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(Z Corp.: Burlington, MA) -- As automobiles change, so do the demands on suppliers of parts—right down to the rubber hoses that carry air into the engine, coolant to the radiator, and fluids to brakes and windshields.
Compact engine compartments crammed with components means that engineering…
(Rhopoint Instruments: East Sussex, UK) -- Rhopoint Instruments Ltd., leading manufacturers of Novo-Gloss meters for more than 20 years, announces the launch of the next generation of reflective appearance instruments. The new Rhopoint IQ can measure all aspects of reflective appearance quality.…
(Balluff: Florence, KY) -- Balluff Inc., manufacturer of innovative and practical sensing solutions, introduces BPS, a newly developed series of pressure sensors with IP 67 protection for use in gaseous and liquid media. The rugged devices feature a high-quality, long-term, stable ceramic load…
(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- Celebrating 20 years of its A World in Motion program this year gave the SAE Foundation cause to pause and ask, “What impact have our programs truly had on students, and where are some of those students today?”
Meet Wes Turechek. Turechek was always interested in math…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society announced that its annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) 2011 attracted more than 400 professionals in the precision 3-D measurement and inspection field. Manufacturers, engineers, scientists, quality control specialists,…
(TPS: Livermore, CA) -- Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS), developer and manufacturer of precision positioning equipment, announces the release of the Measuring Station (MS) series of high-precision robotic total stations in North and South America.
“The MS ‘measuring station’ opens a new era in…
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) has released its new Radian laser tracker with the INNOVO technology platform. This advanced laser tracker changes the way that people use laser trackers. Radian brings with it advanced features that include I-Vision, ADM-Maxx, and a host of…
(Mettler-Toledo: Greifensee, Switzerland) -- Mettler-Toledo International Inc., a leader in the research and development of products and services in the precision instrument industry, has introduced Calibry 5.0 pipette calibration software, now also compatible with radio frequency…
(ATS RheoSystems: Bordentown, NJ) -- Designed for performing both routine rheological tests such as single-point viscosity checks for quality control, to complex rheological evaluation for research and development, the Black Pearl viscometer is ideal for investigating the mixing, stirring, and…
(Roper: Sarasota, FL) -- Roper Industries Inc., a diversified growth company, has
announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of
Northern Digital Inc., a leading provider of 3-D measurement technology for
medical applications.
Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario,…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- ROMER, the originator of portable measuring arms, and part of Hexagon Group, has launched the CMS108, a high-precision, noncontact laser scanner available for its portable coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). The newest option in ROMER’s laser…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic, the leading provider of 3-D software for creating digital models of physical objects, launched its new multi-lingual website on July 20, 2011. The site features the Geomagic Community, enabling people to
share their 3-D scan data processing…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, along with the University of South Florida (USF) are partnering to provide terrestrial laser-scanning training to purchasers of FARO laser scanners. The partnership marks a…
(Metrologic Group: Meylan, France) -- Metrologic Group specializes in 3-D inspection software solutions, and in the design and manufacture of dimensional control systems. Its software is provided with 3-D measuring equipment. For more than 12 years, the Metrologic Group has equipped the coordinate…
(ASTM International: West Conshohocken, PA) -- ASTM Proficiency Testing Programs (PTP) programs are statistical quality assurance programs that enable laboratories to assess their performance in conducting test methods within their own laboratories when their data are compared against other…
(Rapidform Inc.: Lakewood, CO) -- Rapidform Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of INUS Technology Inc., developer and marketer of advanced 3-D scan data processing software solutions, announces the results of a recent U.S. Air Force-funded study evaluating CAD and reverse engineering software. The study…
(Mettler-Toledo: Greifensee, Switzerland) -- Mettler-Toledo International Inc. has announced an upcoming webinar with special guest presenter Charles Ray, Ph.D., former associate director of analytical research and development (R&D) at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. This webinar, “Preventing…
(Rapidform Inc.: Lakewood, CO) -- INUS Technology has exceeded internal sales expectations yet again with its worldwide revenue for the first half of 2011, beating results from H1 2010 by more than 33 percent. Following the company’s best Q1 sales in its 13-year history, this H1 achievement is a…
(SURVICE: Belcamp, MD) -- On June 24, 2011, the Susquehanna Workforce Network recognized Belcamp-based SURVICE Engineering Co. as the Harford County Business Winner of the 2011 Donald E. Thomey Workforce Leadership Award. The award was presented at the organization’s 28th annual meeting at the…
(Exact Metrology: Cincinnati) -- Exact Metrology, a full-service metrology solutions company, has recently received ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management systems. This certification verifies that the key processes Exact Metrology uses to deliver contract measurement services as…
(Sokkia Corp.: Olathe, KS) -- The SHC236 data collector from Sokkia Corp., a leading manufacturer of precision measurement systems, is designed with advanced technology features for handheld data collection.
“The SHC236 is a powerful handheld data collector with all the features needed to…
(Laser Design Inc.: Minneapolis) -- The National Park Service’s Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument in Idaho contains the largest concentration of Hagerman Horse (Equus simplicidens) fossils in North America. It is nationally and internationally significant for its world-class paleontological…
(Third Dimension: Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom) -- The new headquarters for Third Dimension, a world leader in supplying noncontact optical metrology solutions to the global manufacturing industry, were formally opened on June 24, 2011, by the Right Honorable Jack Lopresti, the Member of…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases” in the Earth’s atmosphere has been identified as a cause for serious concern because it may radically accelerate changes in the Earth’s climate. Developing an effective strategy for…
(Mettler-Toledo: Greifensee, Switzerland) -- With the introduction of its new E4 XLS line of pipettes, Rainin Instrument LLC, a division of Mettler-Toledo, has raised the bar on electronic pipetting performance and ease of use. Featuring a large color screen, precision joystick, and carousel-…
