(Olympus America: Center Valley, PA) -- The study of surface roughness, which can affect everything from the way a coating adheres to a pill to the way light travels through solar panels, is one of the fastest growing areas of industrial research and development.

(Creaform: Lévis, QC) -- Creaform, developer and manufacturer of the Handyscan 3D line up of hand-held, self-positioning, and portable laser scanners, is proud to present

(AICON 3D Systems: Braunschweig, Germany) -- Not only do portable coordinate measuring machines (PCMM) outplay their stationary colleagues when it comes to flexibility, they also impress with their attractive price.

(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.