(Renishaw: Wotton-Under-Edge, UK) -- On Oct.

(3DX-Ray: Leicestershire, UK) -- 3DX-Ray Ltd., developer, manufacturer, and installer of X-ray inspection systems, has launched CatSpect, a new software module, within the 3DX-Ray standardized software suite, that will make the analysis of items even easier.

(CRAIC: San Dimas, CA) -- CRAIC Technologies, a leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR microspectroscopy solutions, has introduced Lightswitch by CRAIC, an optical multiplexer for the ultraviolet (UV), visible, and near-infrared (NIR) regions.

(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. and Hendrick Motorsports have announced a multi-year partnership agreement that makes Hexagon Metrology the Official Provider of Dimensional Metrology Products and Services to Hendrick Motorsports.

(MSI: Seattle) -- The new Dyna-Link 2, employing MSI’s ScaleCore technology, provides 24-bit A/D conversion and precision, 0.1-percent accuracy with standard 2,500 or optional 5,000 division resolution.

(Delcam: Birmingham, United Kingdom) -- Delcam has launched a new website for its PowerINSPECT CAD-based inspection software—www.powerinspect.com.

Counting the seconds until Metric Week (Oct. 9–15, 2011) begins? That’s the spirit! Seconds are the metric unit of time.

(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a leading provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has developed improvements to its laser scanner, the Focus3D.

(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- NVision Inc., a leader in 3-D noncontact optical scanning for more than 21 years, recently provided an orthodontic company with the information it needed to recalibrate its CT scanner.

(Taylor Hobson: Leicester, UK) -- The Ultra Precision Benchtop 3D Optical Profiler from Taylor Hobson brings high-performance optical measurements within the reach of both precision manufacturing and research companies.