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(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…
(Luxo: Elmsford, NY) -- Luxo’s new LED-3000 Ring Light combines energy efficient LEDs, exceptional lumen maintenance, built-in dimming controls, and a removable/replaceable diffuser cover, all at an incomparable value.
LED-3000, for use with an extensive range of microscope systems, is well-…
(Elysium Inc.: Southfield) -- Elysium Inc., a global provider of design data exchange software, recently announced the upcoming release of CADdoctor SX, a new translation and geometry optimization tool for 3-D computer-aided design (CAD) data users who work in smaller supplier and manufacturing…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Munich, Germany) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a world leader in serving science, recently announced the new Thermo Scientific ISQ single quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) system with a unique, nonventing full-source removal capability.…
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- Renishaw’s new RLP40 and OLP40 lathe inspection probes offer a choice of signal transmission technologies—radio or optical—to make part setup and inspection on turning centers accurate, simple, and reliable. Measuring just 40 mm (1.57 in.) in diameter and 58.3…
(InterTech: Skokie, IL) -- Responding to the recent rash of reports of quality failures in the medical device and automotive industries, InterTech Development Co. is now providing no-cost consultations on how to develop and maintain strict gauge repeatability and reliability (R&R) for entire…
(Seica: Salem, NH) -- Seica Inc. has just introduced “Flying IC Thermal Detection Units” on its line of Aerial flying probers. Two integrated circuit (IC) thermal detection units are positioned on each side of the unit under test to detect thermal parameters of ICs under power. The purpose is to…
(Sensor Products Inc.: Madison, NJ) –– Ultrasonic welding is a joining technique that uses high-frequency ultrasonic acoustic vibrations to create solid-state welds. Ultrasonic welding is often used in the medical device industry because it doesn’t introduce contaminants into the weld.…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Three-dimensional image system technology is now used in a wide variety of industries, including construction, mapping, manufacturing, mining, and forensics. For all of these industries, safe usage of 3-D imaging equipment is a top priority. However, until the…
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER-TOLEDO introduces One Click Weighing Solutions powered by LabX. These solutions are complete product bundles consisting of an Excellence XP/XS Balance, corresponding accessories and the new LabX 2010 software. One Click Standard Preparation offers…
(JAI: Copenhagen) -- JAI recently announced the release of the AD-080GE with GigE Vision interface. The AD-080GE is an innovative yet very competitively priced 2-charge-coupled device (CCD) camera capable of simultaneously imaging visible and near-infrared light spectrums through a single lens…
(API: Rockville, MD) – Automated Precision Inc. announced that its’ pioneering efforts in volumetric accuracy for large machine tools (VALMT) was recognized this week with a Defense Manufacturing Excellence Award presented by the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT). The VALMT project…