(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has announces the DataMan 500 image-based barcode reader.

(AMETEK: Largo, FL) -- AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments, a leader in temperature calibration, has added the JOFRA RTC-158 and RTC-250 to its line of advanced dry-block reference temperature calibrators. Both calibrators offer a host of innovative features.

(URAC: Washington) -- URAC, a leading health care accreditation and education organization, has released revisions to three products within its suite of Pharmacy Quality Management Accreditation programs.

(TÜV SÜD: Peabody, MA) -- International safety standards and regulations are complex and constantly evolving.

(Purdue University MEP: Indiana) -- Purdue University’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center will offer Six Sigma training programs around the state beginning in late January.

(Micro-Measurements: Raleigh, NC) -- Vishay Precision Group Inc. (VPG) has announced its Micro-Measurements Division’s U.S. training session schedule for the first half of 2011.

(3D Engineering Solutions: Cincinnati) — Cincinnati-based 3D Engineering Solutions (3DES), an engineering and metrology services provider, recently provided long-range laser scanning and 3-D laser mapping services for a Fortune 100

(Laser Design Inc.: Minneapolis, MN) -- Laser Design Inc., a supplier of 3-D laser scanners for 25 years, announced that it is now reselling Renishaw metrology probes and machine tooling, professional “repair by exchange,” (RBE) and used equipment.

(Calibrate Inc.: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Calibrate Inc., a leading provider of on-site and mail-in pipette calibration and repair services, announces the launch of its User Qualification Clinic program.