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Scanning the Mona Lisa with the NRC-IIT 3-D scanner
For 500 years, she’s been the source of endless real and fictional mysteries, from the magic of her eyes—always seeming to follow the viewer—and the enigma of her smile, to The Da Vinci Code.
Now, using…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated their ability to measure relatively low levels of stress or strain in regions of a semiconductor device as small as 10 nanometers across. The results will influence the…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, R. I.) --Hexagon Metrology has announced that it has acquired Advanced Digital Measurement Works LLC of Santa Ana, California. The company was originally part of the Surveyor’s Service Company (Servco), also a Hexagon-owned company. Advanced Digital Measurement…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, N.C.) -- Geomagic has launched three new Geomagic Studio editions that target specific application needs in mechanical design and medical/scientific markets. Geomagic Studio is the world's leading software for creating accurate 3-D digital models from scan data…
(Delcam plc: Birmingham, United Kingdom) -- Delcam plc demonstrated Version 5 of its PowerINSPECT software at the IMTS exhibition held in Chicago from September 8-13. This new release of the world’s most successful hardware-independent inspection software includes support for five-axis…
(Creaform: Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Creaform, developer and manufacturer of the well-known Handyscan 3-D lineup of hand-held and self-positioning laser scanners, once again pushes the limits of portable 3-D scanning and introduces its newest and most innovative product: the VIUscan, a self-…
(Verisurf Software: Anaheim, Calif.) -- Verisurf Software, an advanced technology company that revolutionized manufacturing in the 1990s by providing breakthrough inspection, tool building, reverse-engineering, instrument interchangeability, and reporting capabilities from a single interface,…
(NDI: Waterloo, Canada) --NDI has announced the launch of the OPTOTRAK ScanTRAK advanced hand-held laser scanning system, a bundled solution and shop floor innovation that combines the power of optical measurement with large-volume, point-cloud laser scanning. ScanTRAK includes NDI’s Optical…
(Metris: Leuven, Belgium) -- Metris (Euronext—MTRS) launches LC60D, a next-generation digital 3-D line scanner. Equipped with state-of-the-art digital technology and powerful on-board data processing, the LC60D scanner more than triples today’s common scan rates. At IMTS 08 in Chicago, Metris…
(CogniTens: Wixom, Mich.) -- CogniTens, a Hexagon Metrology company, and InnovMetric Software announced today the signature of a software distribution agreement in the areas of polygon meshing and reverse-engineering. As part of this cooperation, CogniTens will offer its global customers…
(CNC Software Inc., Educational Division: Gig Harbor, Washington) -- Connecticut manufacturers and community colleges have requested that graduates of Manufacturing Technology programs within the Connecticut Technical High School System be well versed in computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). A…
From left to right: Mark Fridman, marketing manager at Mark-10 Corp., Anurag Purwal, Ph.D., and Yu Zhou, Ph.D., of Stony Brook University
(Mark-10 Corp.: Copiague, New York) -- Mark-10 Corp. has donated more than $25,000 worth of force and torque test…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) will cosponsor an international conference on “Accelerating Innovation in 21st Century Biosciences: Identifying the Measurement Standards and…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Using an ultra-fast method of measuring how a transistor switches from the “off” to the “on” state, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently reported that they have uncovered an unusual phenomenon that may affect how manufacturers…
The Axio Scope.A1 from Carl Zeiss for routine materials microscopy offers flexibility and high performance.
(Carl Zeiss: Thornwood, New York) -- Carl Zeiss, a provider of microscopy solutions for a variety of research, clinical, and industrial applications…
(Quality Digest: Chico, California) -- Be sure to check out the new, fully redesigned Quality Digest homepage and web site. Not only is the new site more aesthetically pleasing than ever, it’s easier to navigate, so you can now find your favorite topics, columnists, departments, and articles…
(Robert W. Baird & Co.: Milwaukee) -- The Test and Measurement (T&M) industry Spring 2008 report, created by Robert W. Baird & Co.’s investment banking department, highlights capital market and merger and acquisition (M&A) trends and events that affect middle-market companies…
(Dassault Systèmes: Paris, France, and Providence, Rhode Island)– Dassault Systèmes, a leading supplier of 3-D and product life cycle management (PLM) solutions, has announced the availability of Abaqus 6.8, its technology-leading unified finite element analysis (FEA) software suite from…
(PANalytical: Almelo, The Netherlands) -- PANalytical has introduced a series of new petrochemical standard sets for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy that make reliable and accurate calibration a simple, convenient, and cost effective procedure. The standard sets are made to PANalytical…
Photograph of circuit used in NIST’s Johnson noise thermometry system. The system relies on the “noise” of jiggling electrons as a basis for measuring temperatures. It is extremely precise in part because it is based on the predictable quantum effects of superconducting elements…
(Metrologic Group: Grenoble, France) -- Metrologic Group has acquired a majority stake in ATT Metrology Services Inc., a large-scale 3-D metrology inspection company. The acquisition is part of Metrologic Group’s growth strategy aimed at adding 3-D industrial inspection services to its…
(Hexagon Metrology: Miamisburg, Ohio) -- Leica Geosystems, a Hexagon company, recently unveiled the new face of laser tracking—the Leica Absolute Tracker. The all-new laser tracker offers scaled-up features in a scaled-down, sleek housing for ultimate portability, and ease of handling on the…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) -- Geomagic will demonstrate Geomagic Qualify 10, new computer-aided inspection software for users of multisensor metrology systems, at CMSC 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Geomagic is exhibiting in booth No. 308. Geomagic Qualify 10…
(Creaform: Lévis, Quebec, Canada) -- After entering Dassault Systèmes’ CAA program and becoming value-added reseller (VAR) in 2007, Creaform has now been certified for DS’s well-known Education Partner Program (EPP). Companies with the EPP label can deliver up-to-date and consistent education…
(Sokkia Corp.: Olathe, Kansas) -- Sokkia is pleased to introduce the release of the Automated 3D Station NET05 offering the industry’s highest accuracy for industrial, construction and deformation monitoring applications.
SOKKIA has been providing NET-series high precision 3D Stations for use in…