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(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS), the membership association for measurement professionals, has announced a call for papers for the 2012 Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC). The 28th annual event will be held at The Roosevelt New Orleans in New Orleans,…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Focus 10, Nikon Metrology’s point-cloud software that streamlines the digital inspection process, offers a completely new user interface and now provides support for handheld laser scanning and tactile probing. Users gain productivity through the new intuitive…
(ERI: Santa Barbara, CA) -- Earthquakes are only one of the subjects being discussed at the “Fundamentals of Random Vibration and Shock Testing” course led by mechanical engineer expert Wayne Tustin. The course will be held at ANCO Engineers Inc. in Boulder, Colorado, July 9–11, 2012, from 8 a.m.…
(UC Davis: Davis, CA) -- Engineers at the University of California, Davis are preparing to conduct the first rigorous tests of how the steel columns that secure skyscrapers to their foundations stand up during earthquakes, research that could make the towering structures safer and perhaps less…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, has introduced the Type 4021B industrial melt pressure measuring chain. The chain is expressly designed for the…
(Newport: Stratford, CT) -- Oriel, a Newport Corp. brand, and an innovative supplier of products for the making and measuring of light, now offers the Sol-UV Solar Simulator, an advanced solar simulator for photobiological applications such as testing over-the-counter sunscreen products’ sun…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced the Type 4550A KiTorq rotor torque flange measuring unit.
Featuring an accuracy class of 0.05, the…
(Leica Microsystems: Heerbrugg, Switzerland) -- Digital microscopes by Leica Microsystems are successfully established as analytical instruments in applications such as pharmaceutics, materials research, and electronics production. Industrial quality control, which makes immense demands of…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is accepting proposals for funding for a broad range of potential research projects and related activities that support the institute’s measurement science and engineering programs. The…
(NCSL International: Boulder, CO) -- Technical Exchange, developed by NCSL International (NCSLI), a nonprofit organization for excellence in measurement science, is a new educational event designed to provide regional access to low-cost, high-quality metrology training solutions. At this two-…
(InnovMetric Software Inc.: Québec City, Québec, Canada) -- InnovMetric Software Inc., a software development company, announces that the latest intermediate release of the PolyWorks universal 3-D metrology platform—version 12.0.3—can display laser-scanned points being captured in real time on…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced the USB-based Type 2825A DynoWare universal data acquisition and analysis software, designed for direct…
(Meggitt: San Juan Capistrano, CA) -- Meggitt Sensing Systems, designer and manufacturer of high-performance sensing and monitoring systems for air and land-based machinery in extreme environments, has announced the expansion of its Guaranteed InStock program to include 19 Endevco high-sensitivity…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals for the next round of funding in its long-running Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP). The program provides support for experiments to make novel, high-precision measurements of…
(Newport: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in lasers and photonics solutions that make, manage, and measure light, has introduced the SCG-02 Wavelength Extender to their line of nonlinear microscopy and spectroscopy application solutions. The Wavelength Extender is specifically…
(Tektronix: Beaverton, OR) -- Tektronix Inc., a leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, has unveiled the THS3000 Handheld Oscilloscope Series that bring a new level of measurement precision and accuracy to engineers and technicians who need to debug, install, and repair complex electronic systems…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced the Kistler Corrsys-Datron Type CHFA family of noncontact optical laser height sensors, designed to…
(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, Ontario) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in machine vision technology, has introduced the Piranha HS NIR 8K camera. Featuring improved sensitivity in near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths, the Piranha HS NIR benefits from time delay…
(Leica Microsystems: Heerbrugg, Switzerland) -- The LED illumination series LED3000 and LED5000 from Leica Microsystems have proved their worth in numerous industrial applications for rapidly and accurately identifying the finest structures, faults, scratches, or dust particles on surfaces. The…
(AMETEK: Largo, FL) -- The JOFRA ASC 301 portable process signal calibrator from AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments provides the accuracy and functionality of a laboratory calibration instrument but is compact enough to fit into a toolbox or operate with one hand for easy field…
(Konica Minolta Sensing: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, announces it is discontinuing manufacturing the VIVID 910 and VIVID 9i 3-D laser scanners as of March 31, 2012. After March 2012,…
(INUS Technology: Seoul, Korea) – INUS Technology Inc., a global leader in 3-D scanning software and parent company of Rapidform, has reached new sales agreement with Creaform China, a subsidiary of Canadian Creaform, manufacturer and marketer of portable 3-D optical measurement technologies.…
(FABTECH: Chicago) -- FABTECH 2011, held Nov. 14–17, 2011, at McCormick Place in Chicago, shattered all records of its previous shows with the number of buyers walking the floor, the attendance of the educational conference, and the overall square footage of exhibit space. FABTECH is North…
(Taylor Hobson: Leicester, England) -- Taylor Hobson, a global leader in ultraprecision measurement instrumentation, has introduced a metrology instrument that is able to perform three core measurements: roundness, form, and surface finish on a single platform. The all-new Talyrond 500 Series…
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, has launched a new corporate website to better serve its customers in the Americas.
KMSA departed from its past web structure and pushed its…