The acronym MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) has long been part of the aerospace vernacular.

(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- Capture 3D announces that its Users Group Conference & 3D Metrology Workshop is being held Oct. 5–7 at the Hyatt Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California.

(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc.’s (API) volumetric error compensation (VEC) is an innovative process that establishes a new methodology in volumetric error compensation for large machine tools.

(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology and Verisurf Software have joined forces to make it possible for manufacturers to drive all Nikon Metrology portable metrology devices from Verisurf’s common software platform.

(Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing: St. Louis) -- Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing Inc. has introduced the new cost-effective Sphere Mount  POLAR Series of laser tracker target holders.

(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology has announced the official opening of HexagonStore.com, an e-commerce portal for the United States that offers online purchase of training classes, parts, and accessories for m

(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable 3-D measurement and imaging solutions, has announced the release of the world’s most accurate, break-resistant spherically-mounted retroreflector (SMR) as a part of its newly expanded line of laser tracker targets.

(InnovMetric Software Inc.: Québec City, Canada) -- InnovMetric Software recently released v. 11.0.16 of PolyWorks software that incorporates three new instrument plug-ins:

(INUS Technology Inc.: Seoul) -- INUS Technology Inc. recently announced that its worldwide revenue for the first half of 2010 beat its internal expectations and represents a more than 50-percent jump from the same period in 2009.

At the Harris Corp. (Government Communications Systems Division—GCSD), solid carbon-fiber and aluminum-shaped reflector dishes are manufactured to support military ground, sea, and air communications. These reflectors range in size from 1 to 13 m.