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(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Do you know Benchy the Boat? NIST researchers certainly do, and the 3D-printing design is helping them make waves with a technique called vat photopolymerization.
To start off, Benchy (a nickname for “benchmark”) isn’t a NIST original work of art. More commonly referred…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will team up with six of eight companies that are advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants with the mission to achieve a pilot-scale demonstration of fusion within a decade.
Rising…
(Marposs: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Marposs, a world leader in measurement, inspection, and test technologies, announces the acquisition of MeSys GmbH, a manufacturer of noncontact, nonradiometric systems for measuring surface weight, thickness, and moisture level in thin and flexible web materials.…
(PBC Linear: Roscoe, IL) -- PBC Linear (Pacific Bearing Co.), a global leader in linear motion solutions, announces that its Applied Cobotics Cobot Feeder, a CNC machine-feeding application kit that delivers and stages parts to be placed into a machining process, has received Universal Robots+ (UR…
(Sigmetrix: McKinney, TX) -- Sigmetrix, experts in mechanical variation management, announced that its latest version of CETOL 6σ tolerance analysis software, version 11.4.0, is available for immediate download. Tolerance analysis benefits businesses in many ways. It improves profitability by…
(Canon Medical Components: Irvine, CA) -- Canon Medical Components USA-Digital Radiography, a global leader in advanced flat-panel detectors (FPDs), X-ray components, X-ray tubes, and innovative video camera technologies, introduces the CXDI-Pro Wireless Digital Radiography Series of flat-panel…
(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, ON, Canada) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company, announces that its Linea HS 16k back-illuminated (BSI) TDI camera is in production now. With its CLHS interface, this camera offers enhanced sensitivity and is ideal for near ultraviolet (NUV) and visible…
(Teledyne: Waterloo, ON, Canada) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision technology, unveils a shutterless version of its MicroCalibir long-wave infrared (LWIR) compact camera platform.
Developed and manufactured in Canada, the small and lightweight…
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek has designed its 100th custom LVDT position sensor, with a vented body and modified lead lengths to address the operating specifications for a downhole drilling application.
Venting NewTek’s NT-R High Temperature Sensor ensured reliable performance in a downhole…
(MicroRidge Systems: Sunriver, OR) -- MicroRidge Systems, a leading developer and manufacturer of measurement collection solutions for manufacturing companies, has been acquired by Riley Tronson and Andrew (Andy) Duvall. The founders, John Schuldt and Mary Chisholm, are retiring after 40 years at…
(Titan Tool Supply: Buffalo, NY) -- Titan Tool Supply, a worldwide supplier of optical instrumentation and precision micro-finishing tools, introduces its L-Series of family of rigid, industrial-grade micro fiberscopes, also known as fiberoptic borescopes.
The L-Series is designed to perform…
(Mettler Toledo: Lutz, FL) -- Mettler Toledo Product Inspection Group introduces metal detectors for hazardous locations (HazLoc). Ideal for manufacturing environments where dust-producing products can create an explosive atmosphere, these cETLus-certified systems adhere to stringent construction…
(Starrett-Bytewise: Columbus, GA) -- Starrett-Bytewise, a manufacturer of laser-based measurement systems and a division of The L.S. Starrett Co., has introduced its “SL4” high-speed line laser sensors, its fourth generation of sensors offering the highest resolution and speed for TGIS radial…
(Marposs: Auburn Hills, MI) – Marposs, a global leader in measurement, inspection, and test technologies, has expanded its line of automatic testers designed for verifying the safety and performance of electric motors with the introduction of the e.d.c. AST320/W system, dedicated to the testing of…
(Vision Engineering: New Milford, CT) -- Vision Engineering, a leading provider of innovative inspection, metrology, and digital 3D visualization solutions, has announced the launch of Mantis 3rd Gen, from the company’s range of ergonomic optical stereo microscopes.
The new Mantis generation range…
(Nikon Corp.: Brighton, MI) -- The Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Corp. has developed a new filter that greatly enhances the contrast in images produced by its X-ray inspection machines. Aptly named High.Contrast Filter, its principal application is quality control of PCBAs (printed…
(NASCAR: Charlotte, NC) -- Hexagon has joined 14-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports as its official metrology hardware and software provider for the next decade. The shared goal of the partnership is to take the race team’s performance to the next level by applying the latest…
(Nikon Industrial Metrology Unit: Brighton, MI) -- The Nikon MM series of industrial measuring microscopes has been periodically upgraded since the early 1950s, but never to the extent of the latest, sixth makeover.
The company announced that the MM-400N and MM-800N series measuring microscopes…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- For more than a decade, the LC15Dx laser scanner manufactured by the Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Corp. has been a global benchmark for efficient measurement and inspection of manufactured components, especially those having complex free-form…
(Waygate Technologies: Huerth, Germany) -- Waygate Technologies, a Baker Hughes business and leader in nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions for industrial inspection, announced a flagship computed tomography (CT) solution called Phoenix V|tome|x M Omni. Designed to replace the company’s most…
(Sunnen: St. Louis) -- Hendrick Motorsports has named Sunnen Products Co. its official honing equipment partner as it pursues its record-extending 15th NASCAR Cup Series championship. The partnership puts the new Sunnen SV series honing machine in the Hendrick engine operation alongside numerous…
(DWFritz Metrology: Wilsonville, OR) -- DWFritz Metrology, a leading global provider of high-precision inspection and metrology solutions for advanced manufacturing, held a demonstration of new capabilities on the ZeroTouch Rotational Metrology Platform at the 2023 Control Show in Stuttgart,…
(Mitutoyo: Aurora, IL) -- Mitutoyo America Corp. has announced an expanded trade-in trade-up program for Mitutoyo coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), vision measuring systems, and form-measuring systems.
The Mitutoyo trade-in trade-up program is an opportunity to upgrade to new, technologically…
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Accurate paper production depends on proper alignment, from calendar stacks to press rolls to unwind stands, felt stretches, and much more. Paper mills traditionally bear these alignment costs in one of three ways: 1) They can contract optical alignment services from a…
(Nikon: Tokyo) -- Nikon Corp. is pleased to announce the launch of the large-volume high-performance X-ray and CT Systems VOXLS 40 C 450. This product realizes nondestructive inspection of various large and small components by using X-ray and CT (computed tomography scan) to implement high-accuracy…
