-reliability…
(Chromasens GmbH: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The improved performance of modern camera systems has increased their value as image-capturing solutions. However, a central issue is often overlooked, as Markus Schnitzlein, managing director of Chromasens GmbH, emphasizes, “In addition to a high-quality camera…
(Lenox: Trevose, PA) -- Lenox Instrument Co.’s Micro Borescope delivers a clear, bright image ideal for close-range inspection of medical devices like coronary stents; tubing; micromolded, machined, and cast parts; and electronic and mechanical assemblies—particularly where access is limited and…
(Toshiba Imaging: Irvine, CA) -- Toshiba Imaging, a leader in high-definition color video imaging, is working with ISee3D Inc. on an advanced 3-D microscope digital video system using a single Toshiba IK-HD1, three-chip CCD high-definition camera. ISee3D is a Canadian company that develops…
(Mettler-Toledo: Greifensee, Switzerland) -- Mettler-Toledo, a leader in the research and development of products and services in the precision instrument industry, has launched the SmartCal reference substance, designed to verify and document moisture analyzer performance.
SmartCal is a new…
(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The AIA, the global trade association for the vision and imaging industry, in collaboration with its sister company, the Motion Control Association (MCA), will host the webinar, Advanced Motion and Vision Integration, at no cost to you on Fri., March 23, 2012, from 11 a.m.…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of 3-D measurement technology, has released SCENE 5.0, the latest in the company’s line of point-cloud-capture processing software for FARO’s Focus3D laser scanner. For the first time, SCENE users can view their scans in true…
(CEESI: Nunn, CO) -- The Colorado Engineering Experiment Station (CEESI) is offering a series of flow-measurement training courses in April 2012 in San Antonio and Houston, Texas. The classes cover a variety of flow measurement types aimed at technicians and engineers.
Fundamentals of Hydrocarbon…
(Sensable: Wilmington, MA) -- Sensable, a developer of touch-enabled solutions for 3-D modeling of complex shapes, has released a new version of its FreeForm 3-D design-for-manufacture solution for designers who create organic, sculptural goods—from jewelry to toys to medical implants—and need to…
(S. Himmelstein: Chicago) -- The MCRT 88700V Series Dual-Range Torquemeters from S. Himmelstein accurately measure torque even if the ratio of peak-to-average torque is high. Such conditions occur when starting, stopping, or reversing high inertia loads, during torsional oscillations, and in diesel…
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology announced today its speaker agenda for the Hexagon 2012 International Conference, being held from June 4–7, 2012, at the MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas. Customer application stories and educational presentations will be delivered by leading…
(Pinpoint: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems, which designs, manufactures, and sells measuring and alignment tools and solutions, has released an improved version of its 4-Axis Precision Mount for the Microgage Laser line. It is lighter and has finer accuracy and control. It also has high-…
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- The Mississippi Polymer Institute (MPI) helps smaller companies in the polymer industry succeed by using an NVision MobileScan laser scanning system to reengineer or inspect parts to a high level of accuracy. “By inspecting first articles, we help injection molders ensure…
(Meggitt: San Juan Capistrano, CA) -- Meggitt Sensing Systems, designer and manufacturer of sensing and monitoring systems that measure physical parameters in extreme environments, has announced the global release of its new “2012 Test and Measurement Catalog,” a 74-page highlight of available high…
(General: New York) -- There are more than 15 probe options now available for the DCS1600 recording video borescope system and the DCS1800 wireless recording video borescope system from General Tools & Instruments, including different probe types, diameters, lengths and viewing angles, which…
(Setra Systems: Boxborough, MA) -- Setra Systems Inc., designer and manufacturer of a broad line of sensing products, has announced the global market introduction of the Model 730, a compact, low-cost variable capacitance (capacitive) vacuum manometer, designed to support the critical pressure…
(Creaform: Québec) -- Denis Laurendeau, a professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Université Laval in Quebec, and his research team have launched the NSERC/Creaform Industrial Research Chair on 3-D scanning—3D-CREATION—with the objective to democratize 3-D scanning…
(AST: Mount Olive, NJ) -- American Sensor Technologies (AST), manufacturer of microelectromechanical structures (MEMS) pressure sensors, introduces an innovative pressure/temperature sensor and pressure/temperature transmitter that provide both pressure and temperature outputs from a single process…
(TÜV Rheinland: Caledonia, MI) -- TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions Inc., a provider of full-service inspection and testing services company, has announced that its branch office location in Woodstock, Alabama, has received Nadcap accreditation for nondestructive inspections. This complements the…