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(DALSA: Ontario, Canada) -- DALSA Corp., a global leader in digital imaging technology, has announced a new release of software for its BOA smart cameras. iNspect Express version 1700 adds new features, improves performance, and offers even greater ease of use. Designed for automated inspection and…
(Ametek: Largo, FL) -- A new single-column materials-testing machine from Lloyd Instruments, the LS1, provides enhanced speed, accuracy, and flexibility for all materials-testing applications under 1 kN force. High-precision displacement measurement is ensured by the LS1’s linear guide…
(Qualitest: Fort Lauderdale, FL) -- The Digi-TEST II hardness measurement system from Qualitest USA LC comes with many easy-to-use features and important engineering advances that allow for quick handling and user-friendly operation.
The system is a modular design and allows users to combine…
(Dytran Instruments: Chatsworth, CA) -- Dytran Instruments Inc. a leading manufacturer of piezoelectric and DC accelerometers, force and pressure transducers and associated electronics, has introduced the model 1022V, an IEPE force sensor, designed to offer low-mass dynamic measurement capabilities…
(MSC Industrial Direct: Melville, NY) -- With precision, quality, and value in mind, MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., the country’s leading supplier of cost-down metalworking solutions, presents the Swiss Precision Instruments (SPI) brand of precision measurement products. The SPI product line…
(SICK: Minneapolis)--SICK, a global leader in the manufacture of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification solutions for factory and logistics automation, has announced the launch of its W9-3 photoelectric sensor, a high-performance sensor in an extremely tough plastic…
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) makes lab asset management easy. By embedding RFID tags into every model of Pipet-Lite XLS, pipette and tip manufacturer Rainin has taken lab asset management to a whole new level, transforming pipette management with…
(MVTec Software GmbH: Munich, Germany) -- MVTec Software GmbH is working closely with NVIDIA, a global leader in visual computing technologies, on developing a powerful new machine vision solution that dramatically improves the process of product inspection.
HALCON 10, machine vision software…
(Advanced Photonix: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Advanced Photonix Inc. (API) announces that its terahertz system, the T-Ray 4000, will be deployed on a factory line for quality and process control at a major manufacturer of extruded web products. This ground-breaking advancement in terahertz deployment is…
(Electro Standards Laboratories: Cranston, RI) -- The CellMite Model 4337 Digital Signal Conditioner with a 16-character auto identifying display is ideal for use with strain gauge extensometers used to test steel or with other industrial testing applications. The Model 4337 connects directly to a…
(FARO Technologies: Lake Mary, FL) – FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, celebrates 30 years in 2011. With three decades of innovation to celebrate, FARO is having one of its valued customers, Paul Jr. Designs (PJD), build a custom FARO-…
(The L.S. Starrett Co.: Athol, MA) -- The L.S. Starrett Co., a global manufacturer of precision tools and metrology equipment, is reducing the price of its 795 and 796 line of electronic micrometers by more than 25 percent. The line, which has been expanded with 15 new tools, offers a measuring…
(Brookfield Engineering: Middleboro, MA) -- Brookfield Engineering Laboratories Inc., a global leader in viscosity measurement and control, offers two hands-on courses that equip users of Brookfield instruments with the knowledge to get the most out of their viscosity test methods. These one-day…
(Delcam: Windsor, ON) -- Delcam has converted its Professional Services Group into an independent subsidiary, Delcam Professional Services Ltd. (DPS), as the first stage in a significant expansion planned for its process development activities. The new subsidiary also includes the company’s former…
Electron microscopes are among the most widely used scientific and medical tools for studying and understanding a wide range of materials, from biological tissue to miniature magnetic devices, at tiny levels of detail. Now, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Measurement systems analysis is an important topic in statistics and quality for engineering, manufacturing, laboratory practice, and business process applications. A new ASTM International standard, ASTM E2782—“Guide for measurement systems analysis (MSA),” covers…
(ADCOLE: Marlborough, MA) -- A large crankshaft measurement gauge for manufacturers of diesel, marine, and locomotive engines as well as mining, oil field, and power-generation equipment is being introduced by ADCOLE Corp., of Marlborough, Massachusetts.
The Adcole Model 1200–10 Crankshaft Gage…
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has announced the addition of the Checker 4G Series to its line of vision sensors. The new Checker 4G offers Ethernet networking for remote setup and monitoring, PROFINET, PLC communication through Ethernet and IP, and the ability to save inspection images…
Success in the competitive field of nanoindentation measurement often hangs upon depth and load specifications. Competing nanoindentation instruments list resolution capabilities from the pico to the micro ranges. Unfortunately, these specifications are sometimes intentionally misleading. When…
(IQL: Ashaway, RI) -- Independent Quality Labs Inc. (IQL) is offering Machine Tool Metrology 101, a seminar that provides in-depth understanding of machine tool positioning accuracy (metrology) and its impact on manufacturing process capability and on-machine measurement. The three day session,…
(Advanced Inspection Technologies: Melbourne, FL) -- Advanced Inspection Technologies (AIT) introduces the INVU pipe camera. The INVU is a handheld video inspection system designed for industrial and commercial applications. It is a unique miniature push camera system, with the rigidness of a…
Since thermal management is critical to heat sink performance, testing with Thermex temperature distribution film has become a useful design and assembly quality control check. Thermex, from Sensor Products Inc., is an economical thin sensor film that can be used in virtually any application to…
(Keithley Instruments: Cleveland) -- Printed and organic electronics are novel and unconventional technology that have the potential to change the world of electronics. Learn more by attending the one-hour online seminar offered by Keithley Instruments Inc. on Jan. 27, “Understanding Electrical…
(Artel: Westbrook, ME) -- Artel, a global leader in liquid handling quality assurance, will present a workshop providing guidance on validation and optimization for the Tecan Freedom EVO Liquid Handling platform. This workshop, which will be held Jan. 31 during the LabAutomation2011 conference in…
(Johnson Gage: Bloomfield, CT) -- As a part of its continuing commitment to the aerospace and defense market, The Johnson Gage Co. will feature its industry standard and time-tested Thread Inspection Systems as well as a broad spectrum of new products in booth No. 1718 at the AeroDef 2011…
