To succeed in our increasingly competitive global economy, many companies have implemented lean manufacturing, a step beyond just-in-time production systems. Other companies claim they’re "lean" but hedge on the concept.

Contrary to what alarmists with an interest in fueling controversy might say, ISO 9001 is still on the rise-and with good reason.

Brown and Sharpe USA, a member of Hexagon Metrology Group, has chosen Metris as its strategic partner for noncontact scanning solutions.

How many dimensional data points are enough to accurately describe a part feature? The key to answering this question is understanding the stability of the manufacturing process.

Brown and Sharpe has reached an agreement with the state of Rhode Island to relocate its operations to the Quonset Davisville Port and Commerce Park, located

MTS Systems Corp.

AccuMetria has become a SolidWorks Solution Partner with the introduction of its new product, CMMWorks.

DVT Corp., an integrated machine vision provider, and Phoenix Contact Inc., a provider of industrial connection, packaging and communications technologies, have formed

Cognex Corp. has launched the Cognex Certified Vision Integrator program in North America.

Renishaw and its Slovenian partner, RLS Merilina Tehnika d.o.o., have allied their capabilities to produce a new range of miniature magnetic rotary encoders.