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(Measurement Systems International: Seattle, WA) -- A chemical processing facility wanted to integrate data from a crane scale to its programmable logic controller (PLC) system and structured query language (SQL) server. A secondary goal was to provide real-time access to the scale data from…
For website owners and bloggers, there is a new widget from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that will keep web pages right on time.
Web “widgets” are small application programs designed to be run inside web pages. The NIST time widget, created by engineer Andrew…
(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- Capture 3D has released the GOM ATOS Triple Scan series of 3-D scanners incorporating blue LED light-source technology and new pattern projection techniques.
ATOS is known for its accuracy, speed, and configuration flexibility, and supports small to extra-large…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal has introduced a new MarCheck measuring and evaluation unit for its high-precision Linear 100 universal length-measuring instrument. MarCheck allows both measurements and calibrations to be performed quickly and reliably at the touch of a button.…
Is the expansion of the universe accelerating for some unknown reason? This is one of the mysteries plaguing astrophysics, and somewhere in distant galaxies are yet-unseen supernovae that may hold the key. Now, thanks to a telescope calibrated by scientists from the National Institute of Standards…
(VISIONx: Pointe-Claire, Quebec) -- VISIONx INC., a developer of software and systems for automated visual inspection and high-accuracy measurement, now offers the VisionGauge Digital Optical Comparator in vertical configuration. In the vertical configuration, parts are mounted flat on the system’…
(Alicona: Bartlett, IL) -- Alicona is now marketing the IF-Portable (figure 1) and the Edgemaster (figure 2) for 3-D surface measurement. Both are based on Alicona’s FocusVariation technology.
The IF Portable is a mobile optical measurement system to measure form and roughness on larger…
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new technique that allows plasmon lasers to operate at room temperature, overcoming a major barrier to the technology’s practical use.
The achievement, described Dec. 19, 2010, in an advanced online publication of the…
(RheoSense: San Ramon, CA) -- RheoSense Inc. announces the release of µVISC (micro VISC), the newest viscometer utilizing viscometer- and rheometer-on-a-chip (VROC) technology.
This instrument provides a high level of accuracy and repeatability in viscosity measurement, yet is competitively…
(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing a new data interface accessory called Capture for the popular Laser Microgage industrial measuring and alignment system. Capture allows operators to quickly grab measurement readings from four remote laser receivers to…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Ecublens, Switzerland) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a world leader in serving science, announces a new and powerful addition to its range of automated optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometers.
Process control laboratories are often required to…
(Instron: Norwood, MA) -- Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment solutions designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, announces the new “Plastics Testing Solutions” brochure, a 40-page, applications-focused and standards-based brochure.
Polymers are…
(PPT VISION: Bloomington, MN) -- PPT VISION’s recently released IMPACT M-Series Embedded Vision System features power over Ethernet (PoE) support, delivering network reliability and simplifying the installation and maintenance of networked devices. Using standard CAT 5 Ethernet cables, system…
(Wilson Hardness: Norwood, MA) -- Wilson Hardness, an Instron company and the originator of the Rockwell Hardness Tester, announces the release of its new Brinell hardness test block. Made in the United States by Wilson Hardness, which is accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory…
(Gexcel: Brescia, Italy) -- FARO, a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, and Gexcel, a software and solutions provider in the geomatics sector, announce the release of the JRC 3-D Reconstructor and FaroArm, a Gexcel software solution fully optimized for the FARO Laser…
(Hubbs Machine & Manufacturing: Cedar Hill, MO) -- Introduced as a new Hubbs product at the 2010 CMSC in July, 2010, the Sphere Fit Extension (SFX) efficiently provides only the necessary geometric features required for use in a sphere fit hidden-point routine—and nothing more.
By…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Miniaturization and nanotechnology have become inextricably linked to traditional surface geometry and metrology. This interdependence of scales has had profound practical implications.
Updated and expanded to reflect many new developments, Handbook of Surface and…
(AMETEK: Largo, FL) -- AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments, a leader in temperature calibration, has added the JOFRA RTC-158 and RTC-250 to its line of advanced dry-block reference temperature calibrators. Both calibrators offer a host of innovative features.
The calibrators combine a…
(Micro-Measurements: Raleigh, NC) -- Vishay Precision Group Inc. (VPG) has announced its Micro-Measurements Division’s U.S. training session schedule for the first half of 2011. Held at the company’s facility in Raleigh, North Carolina, and other locations across the United States, three different…
(3D Engineering Solutions: Cincinnati) — Cincinnati-based 3D Engineering Solutions (3DES), an engineering and metrology services provider, recently provided long-range laser scanning and 3-D laser mapping services for a Fortune 100 utility company delivering electric power to more than 5 million…
(Laser Design Inc.: Minneapolis, MN) -- Laser Design Inc., a supplier of 3-D laser scanners for 25 years, announced that it is now reselling Renishaw metrology probes and machine tooling, professional “repair by exchange,” (RBE) and used equipment. Renishaw products lead the industrial metrology…
(Calibrate Inc.: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Calibrate Inc., a leading provider of on-site and mail-in pipette calibration and repair services, announces the launch of its User Qualification Clinic program. The program is designed to meet client needs for staff training in pipetting technique…
(Buehler: Lake Bluff, IL) -- Buehler, a global manufacturer of scientific equipment and supplies for material preparation and analysis, has introduced its EcoMet 250/300 Pro grinder-polisher with AutoMet 250/300 power head.
New capabilities include the ability to store and recall 32 methods via…
Tetra Tech, a global consulting and engineering firm, selected BlueView Technologies to provide detailed 3-D, multibeam scans of the outflow “draft” tubes of a hydroelectric dam in Washington to check for obstructions, scouring, and erosion. The outflow control doors were obscured and not…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Ecublens, Switzerland) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in serving science, has launched a solution for preparing ferrous metals samples for optical emission and X-ray fluorescence. The solution integrates the Haas Mini Mill milling machine from…
