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(Electro Standards Laboratories: Cranston, RI) -- The Model 4215 Dual-Channel Smart Load Cell Indicator, Catalog No. 304217, measures and controls strain-gauge, transducer-based systems. Model 4215 features TEDS-Tag Auto Load Cell ID. It can be used in systems that test jet engine thrust. The unit…
(Harvard Computing Group: Devens, MA) -- Harvard Computing Group has released an integrated software solution for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance. Built on Excel, Visio, and TaskMap, SOX Expert TaskMap Edition is the first result of Harvard Computing’s collaboration with SOX XPress LLC, a long-time…
A new microspectrometer architecture that uses compact, disc-shaped resonators could address the challenges of integrated lab-on-chip sensing systems that now require a large, off-chip spectrometer to achieve high resolution.
Spectrometers have conventionally been expensive and bulky bench-top…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The 2010 Quality Leader of the Year Award was presented to Bennie Fowler, group vice president of Global Quality and New Model Launch, Ford Motor Co., at the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Automotive Division annual awards event held on June 21, 2011, at the Automotive Hall…
(AMN Healthcare, San Diego) -- Health care facility administrators and physicians report that the most serious obstacle they face in forming Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) is physician alignment, according to a new survey.
The survey, conducted by AMN Healthcare, the largest health care…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- A book newly published by Quality Press, the publishing arm of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), sheds light on how a quality framework in compliance with standards from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) can have a major effect on improving…
(AIAG: Warrendale, PA) -- AIAG, a nonprofit, member-supported organization that works with a range of manufacturing companies and service providers to help them operate at peak performance, is partnering with the SAE International to launch a joint global-sourcing engineering certificate program.…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Leaders of the international groups of experts that develop ISO International Standards recently gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for a two-day, highly interactive conference to improve even further the efficiency and usefulness of the solutions and benefits ISO offers to business…
(Nanosolar: San Jose, CA) -- Thin-film solar innovation leader Nanosolar Inc. today announced new efficiency benchmarks of 11.6 percent for the Nanosolar Utility Panel and 13.9 percent for its printed CIGS (Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenium) solar cells, as measured by the Fraunhofer Institute for…
(ReverseEnineering.com: La Jolla, CA) -- ReverseEngineering.com, a PTC Partner Advantage partner, has released its plug-in for PTC’s Creo Elements/Pro, which allows users to scan faster while maintaining high-quality products. The plug-in allows engineers and designers to digitize data from…
(FARO Technologies: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has launched a new customer-engagement initiative: “Show Us Your FARO.”
The idea is simple. Contestants head to FARO’s Facebook page and upload videos or pictures of…
(Fluke Corp.: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Corp., manufacturer of portable electronic test and measurement technology, has introduced the P3 Series of thermal imagers. These thermal imagers deliver proven, practical performance for a wide range of diagnostic applications. Based on the award-winning…
(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, ON, Canada) -- Rad-icon Imaging, a division of Teledyne DALSA Corp., a leader in machine vision technology, has introduced the Shad-o-Box 1280 HS X-ray camera. This new Shad-o-Box HS model delivers a superior solution for industrial computed-tomography (CT) applications…
(Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing Inc.: Cedar Hill, MO) -- As successful business innovators across industry know, customers drive markets. Renowned innovator Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing offers another example of this truism with an impressive new product—the Precision Scan Sphere—born…
(Plex Systems Inc.: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Plex Systems, provider of Plex Online, a cloud ERP for manufacturers, has introduced new features to Plex Online that help manufacturers further improve the speed and efficiency of their engineering-related functions.
Enhancements cover product…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. has announced the immediate availability of their new white light measurement products in North America. The manual measurement system CognitensWLS400M and the automated measurement system CognitensWLS400A replace all former white…
(DIS: Detroit) -- Dynamic Intelligent Solutions LLC (DIS) has launched its innovative, ChamberCam process, which provides dynamic, 3-D measurement of components under extreme climatic conditions.
The ChamberCam system combines photogrammetry hardware and software with current thermal management…
(Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing Inc.: Cedar Hill, MO) -- As successful business innovators across industry know, customers drive markets. Renowned innovator Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing offers another example of this truism with an impressive new product born directly from a customer…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global leader in providing portable measurement and imaging solutions, has introduced the FAROEdgeandLaserLineProbe, the most advanced, state-of-the-art FaroArm system ever produced.
The FARO Edge is a portable measurement arm that allows…
(Nikon: Leuven, Belgium) -- Nikon Metrology introduces CAMIO7, featuring a new metrology software interface that redefines 3-D tactile and laser CMM inspection. With fewer mouse clicks and instant access to programming functions from a single ribbon toolbar, the programming experience is both…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) announced it will conduct a large-scale, interactive measurement study during the 27th annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), July 25–29, 2011, at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. The study…
(InnovMetric: Quebec City, Canada) -- InnovMetric Software’s version 12 of PolyWorks incorporates the new DirectReplay technology that dramatically simplifies multipiece inspection tasks performed with any point-cloud digitizer or tactile probing device.
Most metrology products offer teaching…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic, a leading 3-D reverse-engineering and inspection software developer, has launched its Wrap OEM Edition software for integrated scan-to-3-D solutions. The new software is a special version of Geomagic Wrap and delivers fast, 3-D polygonal models…
(API: Rockland, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) has announced that Mitch Schefcik has joined its staff as director of business development. Schefcik has a long career in remote sensing technology, 3-D laser scanning, building information modeling (BIM), forensic metrology, and precision…
If there is a common personality trait among metrologists, it is that we love to argue our point. In the true spirit of “everyone is entitled to my opinion,” lively debate is always present when you get more than one of us in a room together. It is probably why I personally ended up in this…