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(Qualitest: Huntsville, AL) -- Qualitest, a provider of comprehensive solutions through material-testing instruments, systems, and accessories, has extended its range of products for measuring gas permeability rate. The new gas permeability tester VAC-V1 is ideally suited to measure the gas…
(nuvoTrace: Las Vegas) -- With the Trace300 Benchtop Hydrogen/Refrigerant Leak Detector and Locator, nuvoTrace, a small business entity, offers a new industrial technology to change the way manufacturers check for leak tightness—and identify the locations of those leaks.
A new approach to leak…
(PerkinElmer: Waltham, MA) -- PerkinElmer Inc., a provider focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, has launched two digital X-ray flat-panel detectors (FPDs) for nondestructive testing (NDT) applications at the ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show, which is taking…
(AMETEK Inc.: Paoli, PA) -- AMETEK Inc. has acquired Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC, a global provider of weathering test instruments and related testing and consulting services, from Industrial Growth Partners for approximately $159 million in cash.
Atlas is headquartered in Chicago…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Researchers are characterizing a new technique as a neat solution to the “needle in a haystack” problem of nanoscale microscopy, but it’s more like using a flashlight to find a coffee table in the dark instead of walking around until you fall over it. In a recently…
(Reverseengineering.com: La Jolla, California) -- Reverseengineering.com has announced that its 2011 CAD-integrated software plug-in is now available. Each plug-in has been optimized for the 64-bit operating system, and reverse-engineering users will realize a direct improvement in time and…
(Creaform: Lévis, Quebec) -- Creaform, a technology company offering 3-D engineering services and innovative 3-D scanners, has acquired Genicad, a leading Québec City company specializing in engineering, digital and mechanical design, project management, and technical drawing. The acquisition…
(GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies: Billerica, MA) -- The 3D Phase Measurement is a game-changing measurement technique that increases 3-D accuracy and productivity in aerospace and rotating equipment applications. Paired with the world-class XLG3 Video Borescope, this new technology…
(GSI: Melbourne, FL) -- Geodetic Systems In. (GSI), a global designer and manufacturer of industrial 3-D measurement systems, recently added a new line of V-STARS systems based on its new series of “DynaMo” cameras.
The new “V-STARS/D” systems incorporating the DynaMo retain all the features…
(PPT Vision: Bloomington, MN) -- PPT VISION’s newly released IMPACT M-Series Embedded Vision System delivers increased precision and speed to automated inspection, guidance. and identification production processes.
Featuring up to four asynchronously triggered cameras that run on a single…
(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. …