It started slowly but surely. With the slump of the U.S. economy, companies started downsizing first by the dozens, then by the hundreds.

In response to what it claims was a misleading press release issued by Hexagon Metrology last week regarding an intellectual property suit, Xspect Solutions Inc.

Besides the fact that it flies, an airship—better known as a blimp—has about as much in common with other aircraft as a whale has with fellow sea creatures.

The international quality standard, ISO 22000—"Food safety management systems—Requirements for any organization in the food chain" ensures that no matter how many times food changes hands, the food products, according to their intended use, are safe for the consumer

(PPT VISION: Bloomington, MN) -- PPT VISION Inc. announces a new standard API (application programming interface) that uses the Microsoft ActiveX platform to provide industry standard connectivity, linking, and embedding.

(Hexagon: London) -- Hexagon Metrology announced a litigation victory in its dispute over alleged misappropriation of trade secrets from its PC-DMIS inspection and measurement software, which is developed and published by Hexagon Metrology division Wilcox Associates Inc.

Many industries, including the automotive and aerospace industries, must precisely measure the three-dimensional features of large objects. An increasingly popular way to do this is with the laser tracker, a device first introduced in the late 1980s.

The most important element in producing a quality product or service is the attitude of the people doing the work—not only the worker—but the attitude of all levels of management.

(AMT: McLean, VA) -- United States manufacturing technology consumption (USMTC) totaled $97.04 million for April, according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Asso

(InnovMetric: Québec, QC) -- On July 20-24, 2009, InnovMetric will be exhibiting at booth 310 at the 25th CMSC conference, the most focused annual event for close-tolerance metrology industry professionals.