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(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released an updated version of a computer system testing tool that can cut costs by more efficiently finding flaws.
Catching software “bugs” before a program is released enhances computer…
(Capture 3D: Novi, MI) -- See what’s NEW and BLUE at Capture 3D. Mark your calendar for Dec. 8. Capture 3D invites you to have lunch with its Michigan team in Novi and spend a couple of hours learning about the latest metrology technology and participate in live demos.
There are two sessions…
(Honeywell: Minneapolis) -- Honeywell, a global supplier of test-and-measurement sensor solutions, has introduced a new website featuring easy-to-use product configuration and online ordering tools, simplified navigation, and a wealth of product information.
Several feature-rich web tools have…
(Alternative Vision Corp.: Tucson, AZ) -- Tattile srl, the Mairano, Italy-based developer of machine-vision solutions, announces the first release of its Antares Engine Toolkit for LabVIEW. Demonstrated at the recent Vision 2010 show in Stuttgart, Germany, the new tool kit will give LabView…
(Fluke Corp.: Everett, WA) -- Bundled wires, cramped cabinets—it’s a tight world out there. Fortunately, Fluke Corp. is introducing a new family of state-of-the-art clamp meters, including the 376 with iFlex, a revolutionary 18-inch flexible current probe. To see how the Fluke 376 can get you out…
(Vishay Precision Group Inc.: Malvern, PA) -- Vishay Precision Group Inc. has announced that its VPG Process Weighing division has expanded the fieldbus protocols of its BLH-Nobel Weighing Systems G4 family of multichannel weight/force indicators to include the Ethernet/IP open communications…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic has announced that its reverse engineering and 3-D inspection software has received a full validation from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The test verifies accuracy of features in the company’s software for a wide…
(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Tough competition means food and beverage manufacturers and packagers cannot afford production errors. This is why they must increasingly rely on machine vision systems and image-based ID readers to help achieve quality, improve productivity, and comply with product…
(Nanovea: Irvine, CA) -- The Nanovea Jr25, a 3-D noncontact portable profilometer, is the first truly portable, high-performance profilometer of its kind. With an optional battery pack and carrying case, the Jr25 provides measurement capability rarely available during field study. The Jr25 uses…
(City University London: London) -- City University London and Sencon UK Ltd., a developer of sensor and control systems for the metal packaging industry, have begun a three-year, £200,000 ($320,000) knowledge transfer partnership to improve the quality control of the coatings applied to food,…
(ICHF: Warsaw, Poland) -- Superficial layers of materials, no thicker than several atomic layers, play a key role in many important areas of science and technology, including microelectronics, catalysis, or corrosion science. These surface layers are being studied with different surface-sensitive…
(Buehler: Lake Bluff, IL) -- To simplify ordering and purchasing, Buehler created its new Sum-Met Bundles, which contain all the grinding and polishing consumables required to prepare 100 specimens. Using one part number and one price, laboratory, medical, quality control, universities, and other…
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- Soft Air USA used NVision’s laser scanning services to save three months in getting an Airsoft replica of FN Herstal’s FNP9-17 handgun to market. This is a significant time savings over Soft Air’s previous process, which involved making silicon molds of real guns and…
(Nikon Metrology Inc.: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology Inc. recently opened its new Western regional sales office in Irvine, California. The facility will serve as a sales and demonstration center for current and potential Nikon Metrology customers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah,…
(ASL U.S.: Danville, VA) -- ASL U.S.’s F500 provides highly accurate, dual-channel temperature measurement for platinum resistance thermometers (PRT), and exploits the inherent advantages of AC bridge technology to maintain repeatable measurements with unique levels of performance and speed.…
(George Products Co.: Middletown, DE) -- George Products Co. Inc., the manufacturer of OASIS Inspection Systems, has announced the addition of its “Core” product line. The OASIS Core has been designed to enable customers to run the OASIS system on their own computers. It is based on the same…
(Nikon Instruments: Melville, NY) -- Nikon Instruments Inc., innovator of advanced optical instruments, has introduced the C2 Confocal Laser Point Scanning Microscope, which incorporates the newest release of NIS-Elements C software (v. 3.2). By pairing these two powerful tools, researchers now…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Madison, WI) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. recently announced the launch of its new Calibration Validation Carousel (CVC) accessories for the Evolution series UV-Visible spectrophotometers, enabling automated performance verification and adherence to…
(Laser Design: Minneapolis) -- Easy-to-use, low-cost Artec, Creaform, and 3Shape 3-D scanners are now being offered for sale by 3DScanCo, a division of Laser Design Inc. The addition of these new low-cost lines of 3-D scanners improves 3DScanCo’s ability to provide the appropriate scanner to their…
(Baumer: Southington, CT) -- With the high-precision load cells of the DLRx series, Baumer offers sensors with passive temperature compensation for direct force measurement that boast a very low-temperature effect of < 0.005%/Kelvin (K). Their high-precision and positioning accuracy is…
(Control Point Design: Minnetonka, MN) -- For a company that has spent two decades shrouding the confidential nature of its work in secrecy, it now has something it can tell the world about. Online Systems Inc. has changed its name to Control Point Design Inc., and has announced an extensive…
(Qualitest: Huntsville, AL) -- Qualitest, a provider of comprehensive solutions through material-testing instruments, systems, and accessories, has extended its range of products for measuring gas permeability rate. The new gas permeability tester VAC-V1 is ideally suited to measure the gas…
(nuvoTrace: Las Vegas) -- With the Trace300 Benchtop Hydrogen/Refrigerant Leak Detector and Locator, nuvoTrace, a small business entity, offers a new industrial technology to change the way manufacturers check for leak tightness—and identify the locations of those leaks.
A new approach to leak…
(PerkinElmer: Waltham, MA) -- PerkinElmer Inc., a provider focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, has launched two digital X-ray flat-panel detectors (FPDs) for nondestructive testing (NDT) applications at the ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show, which is taking…
(AMETEK Inc.: Paoli, PA) -- AMETEK Inc. has acquired Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC, a global provider of weathering test instruments and related testing and consulting services, from Industrial Growth Partners for approximately $159 million in cash.
Atlas is headquartered in Chicago…
