NERLITE Smart Series Machine Vision Lighting for Industrial Applications
(Microscan: Renton, WA) -- Microscan announces the rollout of its new NERLITE Smart Series machine vision lighting product line.
International Manufacturing Technology Show for 2012 Underway
(IMTS: McLean, VA) -- Plans are well underway for the 2012’s premier manufacturing event, the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), which will be held Sept. 10–15, 2012, at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
Book: <em>Change Leader: Learning to Do What Matters Most</em>
(Jossey-Bass/Wiley: San Francisco) -- We live in a challenging, complex, interconnected, and unpredictable world beset by a range of seemingly insoluble problems.
Lean Logistics and Supply-Chain Workshops
(Lean Frontiers: Indianapolis) -- Lean Frontiers, provider of events in support of the lean enterprise, presents two 8-hour workshops on implementing lean principles across the manufacturing and logistics interface and within the supply-chain network on Dec. 7 and 8, 2011, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Lean Six Sigma Webcast: The Art of Distance Coaching
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma (LSS) training and blended learning support technologies, will host “The Art of Distance Coaching,” a free, one-hour Master Black Belt (MBB) webcast, on Thurs., Oct. 13, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
FARO Launches Campaign to Help Breast Cancer Research
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies, a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has launched the Real Men Wear Pink campaign, which includes an online message board to raise money for breast cancer research.
Precision Noncontact Laser Measurement on Metal, Wood, Ceramic, Painted Targets
(Banner Engineering: Minneapolis) -- Banner Engineering Corp., manufacturer of the most complete, integrated, and advanced line of photo eyes, sensors, wireless sensors, vision sensors, vision lighting, machine safety, and indicator lights, has introduced the
USB3 Vision Camera Interface Standard Announced
(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- A new camera interface standard that is based on the USB 3.0 interface (SuperSpeed USB) is being developed specifically for the global machine vision market.
Small, Flexible Candlestick Sensor Measures Temperature and Air Velocity
(ATS: Norwood, MA) -- Advanced Thermal Solutions Inc.
Newport Corp. Completes Acquisition of Ophir Optronics Ltd.
(Newport: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Ophir Optronics Ltd. (“Ophir”), a global leader in precision infrared optics, photonics instrumentation, and 3-D noncontact measurement equipment, for $8.43 per share in cash.