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(Pipeline Analytics: Pittsburgh) -- New for WinCan V8 pipe inspection and asset management software, the WinCan Laser module from Pipeline Analytics makes it easy to capture pipeline geometry using a video-inspection crawler outfitted with practically any laser profiling hardware.
“Until now,…
(QuantumVision Corp.: Roswell, GA) -- QuantumVision Corp., manufacturer, designer, and implementer of custom machine vision solutions, has created the Hammerhead, the industry’s first 3-D stereo smart vision system. The system integrates twin 1.3 megapixel imagers and 5 megapixel gray scale or…
(InnovMetric: Québec City, Canada) -- InnovMetric Software Inc., a global supplier of industrial 3-D metrology software solutions, is proud to unveil the world’s first relational inspection solution with PolyWorks v. 12. The new relational inspection architecture analyzes every single step in a…
(Agistix: Redwood City, CA)--Agistix, a global provider of transportation management solutions, has announced the launch of Total Visibility. This packaged solution delivers real-time visibility to counter blind spots of inbound, third-party, and international shipment data which have…
(Techno-Omil: New Hyde Park, NY) -- A new series of two-finger parallel grippers from Techno-Omil feature a heavy-duty T-slot design. Identified as the OPP2 series, these nine grippers feature a stroke range from 12 mm to 72 mm and a gripping force from 420 N to 8410 N. Their range of operating…
(REIS: Obernburg, Bavaria) -- REIS Robotics, a leader in system integration of robots, has completely revised its RH robot series and greatly improved its use for removal, insertion, and spray robots in the casting foundry.
The series comprises two robot types with six axes up to a load…
(IDS: Woburn, MA) -- IDS GmbH, the headquarters for IDS Imaging Development Systems and a global leader in machine vision technology, has unveiled the UI–2280SE, an ideal all-round camera with USB 2.0 interface and Sony ICX655 CCD sensor in 5 megapixel resolution (2448 pixels × 2050 pixels). The…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has launched the next generation of its innovative laser scanner, the Focus3D. Complete with new features that enhance registration and remote functionality, this newest Focus3D…
(Capture 3D: Farmington Hills, MI) -- To better service its growing customers and address the increased demand for automated solutions, Capture 3D has relocated its Novi, Michigan, facility to Farmington Hills, Michigan. With twice the size, this new facility includes increased space for the…
(Assembly Guidance: Chelmsford, MA) -- Assembly Guidance Systems Inc., a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of high-performance laser projection systems for manual manufacturing and quality monitoring, has delivered a 20-projector laser system for wind-turbine blade fabrication.
Following a…
(IHI: Cambridge, MA) -- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), a major catalyst for improvements in health care quality in the United States and around the world, will host its 23rd Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care Dec. 4–7, 2011, at the Orlando World Center…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology has announced the relocation of its Michigan Precision Center to a purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility on a campus-like setting in Wixom, Michigan. The 26,000 sq. ft. facility includes a spacious calibration laboratory, enhanced…
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API), designer, manufacturer, and supplier of machine-tool calibration systems and precision measuring instruments, continues to advance the cause of metrology and precision measurement for the future with a recent gift to the University of North…
Geomagic, a global provider of 3-D software for creating and inspecting digital models of physical objects, has announced that its 3-D imaging and reverse engineering software, Geomagic Studio, has been used to create the highest resolution, most dimensionally accurate 3-D digital model ever of…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- More than 100 metrology and manufacturing professionals gathered to visit the new Nikon Metrology Technology Center, located at the company’s Headquarters for the Americas in Brighton, Michigan. The event introduced one of the most advanced technology centers…
(NSF International: Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International, a global organization that certifies products and writes standards for food, water, and consumer goods, has launched a new program to help manufacturers gain global market access for water treatment, distribution, and plumbing products.…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology’s SHUTTLEPIX Digital Microscope has been awarded the Good Design Award 2011, which is a comprehensive program for the evaluation and encouragement of design organized by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.
This award system was originally…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Forty quality professionals worldwide have been named to Quality Progress magazine’s “40 New Voices of Quality” list, which recognizes individuals under the age of 40 who are making a difference in their organizations.
The list featured in the November issue of Quality…
(Steinbichler: Plymouth, MI) -- Steinbichler, a global provider of optical measuring and sensor technology, is presenting the COMET 5 Eco as a reduced-price complete solution for high-precision 3-D digitizing.
“The particularly innovative sensor concept of COMET 5 Eco offers the greatest…
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Explaining how to implement and sustain a top-down strategy for manufacturing excellence, The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence: A Leader’s Guide to Achieving and Sustaining Excellence, by Larry E. Fast (CRC Press, 2011), provides a comprehensive, proven…
(Manufacturing Institute: Washington, DC) -- The Manufacturing Institute, a Washington, DC-based organization dedicated to improving and expanding manufacturing in the United States, will officially launch Right Skills Now, a new, fast-track education and training program, built on the National…
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Even a minimal investment in risk assessment and risk management can improve efficiency and reduce losses in any organization. Enterprise Risk Management Best Practices:From Assessment to Ongoing Compliance, by Anne M. Marchetti (Wiley, 2011) provides guidance on how to…
During the past decade, laser frequency combs—extraordinarily precise tools for measuring frequencies (or colors) of light—have helped propel advances in timekeeping, trace-gas detection, and related physics research.
Although typical lasers operate at only a single or handful of frequencies,…
(Micro-Epsilon: Raleigh, NC) -- Micro-Epsilon, designer and manufacturer of high-precision sensors, instruments, and
systems for displacement, position, dimension, and temperature
measurement, offers the new colorCONTROL MFA-5 for the inspection of LEDs, starting at a basic version that offers…
(BSI: Reston, VA) -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded a contract to BSI Group’s Supply Chain Solutions business unit to create a protocol to aid the screening of cargo at U.S. ports. BSI will work with DHS S&T-sponsored…
