(NPL: Teddington, Middlesex, UK) -- New research by the United Kingdom’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), and the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) will improve the accuracy of estimates of the time of geological events.

(FSM: South Elgin, IL) -- Field System Machining (FSM) has added on-site, 3-D laser portable imaging metrology to its arsenal of on-site industrial machining and machinery repair services.

(Micro-Epsilon: Raleigh, NC) -- The thermoIMAGER TIM 200 is latest model in infrared (IR) thermography. The camera operates using new bispectral technology, combining two images into one.

(Konica Minolta Sensing: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in 3-D scanning hardware and services, has announced the start of the 2012 3D Scanning Workshop series in Pomona and Anaheim, California.

(Uson: Houston) -- Uson, designer, manufacturer, and supplier of leak and functional testers and accessories, has announced that quality engineers can now rely on Uson’s no-cost videoconferencing consultations to facilitate discussions and visual inspection of leak-proof components and produc

(Extech Instruments: Nashua, NH) -- Extech Instruments Corp., a manufacturer and supplier of test and measurement instruments, recently donated handheld test equipment valued at more than $40,000 to the vocational, technical, and science programs of local high schools.

(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS), the membership association for measurement professionals, has announced a call for papers for the 2012 Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC).

(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Focus 10, Nikon Metrology’s point-cloud software that streamlines the digital inspection process, offers a completely new user interface and now provides support for handheld laser scanning and tactile probing.

(ERI: Santa Barbara, CA) -- Earthquakes are only one of the subjects being discussed at the “Fundamentals of Random Vibration and Shock Testing” course led by mechanical engineer expert Wayne Tustin. The course will be held at ANCO Engineers Inc.

(UC Davis: Davis, CA) -- Engineers at the University of California, Davis are preparing to conduct the first rigorous tests of how the steel columns that secure skyscrapers to their foundations stand up during earthquakes, research that could make the towering structures safer and perhaps less