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(Newport Corp.: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ophir Optronics Ltd., a global leader in precision infrared optics, photonics instrumentation, and 3-D noncontact measurement equipment. The consideration to be paid by Newport is $8.43 per share, or a…
(Marposs: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Marposs Corp. will introduce its Nemo ultra-compact gauge computer in booth No. 514 at Quality Expo, Sept. 20–22, 2011, at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
The new Nemo computer, which is designed for use on the shop floor, has intuitive features that enable quick…
(Pyzdek Institute: Tucson, AZ) -- Learn to use the most versatile of all control charts at the webinar “The Swiss Army Knife of Process Charts,” featuring Larry W. Dyer and Thomas Pyzdek.
Join Pyzdek Institute Master Black Belt Larry W. Dyer for this exciting free webinar.
The individual chart…
(OptoFidelity: Tampere, Finland) -- A picture tells more than a thousand words, and a live video tells more than a million words. Research and development (R&D) and production nowadays often take place in different countries, but the details, design, and other issues concerning devices must…
(Geomagic: Leuven, Belgium) -- Geomagic and Nikon Metrology recently announced a cooperative agreement that enables Nikon Metrology to fully integrate and offer its entire range of handheld 3-D laser scanners with Geomagic Studio, Geomagic Qualify, and Geomagic Wrap software.
This partnership…
(ANSI: Washington) -- The British Standards Institution (BSI) has submitted a proposal to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for a new field of technical activity on facilities management. As the U.S. member body to ISO, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)…
(Plex Systems: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Plex Systems Inc., a provider of Plex Online cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) for manufacturers, will be the exclusive sponsor of World Class Manufacturing Day and social media at the 2011 Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars…
(Keyence: Woodcliff Lake, NJ) --The Keyence VK-X Series 3-D laser scanning microscopes combine the capabilities of SEMs and noncontact roughness gauges with the simplicity of an optical microscope. This newly released system now boasts an unprecedented 0.5 nanometer Z-axis resolution with a…
(Apriso: Long Beach, CA) -- Learn how top manufacturers are taking a global approach to traceability to gain visibility and control across their entire manufacturing operations and supply chain. Join Adrienne Selko, online editor of BusinessWeek, and Apriso’s industry directors Rick Gallisa and…
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, has announced the availability of version 2.10 of SpectraMagic NX Color Quality Control Software.
SpectraMagic NX is designed for the easy…
(National Physical Laboratory: Teddington, UK) -- The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) occupies a unique position as the United Kingdom’s National Measurement Institute and sits at the intersection between scientific discovery and real world application. In addition to conducting cutting-edge…
Twitter allows millions of social media fans to comment in 140 characters or less on just about anything: an actor’s outlandish behavior, an earthquake’s tragic toll or the great taste of a grilled cheese sandwich.
But by sifting through this busy flood of banter, is it possible to also track…
(IPETRONIK: Livonia, MI) -- IPETRONIK, an industry leader in the design, development, and manufacture of mobile measurement technologies for the global automotive market, has announced the introduction of the Sx-STG, the newest member of the IPETRONIK Sx product family.
The Sx-STG is a compact…
(DNV: Seattle) -- DNV announces that it has obtained accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for power quality testing on wind turbines. The DNV Seattle office, which obtained the accreditation, now provides power quality testing services to global…
(NeoMetrix: Lake Mary, FL) -- NeoMetrix Technologies Inc., experts in 3-D scanning, reverse engineering, first-article inspection, and rapid prototyping services, has developed some new techniques to take advantage of laser-based 3-D measurement equipment from Konica-Minolta and Creaform.
Konica-…
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. standardization system, has released a workshop report summarizing the range of perspectives voiced at the May 12, 2011, ANSI workshop Standards Wars: Myth or Reality? in Washington, D.C.
The workshop brought together more…
(Visual Workplace: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace Inc. introduces SHADOW-Mark, a quick and easy method to designate specific locations for each item in the workplace. Users simply trace the tool or other item on the SHADOW-Mark material, cut the shape out and peel off the backing, and place…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has announced North American updates to its Type 2893A KiBox To Go system.
The Kistler Type 2893A KiBox To Go is a…
(Newport Corp.: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in lasers and photonics solutions that make, manage, and measure light, has released The Newport Resource, a catalog for photonics research products and related applications. The new catalog encompasses products from all Newport…
(Carl Zeiss: Jena, Germany) -- Carl Zeiss, a global leader of high-tech companies in the optical and opto-electronic industry, and Digital Surf, a developer of topography software and supplier of metrology components, have signed an agreement enabling Carl Zeiss to provide ConfoMap software.…
(STAT A MATRIX: Edison, NJ) -- STAT A MATRIX Institute, a nonprofit educational organization that provides training to industry on quality-related topics, has released its Summer/Fall 2011 training catalog. The institute is a sister organization of the global consulting firm Oriel STATAMATRIX.…
(Taylor Hobson: Leicester, UK) -- Congratulations to Rony Moreno, the winner of Taylor Hobson’s world record competition. Using a Surtronic roundness instrument, Moreno completed the measurement of five precision bearings, in tolerance and including loading and setup, in a staggering 77.77…
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, has launched its newest benchtop spectrophotometers, the CM-3600A and the CM-3610A.
The CM-3600A spectrophotometer is a versatile instrument…
(Thomson Reuters: New York) -- Techstreet, a Thomson Reuters business, has signed agreements with a range of construction and safety standards publishers to distribute standards, manuals, and codes online. The online availability of these standards promotes industry compliance, safety, and public…
(ANSI: Washington) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has reopened a public comment period seeking input on regulatory cooperation activities between the United States and the European Union. The comment period is now open through Aug. 8, 2011.
The…
