(Mettler-Toledo: Columbus, OH) -- Mettler-Toledo has introduced the latest generation HX204 Excellence Moisture Analyzer, providing high-measurement performance and compliance with industry standards.

(AMT: McLean, VA) -- March U.S. manufacturing technology orders (USMTO) totaled $495.97 million, according to AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- As mobile and web technologies continue to evolve rapidly, there is added pressure to develop and implement software projects in weeks instead of months.

(Carl Zeiss IMT: Oberkochen/Germany) -- The O-INSPECT line from Carl Zeiss is growing: The O-INSPECT 322 coordinate measuring machine is now available. It is the smallest system with which Carl Zeiss is expanding the range of applications of its coordinate measuring machines.

(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- The ROMER Absolute Arm is now up to 23 percent more accurate compared to the previous versions. With point repeatability values from 0.016 mm, the ROMER Absolute Arm is the most accurate portable measuring arm that Hexagon Metrology has ever produced.

(Nextec: Eastlake, OH) -- Nextec Laser Metrology, a corporation serving the quality inspection market, has announced its WIZprobe solution, an advanced noncontact laser-scanning sensor that significantly reduces component inspection time while providing highest precision.

(Brady: Milwaukee) -- Brady has published the Visual Workplace Handbook, a 21-page guide that outlines best practices for lean visual management. This handbook is available via download at no cost to you.

(Fraunhofer: Freiburg, Germany) -- Laser systems can be used to implement highly precise and ultrafast measuring processes. Railway measuring technology has a potentially huge worldwide market. One prerequisite for its use is that nobody is damaged or suffers irritations by the laser.

(EMS Consulting Group: Carlsbad, CA) -- EMS Consulting Group Inc., provider of continuous improvement training and consulting services, has just announced a Lean Manufacturing Certification program to take place in San Diego July 17–19, 2012.

(Frost & Sullivan: Mountain View, CA) -- The vision measuring machine rebounded strongly in 2010, a surge caused by the revival of the manufacturing and automotive sectors in North America and Europe. The trend continued in 2011, with unit sales of 8,000 to 10,000.