(MIT News: Cambridge, MA) -- It’s not hard to understand why some of the world’s largest corporations have made huge investments in metal 3D printing recently.

(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), a recognized accreditation body under the U.S.

(Phillips Precision: Boylston, MA) -- Phillips Precision’s Products Division announces its new 3-Legged Spider Clamp as part of the Inspection Arsenal LEAN, Quick-Swap inspection fixture s

(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Eight years after the launch of the first ROMER Absolute Arm, Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has unveiled its new Absolute Arm range.

(API Metrology: Rockville, MD) -- API announced the launch of its latest Radian line of laser trackers. The updated series of Radian trackers offer the lightest, most compact, and highest accuracy trackers in the industry.

(3D Infotech: Irvine, CA) -- 3D Infotech has released Spotlight AR++, a plug-in for Polyworks metrology software allowing projection of inspection results directly onto the part being inspected.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) introduces the VSANS Very Small Angle Neutron Scattering (VSANS) instrument that will help scientists at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) explore objects at the size scale important for nanotechnology

(Nikon Corp.: Tokyo) -- Nikon announces the release of the CNC video measuring system, NEXIV VMZ-H3030, suitable for measuring precision samples, such as semiconductor packages, electronic parts, and machined part

(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO, the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for public safety forensics and factory metrology, announces the availability of FARO ScanPlan, a solution for fast and easy mappin

(Creaform: Lévis, Québec) -- Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, announced today that it is expanding its California presence with a new office in Irvine.