(3Shape: Copenhagen, Denmark) -- 3Shape, a global leader in 3-D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions, has launched its latest Convince 2011 3-D Scanning and Quality Control system, a comprehensive solution for 3-D digitization and quality control of small, detail-rich objects.

(AMT: McLean, VA) -- The May 2011 U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $388.27 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA) and The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S.

(PPT VISION: Minneapolis) -- PPT VISION, developer and manufacturer of machine vision solutions, has announced the addition of two high-performance cameras to its M-Series embedded machine vision system line.

(Extensible CAD: Apex, NC) -- In 1983, a small company, Pacific Bearing Co., tackled what had become an industrial headache: failing linear ball bearings.

(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- Olympus Stream Microscope Software v. 1.6 offers robust new features for users in industrial laboratory environments.

(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Princeton, NJ) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched the nation’s most comprehensive online directory for patients to find reliable information on the quality of health care provided by physicians and hospitals in their communities.

(Verisurf: Anaheim, CA) -- Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are keenly aware of the potential for translation errors in rapidly emerging 3-D model-based definition (MBD) environments.

(Newport Corp.: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ophir Optronics Ltd., a global leader in precision infrared optics, photonics instrumentation, and 3-D noncontact measurement equipment.

(Marposs: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Marposs Corp. will introduce its Nemo ultra-compact gauge computer in booth No. 514 at Quality Expo, Sept. 20–22, 2011, at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

(Pyzdek Institute: Tucson, AZ) -- Learn to use the most versatile of all control charts at the webinar “The Swiss Army Knife of Process Charts,” featuring Larry W. Dyer and Thomas Pyzdek. Join Pyzdek Institute Master Black Belt Larry W. Dyer for this exciting free webinar.