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(New River Kinematics: Williamsburg, VA) -- New River Kinematics (NRK), a global provider of advanced portable metrology software, has announced the release of Power3 Suite, a comprehensive bundle of software applications providing industry-leading metrology, inspection, surfacing, and reverse-…
(INUS Technology: Seoul) -- INUS Technology Inc. has launched InvisHands, a new tool that automates the process of creating complete CAD models from 3-D scan data. InvisHands offers a new option to anyone in need of accurate reverse engineered models of physical parts. The service allows users of…
(Verisurf Software Inc.: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf has released the fifth generation of its Verisurf X software. With model-based geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) inspection technology at its core, the all-new computer-aided inspection and reverse engineering software, Verisurf X5…
(Direct Dimensions Inc.: Baltimore) -- Direct Dimensions, a cutting-edge 3-D imaging technology firm, ranked number 2,633 by Inc. magazine on its fourth-annual “Inc. 5000” list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The Inc. list represents the most comprehensive…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. unveiled the complete new line of ROMER Absolute Arms in Chicago at IMTS 2010. In addition to the previously released absolute Arm six axis arm for tactile and tube inspection, two additional seven axis models were demonstrated in…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has introduced the Focus3D, a new laser scanner.
Focus3D is a high-performance 3-D laser scanner for detailed measurement and documentation with intuitive touch screen control…
(InnovMetric Software: Quebec City) -- InnovMetric Software is pleased to announce that version 12 of PolyWorks/Modeler will offer new parametric 2-D sketching capabilities. This development project is inscribed within a vision of true interoperability with CAD/CAM applications in which the role…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology introduces the Laser Radar MV330/350 for automated large-scale metrology applications. The new Laser Radar doubles measurement speed and performance, offers better data quality through improved signal-to-noise ratio, and features enhanced hole and…
(Alliance Scale Inc.: Canton, MA) -- A line of Class F cast-iron grip handle weights, which are NIST-traceable for the calibration and field testing of a wide range of scales, has been introduced by Alliance Scale Inc.
Alliance grip handle weights are Class F cast-iron painted, density 7.2 for…
(Mettler-Toledo: Columbus, OH) -- Mettler-Toledo has launched the GTP—Good Titration Practice program—to establish reliable and risk-free titration in practice.
GTP covers the entire life cycle of a titration system. Reliable titration starts long before daily routines in the laboratory. A…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has announced the appointment of seven executive committee members for the AeroDef Manufacturing Exposition and Conference, to be held April 5–7, 2011, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
With pressure…
(Carl Zeiss: Oberkochen, Germany) -- With DuraMax, Carl Zeiss offers a compact 3-D coordinate measuring machine (CMM). DuraMax Gear marks the evolution of DuraMax into a shop-floor gear-wheel measuring machine. “This enables us to fulfill the requests of many customers and introduce gear-wheel…
(Boulder Imaging: Louisville, CO) -- Boulder Imaging Inc. highlighted its new Vision Inspector line of high-performance machine vision systems last week at FABTECH in Atlanta. Vision Inspector systems—the Beacon, Benchmark, and Guardian—are designed to monitor high-speed manufacturing machines and…
(Spectronics Corp.: Westbury, New York) -- Spectronics Corp. has introduced the OPK-300N OPTIMAX Multi-Lite NDT Inspection Kit that features a super-powerful, multi-LED flashlight. Its lightweight, cordless, ergonomic design allows NDT technicians to engage in a variety of lengthy, fatigue-free…
(DALSA: Waterloo, ON, Canada) -- DALSA Corp., a global leader in machine vision technology, has launched a new series within its Genie line of affordable, easy-to-use, GigE Vision-compliant cameras. The Genie HC Series is built for high-speed color acquisition with uncompromised image quality. …
(Dorsey Metrology: Poughkeepsie, NY) -- Dorsey Metrology has introduced a new line of products in response to demand for large measuring diameters. Its new Ultra Large Diameter Gages have been designed to meet the largest, accurate measuring needs outside the capabilities of the traditional Dorsey…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic has announced that its 3-D reverse engineering and inspection software products have been updated to enable new features and support additional languages.
With the release of Version 12, Service Release 1, Geomagic Studio, Geomagic Qualify,…
(Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc.: Columbia, MD) -- The Autograph AGS-X Series table-top universal testers, now available from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, deliver efficient, precise tensile and compression tests for the rubber, plastic, and film industries. With the AGS-X, users can…
(DIS: Novi, MI) -- Dynamic Intelligent Solutions LLC (DIS) has launched its patent-pending process, called “ChamberCam,” that more efficiently measures dimensional-stability components under extreme climatic conditions, reducing development time and cost while increasing the breadth of data…
(Nikon Corp.: Tokyo) -- Nikon Corp. has introduced the HN-6060, a new concept in noncontact, multisensor 3-D metrology. The HN-6060 captures high-density 3-D point clouds from part surfaces with high speed and precision. The newly designed laser scanning sensor extracts the surface form and…
(Newport Corp.: Stratford, CT) -- Oriel, a Newport Corp. brand, has announced a new uniformity measurement tool for measuring the uniformity of irradiance at the sample plane of solar simulators. The photovoltaics (PV) tool is equipped with a single metal test platen, compatible with English and…
(Direct Dimensions Inc.: Owings Mills, MD) -- Every year a select group of students in the mechanical engineering program in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, compete in the Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competition. The…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Taking the first steps of what would be a major historical advance in the science of measurement, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is participating in a worldwide effort to recommend major revisions to the International System of Units (SI), the…
(Albion Devices Inc.: Solana Beach, CA) -- Albion Devices Inc., an engineering firm specializing in precision measurement instrumentation, recently introduced its new, inexpensive Fireball USB interfaced digital linear-measurement probe.
Fireball digital probes are the lowest cost, easiest-to-…
(NAG: Oxford, UK) -- Quality control engineers who develop applications in the Microsoft .NET environment and program in C#, Visual Basic, Visual C++, or F# can now incorporate the methods from one of the most extensively tested and comprehensively documented numerical libraries in the world, the…
