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(GMT: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) -- Guindy Machine Tools (GMT) has expanded its coordinate measuring machine (CMM) product range by introducing the new GRANO 12 20 10 for larger components. GRANO 12 20 10 has a measurement volume of 1,200 × 2,000 × 1,000 mm. Its volumetric measurement uncertainty…
(NETZSCH Group: Germany) -- The newly developed Netzsch TMA 402 Hyperion is a thermomechanical analyzer that accommodates specimens up to 30 mm long and thermomechanical properties can be investigated under a force of up to three newtons. A built-in force sensor ensures that forces can be reliably…
(Veeco Instruments Inc.: Plainview, NY) -- Veeco Instruments Inc. announces the ContourGT surface metrology product family. Veeco’s 10th generation of precision, noncontact, 3-D optical surface profilers delivers up to 10 times the capacity and throughput improvements over other systems on…
(E Instruments International LLC: Langhorne, PA) -- The new Multical 2500 Secondary Standard Precision Calibrator is an exceedingly accurate, full-featured temperature, pressure, and DC calibrator. Its uses are intended for research and development, metrology, manufacturing, and calibration lab…
(Taylor Hobson: Chicago) -- Taylor Hobson, a global provider of ultra-precision measurement instrumentation, has introduced the Talysurf CCI SunStar coherence correlation interferometer that merges world-leading noncontact dimensional measurement capability with advanced thin and thick film…
(Extech Instruments: Waltham, MA) -- Extech Instruments, makers of the leading hand-held test and measurement tools, introduces the new EX845, a 1,000 A AC/DC CAT IV clamp meter with new METERLiNK technology and a built-in infrared thermometer.
Introducing METERLiNK
METERLiNK is an exclusive…
(Rapid News Publications: Tattenhall, UK) -- The organizer of MM Live UK 2010—the micro, precision, and nano manufacturing event for the United Kingdom and European micro manufacturing industry—is has announced the 2010 call for papers.
The conference will again be held at the prestigious and…
On May 20, measurement scientists and professionals worldwide celebrate World Metrology Day, established May 20, 1875, the day the Treaty of the Meter was signed. The treaty formed the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and set the framework for global collaboration in measurement…
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. recently announced a new release of VisionPro, the company’s popular, hardware-independent machine vision software. VisionPro 6.1 expands operating system coverage by including support for Microsoft Windows 7. Other customer-driven enhancements include…
(Land Instruments: Dronfield, England) -- Land Instruments has updated its range of infrared line scanners with the introduction of the new high-speed, high-definition LSP-HD that takes thermal measurements across the width of moving products at high speed to build accurate thermal maps of a…
On April 1 Nikon announced that it had formed Nikon Metrology Inc., a new company that combines Nikon Instruments Inc. (Nikon’s microscopy and digital imaging arm business) with the former Metris business, acquired by Nikon Corp. in 2009. In January 2010, Metris changed its name to Nikon Metrology…
(R&R Sales and Engineering: Grand Haven, MI) -- The R&R Fixture, a modular fixturing system that is designed for use with coordinate measuring machines, from R&R Sales and Engineering is the only modular fixture that can secure and hold your smallest parts with minimum contact and…
(Sensors Unlimited: Princeton, NJ) -- Sensors Unlimited announces a new mil-hardened, uncooled, InGaAs (indium gallium arsenide) SWIR (shortwave infrared) video camera for military applications. Small and ultracompact, the high sensitivity SU320HX video camera is designed for use in military…
(A&D: San Jose, CA) -- A&D has announced the re-launch of the SV-10 and SV-100, its revolutionary advanced viscometers. By incorporating A&D’s tuning fork vibration method, the SV-10/100 outperforms other viscometers in precision and in the taking of difficult measurements, such as…
Individual boron and nitrogen atoms are clearly distinguished by their intensity in this Z-contrast scanning electron transmission microscope image from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Each single hexagonal ring of the boron-nitrogen structure, for instance the one marked by the…
(Lattice Technology Inc.: San Francisco) -- Lattice Technology Inc., the standard for digital mock up and technical documentation software in the manufacturing enterprise, is delivering key solutions to Thatcham, also known as the British Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre, to enable 3-D…
(CMSC: Reno, Nevada) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS), the preeminent membership association for measurement professionals, recently announced it will present the 26th Annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) July 12–16 at the world-class Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.…
(Vision Engineering: England) -- The new Falcon 300, a powerful three-axis noncontact video measuring system, incorporates more than 50 years of proven optical experience.
Vision Engineering has packed massive technical capabilities into a compact, small footprint system, suitable for shop…
(Rapid News Communications Group: Chicago) -- Micro Manufacturing (MM) Live USA is a global showcase for everything to do with the mass manufacture of small to micro precision parts for all sectors of manufacturing, whether a company can make them to order or supply the machinery to mill, cut, or…
(Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta) -- By combining a new generation of piezoelectric nanogenerators with two types of nanowire sensors, researchers have created what are believed to be the first self-powered nanometer-scale sensing devices that draw power from the conversion of…
(George Products Co.: Middletown, DE) -- Industry leaders frustrated with high cost of inspection push for speed in the quality department without sacrificing accuracy or adding complexity. These days, equipment is only as good as the software that runs it. “Customers don’t want a collection of…
(Fluke Corp. Everett, WA) -- Fluke Corp., a global provider of portable electronic test and measurement technology, recently announced the new Fluke 233/A Wireless Remote Display Automotive Digital Multimeter Kit, the industry’s first digital multimeter with a detachable wireless display, designed…
(Keithley Instruments: Cleveland) -- From the most basic applications to the very complex, there is one common element—the best possible measurements need to be made. Keithley’s Guide to Understanding Electrical Test & Measurement has been compiled to help you analyze your applications and the…
Wheelchair accessible van modified using 3-D scanning services
(The QC Group: Burnsville, MN) -- Rollx, the only manufacturer and direct seller of new and used mini and full-size wheelchair-equipped vans has a mission—deliver freedom to the wheelchair community. In…
(CoignAMT: New Brighton, PA) -- Coign Asset Metrics & Technologies (CoignAMT), at the direction of Zoo Film Productions of Hollywood, California, has helped produce IBM’s first globally released TV commercial created entirely from light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data. LIDAR is an imaging…
