Laser trackers are widely used for metrology and precision surveys. Depending on the approach, range, and instrument itself, the measurement accuracy can vary from millimeter to micron.

One of the foundations of our modern, technology-based society comes from established and commonly agreed-upon measurements.

You run a manufacturing business, so you know how it goes. The cost of doing business and manufacturing product never decreases. You know that your revenue must increase just to keep up.

Much like your attic, garage or basement, the NIST archives are home to quite a number of arcane objects of unclear origin and purpose.

Surface appearance can change your perception of color. Think of a glossy magazine. If the light is shining directly on the page, you may need to tilt the magazine and change the reflection angle to clearly see the colors.

Modern 3D laser confocal scanning microscopes can resolve fine surface-topography detail as minute as a few nanometers, quickly and easily. It is the solution that advanced manufacturing industries turn to for efficient quality assurance surface inspections.

You can’t see well without lenses that can focus, whether those lenses are in your eye or the microscope you peer through.

Invented in 1987 and commercially available since 1991, laser trackers have long been a mainstay of the aerospace industry. Automotive manufacturers have also adopted laser trackers for quality control (QC) and design.

A decade before an iceberg shattered the hull plates of the Titanic and half a century before a plague of brittle fract

To control color, you need to be able to compare very small differences, determine their impact and understand how to address that impact.