(Hexagon Metrology, North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. has announced the immediate availability of the new Leitz PMM-G series of gantry coordinate measurement machines (CMM) at Gear Expo 2009 being held this week in Indianapolis, Indiana.
(Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium: Arlington, TX) -- By special request, another DMIS and I++DME Training Workshop has been scheduled for the week of Oct. 5–8. Reservations may be made now. This may be the last workshop until spring of next year.
(Carl Zeiss: Maple Grove, MN) -- Carl Zeiss IMT will be introducing the next generation of TiMS software, the ACCTeePro integrated software for surface finish, form, and geometry, at the 2009 Quality Expo held in Chicago on Sept. 22 –24.
(ISU: Ames, IA) -- It’s not easy to make machines that convert wind to electricity. Just consider the turbine blades that spin in the wind: a single blade can be 40 to 50 meters long and 10,000 to 15,000 pounds. It has to be built within millimeters of specifications.
(Xspect Solutions Inc.: Wixcom, MI) -- Wenzel Geartec will be introducing a unique new hybrid gear measuring machine at the Gear Expo (www.gearexpo.com/About-Gear-Expo.html) in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sept. 15–18, 2009.
(Veeco: Plainview, NY) -- Veeco Instruments Inc.
(KEYENCE Corp.: Woodcliff Lake, NJ) -- The new KEYENCE VHX-600 Generation II Digital Microscope now features the world’s first 16-bit imaging resolution. This resolution increase makes subtle color differences visible, and optimizes areas that were previously too dark or bright.
(MicroDynamics Inc.: Woodstock, GA) -- MicroDynamics Inc., a provider of cell volume measurement in the flexographic printing industry, will be at booth No. 4670 at Quality Expo in Chicago on Sept.
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Four of the biggest names in standards have joined forces to develop an unprecedented resource for medical device standards and related information.
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and measuring elusive hazards such as concealed explosives and toxins, invisible spoilage in food, or pesticides distrib