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Gagemaker recently introduced its CERTIFI gage-calibration program, a client-server solution that helps customers manage and control gage-calibration processes and documents. CERTIFI automates crucial activities for the calibration, tracking and reporting of measurement information in a…
Intertek Systems Certification recently became one of the first registration bodies accredited to AS9120 in North America. The standard includes the requirements of ISO 9001 and defines additional quality requirements for aerospace-industry distributors. Many major aerospace manufacturers require…
The American Council of Independent Laboratories presented its Seal of Excellence Awards at its annual meeting in Palm Springs , California, last month. Participants in the award program are committed to ensuring the integrity of laboratory data, meeting customers’ quality needs and setting the…
AMETEK Calibration Instruments recently opened a direct-sales office in the United Kingdom. The office will operate as part of AMETEK Lloyd Instruments, which is based in Fareham, Hampshire. The new sales office is led by U.K. sales manager Ian McPhie, and provides site visits, demonstrations and…
Illinois Tool Works Inc. has announced its acquisition of Instron Corp., a supplier of instruments, software and services for the testing of materials and structures. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, Instron has manufacturing facilities and technical centers in 13 countries throughout North America…
The metrology division of Leica Geosystems recently relocated its Midwest Service Center to a new state-of-the-art facility in Wichita, Kansas. The new Wichita Service Center is a 4,000 square-foot facility that is staffed with highly qualified Laser Tracker service technicians. “We are responding…
View Engineering Inc. recently acquired Micro-Metric Inc., a manufacturer of high-precision noncontact dimensional and coordinate metrology systems. View Engineering provides high-accuracy, large-area video, and laser-based and coordinate measuring systems for process monitoring and control in the…
Rockwell Automation will host its annual Manufacturing Perspectives and Automation Fair next week in St. Louis. The Manufacturing Perspectives portion of the event will be held Nov. 15 at the Renaissance Grand Hotel. It will feature a full day of discussions about factory automation led by experts…
Shuster Laboratories Inc. recently expanded its food testing capacity to meet increasing demand from manufacturers, retailers and food service establishments. The company, based in Canton, Massachusetts, invested in state-of-the-art equipment for the rapid turnaround of microbiological and…
Laboratory Testing Inc. recently announced that it has expanded its scope of accreditation in calibration services with the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation. The company’s calibration division, LTI Metrology, was previously accredited to perform calibration to a wide range of…
The use of metrology equipment from Leica Geosystems is helping a Formula 1 car racing team newcomer beat out its rivals. The Red Bull Racing team, which joined the Formula 1 circuit this season, announced that it’s already beating its rivals when in comes to the speed and accuracy of crucial pre-…
Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology recently signed an OEM distribution agreement with Bio-Imaging Research Inc. to distribute BIR’s computed tomography equipment in North America. BIR is a leader in the design of both medical and industrial computed tomography systems. The unique position allows BIR…
Automated Precision Inc. recently opened API University, an innovative training program for precision measurement. The program consists of a three-day course that features lectures and practical, hands-on exercises to introduce students to the science of basic metrology and related practices.…
The 2005 Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference logged record attendance figures and earned raves from attendees about the show’s 3-D metrology-only focus. This year’s show, which was held in late July at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas, showed a 10-percent increase in attendance vs. that of…
Mitutoyo America Corp. appointed Crotts & Saunders Engineering as the company’s exclusive distributor for its coordinate measuring machines in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Crotts & Saunders Engineering has served the manufacturing and dimensional metrology needs of discrete…
Geodetic Systems Inc. recently launched V-STARS/E4X, an entry-level digital photogrammetry system with a wide range of applications. V-STARS/E4X is designed for applications that don’t require the highest level of accuracy or expandability provided by other Geodetic Systems camera systems. V-STARS/…
COMET North America Inc. recently hosted the grand opening of its service and repair center at its headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The new facility features the highest-quality test, repair and maintenance services for all COMET X-ray tubes, RF products and FEINFOCUS microfocus X-ray tubes.…
Carl Zeiss SMT recently marked the 40th anniversary of its watershed scanning electron microscope.The product was developed in 1965 by Cambridge Instrument Co., a U.K.-based predecessor of Carl Zeiss SMT’s nanotechnology division. Four decades later, the SEM is still partly manufactured in…
The Princeton (New Jersey) Regional Chamber of Commerce recently named Gregory H. Olsen, Sensors Unlimited Inc.’s chairman of the board, as its Innovator of the Year 2005. The award will be formally presented to Olsen at the organization’s Leadership Awards Dinner on Nov. 30. Olsen was recently…
Instron Corp. recently received accreditation for ISO 376 calibration of secondary force standards. The company also expanded its calibration services. In addition to force, strain and hardness measurements, Instron now offers accredited on-site calibrations of speed, displacement, stroke and…
National Technical Systems Inc. recently completed electromagnetic interference testing on the U.S. Navy’s Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS). The testing satisfies the MIL-STD-461E standard for undesirable radio frequency transmissions that could interfere with the successful operation of…
Davis Inotek Calibration Laboratory recently acquired Northwest Calibration Systems, as part of the laboratory’s ongoing expansion strategy. The calibration provider reports that the acquisition will strengthen its portfolio by adding Northwest’s high-quality calibration certifications and rapid…
Vitech Reliability Systems has agreed to become reseller for Endevco Corp.’s products and services, broadening Endevco’s presence to Australia and New Zealand. The partnership marks Endevco’s first foray into the Australian and New Zealand markets. “Vitech is proud to become part of the Endevco…
The Boeing Co. recently ordered 10 Laser Trackers from FARO Technologies Inc. FARO reports that Boeing will use the Laser Tracker Xi units for its rotorcraft facility in Philadelphia to dimensionally control the manufacture, modernization and support of the twin-turbine, tandem-rotor CH-47 Chinook…
FARO Technologies Inc. has redesigned the rotation of its FaroArm in response to a recent court ruling against the company. ROMER CimCore filed suit against FARO in November 2003, alleging that FARO’s use of infinite rotation technology in the FaroArm articulated arm and two gages illegally…
