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Published: Friday, May 24, 2013 - 12:42 (Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology today officially unveiled HexagonMetrologyU, the first e-learning portal designed to engage and support the metrology industry. The interactive platform debuts over 30 online courses covering metrology fundamentals, basic and intermediate software- and hardware-specific concepts for portable arms, CMMs, vision systems, laser trackers, and more. HexagonMetrologyU captures and converts the company’s global wealth of internal metrology knowledge into online coursework. The self-learning classes concentrate on supplemental metrology skills development to complement classroom training provided at Hexagon Precision Centers throughout the U.S. To test drive the site or enroll in classes, students can register at HexagonMetrologyU.com. HexagonMetrologyU classes are accessible 24/7 from any location via an Internet connection and a web browser. The current online coursework ranges from “math for metrology” to specific instruction on hardware operation to software programming. Each course offers step-by-step tutorials capturing the know-how of Hexagon’s veteran application specialists. Metrology fundamentals courses are free to use by students, teachers, metrology novices and experts alike. For those new to online training, there is also an eLearning course. The company’s educational initiative will expand in the coming months, as Hexagon plans to increase its online curriculum to more than 80 courses. “Hexagon Metrology delivers world-class training long after our students have left the classroom,” says Al Chiasson, general manager of Hexagon Metrology Services. “The HexagonMetrologyU eLearning portal contains the most up-to-date educational information in the industry. Through continuous training, employees can hone and expand their practical dimensional metrology skills, resulting in increased productivity and improved competitiveness. HexagonMetrologyU helps students achieve their career goals by learning at their own pace from the comfort of their home or office.” In addition to online classes, Hexagon Metrology offers custom on-site training and nationwide classroom training courses. Their full-time instructors are uniquely qualified to teach metrology skills such as PC-DMIS programming, metrology integration, and CMM operation and maintenance. Hexagon Metrology is the largest provider of CMM training in the United states with more than 600 classes per year. Their extensive curriculum includes software training in PC-DMIS, Quindos, DOCS, Delcam Powerinspect and Innovmetric Polyworks, as well as hands-on, hardware-specific courses for CMMs, PCMMs, vision inspection systems, and more. Group training classes are held at Hexagon Metrology Precision Centers in the metro areas of Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago; Dallas; Dayton, Ohio; Detroit; Orange County, California; Minneapolis, Minneapolis; Nashville, Tennessee; Providence, Rhode Island; and Seattle, Washington. Quality Digest does not charge readers for its content. We believe that industry news is important for you to do your job, and Quality Digest supports businesses of all types. However, someone has to pay for this content. And that’s where advertising comes in. Most people consider ads a nuisance, but they do serve a useful function besides allowing media companies to stay afloat. They keep you aware of new products and services relevant to your industry. All ads in Quality Digest apply directly to products and services that most of our readers need. You won’t see automobile or health supplement ads. So please consider turning off your ad blocker for our site. Thanks, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence helps industrial manufacturers develop the disruptive technologies of today and the life-changing products of tomorrow. As a leading metrology and manufacturing solution specialist, our expertise in sensing, thinking and acting – the collection, analysis and active use of measurement data – gives our customers the confidence to increase production speed and accelerate productivity while enhancing product quality. Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is part of Hexagon, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive quality and productivity across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications. Hexagon Metrology Unveils eLearning Portal HexagonMetrologyU
Hexagon moves metrology education beyond the classroom
An introductory video can be found at hexagonu.wistia.com/medias/0k679k1rjq.
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