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(CMS: Weatherford, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has selected a slate of 25 technical papers and presentations for the 2016 Coordinate Metrology Society Conference (CMSC). The 32nd annual gathering of the CMS will be held July 25–29, 2016, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in…
(Basis: Redmond, WA) -- Basis Software has introduced the Surphaser Model 10 laser scanner, the first in a new product line of compact lightweight scanners. The new model was presented April 2–5, 2015, at the SPAR 3D Expo and Conference in Woodlands, Texas.
The Surphaser Model 10 represents an…
(Manufacturing Institute: Washington, D.C.) -- The Manufacturing Institute has released the first Community College Consortium for Bioscience Credentials (c3bc) spotlight on Forsyth Technical Community College. This is the first of five best practices that the institute will release during the…
(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has circulated a proposal for a new field of activity: ”Chain of custody—Transparency and traceability—Generic requirements for supply chain actors.” As the U.S. member body to ISO, the American National Standards…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Exposure to ionizing radiation is a potential risk in many situations, and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has a score of standards that help ensure exposure levels are kept within safe limits. Now, two new standards have been published that focus on the…
(U.S. Dept of Labor: Washington, D.C.) -- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced the availability of a total of $4.6 million in funds in the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.
The grants will fund the creation of in-person, hands-on training…
(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- On April 11, 2016, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) held a China Roundtable meeting in Beijing to discuss the draft revised China Standardization Law, which was recently released for public comment. ANSI members, including Oracle, Underwriters…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) — The procedure outlined in the book, Process Implementation Through 5S: Laying the Foundation for Lean, by Drew Willis (Productivity Press, 2016), shows how basic lean principles can be used to implement standardized work and visual controls through plan-do-check-…
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has unveiled a new model of its versatile GLOBAL coordinate measuring machine (CMM) designed in collaboration with internationally renowned design house Pininfarina. This best-in-class machine is tailored specifically to offer…
(ECM: Topsfield, MA) -- East Coast Metrology has announced the official launch of its new division dedicated to 3D surveying and building information modeling (BIM) services.
Metrology instruments are no longer just for metrology labs and manufacturing plants. As the quality control industry…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Vape and vapor products represent a technical and economic novelty. The electronic cigarette devices and their consumables, called e-liquids, are recognized as a genuinely disruptive innovation, having reached mass markets in many countries in just a few years. The use of…
(CADENAS: Augsburg, Germany) -- Since 2012, the 3D CAD models engineering app from CADENAS has served engineers and purchasers as a download service and calculation tool for 3D data. Due to the growing popularity and the increasing download figures in Google Play and the iTunes Store, the…
(IRMA: Washington, D.C.) -- On April 5, 2016, the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) has released the second and revised draft of the “Standard for Responsible Mining” for a 60-day review and public comment period ahead of the first-ever global certification program for industrial-…
(Etalon: Braunschweig, Germany) -- Absolute Multiline Technology is a worldwide unique measurement system for monitoring the geometric accuracy of machine tools by means of high-precision length measurements: An absolute distance interferometer measuring with submicrometer resolution serves as the…
(ISO: Geneva) -- When is a good deal really a lemon? Sometimes the biggest bargains come with the heaviest hidden costs, thanks to unclear warranties that cover little when things go wrong. Faulty goods and ambiguous warranties are one of the greatest bugbears for consumers and retailers. A new…
(H. G. Schaevitz: Moorestown, NJ) -- H. G. Schaevitz LLC, Alliance Sensors Group has solved the age old problem of cross talk between sensors even if the master signal conditioner fails.
When linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) signal cables are bundled together or laid close to each…
(Humantech: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Whether your goal is to comply with local regulations, meet company standards, or develop a world-class ergonomics process, you must determine “where you are” and “where you want to be.” It is necessary to understand the gaps before devoting time and energy to…
(NCTech: Edinburgh, UK, and Houston, TX) --NCTech, the developer of reality imaging systems, announces two new developments for its industrial-grade iSTAR panoramic camera. The company will be demonstrating these developments at the SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, April 11–14, 2016, in The…
(SAE International: Warrendale, PA) -- SAE International has published two new technical standards that standardize the data message sets used in vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications and establish the parameters for a vehicle communication system to receive and transmit the message sets. These…
(S-T Industries: Mankato, MN) -- S-T Industries, based in St. James, Minnesota, recently donated a video measurement system to Minnesota State University at Mankato’s Department of Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology. The system will enhance students’ study of metrology, the…
(InnovMetric: Quebec, QC, Canada) -- InnovMetric Software Inc., the leading provider of universal 3D metrology solutions, has announced the launch of PolyWorks 2016, the latest release of the company’s universal 3D metrology software platform. PolyWorks 2016 fully supports probing and laser…
(marcus evans: London) -- The focus of pharmaceutical quality systems have shifted in recent years from a traditional model to a more global, dynamic, and risk-based approach, enhanced especially by regulatory authorities and economic environment. marcus evans is organizing “Quality Excellence:…
(Phillips Precision: Boylston, MA) -- The popular Inspection Arsenal Loc-N-Load quick-swap fixture system can now be ordered with air assist. Let your CMM and fixture plates do the heavy work. With a flip of a switch and one pinky finger, inspectors can easily glide the weight of an anvil across…
(CMS: Weatherford, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has announced that Ed Morse, Ph.D., professor at UNC Charlotte, will present the keynote address at the 32th annual Coordinate Metrology Society Conference (CMSC), July 25–29, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Murfreesboro, TN.…
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has launched their latest system software release and a new Ethernet Real Time Feature Pack (RTFP) for the Leica Absolute Tracker AT960 and AT930. This groundbreaking combination delivers the industry's first 7DOF measurement…
