Today I’m looking at Immanuel Kant’s “thing-in-itself” and Hans Vaihinger’s ideas. In Kant’s philosophy, the thing-in-itself (Ding an sich) refers to the reality that exists independently of human perception or experience.

(CMSC: Weatherford, TX) -- The 40th annual Coordinate Metrology Society Conference (CMSC) takes place July 22–25, 2024, at the Embassy Suites in Concord, North Carolina, near Charlotte.

(Siemens: Plano, TX) -- Digital Industries Software announces its latest release of Simcenter software for mechanical simulation helps streamline electrification engineering projects, assists new aircraft meet margins of safety, simplifies durability testing across many industries and much more.<

(VSL: Delft, Netherlands) -- From March 28–30, 2023, the role of metrology in energy storage, production, supply, and distribution in the energy transition will be the central topic as VSL National Metrology Institute opens its brand-new European Center for Flow Measurement at the Maasvlakte in R

(Fluke Calibration: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Calibration has rolled out a range of new, high-performance multiproduct calibrators: 5560A, 5550A, and 5540A.

(Teledyne FLIR: Goleta, CA) -- Teledyne FLIR has introduced new Blackfly S cameras with 8 MP–20 MP Sony Pregius S sensors to its Blackfly S GigE line. The additions include:

(Weatherford, Texas: April 4, 2022) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) today announced that nominations are open for its Executive Committee, including for the position of Vice Chair.  Nominees must be members of the CMS.

(Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division recently announced the selection of the greater Toronto area for the site of its new Canadian headquarters.

(Creaform: Lévis, Canada) -- Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable and automated 3D measurement solutions, today announced that is has added the ACADEMIA 50 3D scanner to its ACADEMIA educational solution