(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) --  Hexagon Metrology Inc.

(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Quality Digest and Musselman Pictures, in partnership with William Tandler of Multi Metrics, have announced the release of "

(DeFelsko Corp.: Ogdensburg, NY) --  DeFelsko recently announced the addition of Bluetooth Wireless Technology to the popular PosiTector 6000 Coating Thickness Gauge.

(Frost and Sullivan: London) -- The European large scale micro metrology market is anticipated to register low growth during the first few quarters of 2009 due to the economic downturn.

(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal will be featuring its new MMQ 200 cylindricity measuring machine at Quality Expo 2009, Sept. 22–24, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, at booth No. 4725.

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a systematic analysis technique that facilitates the identification of potential problems (failure modes) within a design or manufacturing process.

(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Wilcox Associates Inc., a Hexagon Metrology company, announced the release of PC-DMIS 2009, the latest version of its market-leading CAD-based metrology software.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Miniature devices for trapping ions (electrically charged atoms) are common components in atomic clocks and quantum computing research.

(InterTech: Skokie, IL) -- Recession-strapped manufacturers and machine builders with applications requiring high-speed leak testing of parts from several cubic centimeters to several liter volumes can now integrate leak testing into test-intensive assembly operations with unprecedented ease wit

Bright Minds, a Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) mentoring program, provides a chance for students interested in manufacturing to get an in-depth look into the industry.