(Verisurf: Anaheim, CA) -- ATS International B.V. and Verisurf Software Inc. have signed a technology partnership agreement to integrate Verisurf Software with ATS CM4D software to automate product-quality validation solutions and further developments in this field.

(Brunson: Kansas City, MO) -- Brunson Instrument Co. has launched the Brunson EasyConnect instrument mounting system, the newest addition to its line of instrument stand accessories.

(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) has reached a long-term agreement with software provider New River Kinematics. As a result of this agreement, API trackers, such as the Radian, will continue to work with NRK’s SpatialAnalyzer software.

(Creaform: Lévis, Quebec, Canada) -- Creaform, a leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services, has launched the MetraSCAN-R series of robot-mounted optical CMM 3D scanners for automated inspection on and off the production line.

(Delcam: Birmingham, UK) -- The 2013 release of Delcam’s inspection and reverse-engineering software, PowerINSPECT, offers unique dual-device inspection options that allow measurement with two portable devices at the same time.

(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology released its preliminary agenda for HxGN LIVE, which builds on this year’s theme, Great Stories Start Here.

(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging technology, will be a corporate sponsor of the upcoming traveling exhibition, SuperScan: Digitizing the World.

Remember your Latin? In the Aeneid Virgil used the phrase notus calor to describe what Hephaestus felt when he embraced his wife, Aphrodite. Think you know what it is now?

“What if I were to tell you that one of the most important keys to your organization’s success can be found in a very unlikely place—a place many of you may consider to be complicated, inaccessible, and perhaps even downright boring?

Editor’s note: This continues Jack Dunigan’s series about unsung heroes in the workplace, and the 16 traits they all share.