Many manufacturing facilities use equipment that contain rollers, idlers, press drums, and web-handling systems, and their alignment has a major effect on their efficacy.

The CMS Certification Committee broke new ground this year during the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference in July 2012.

The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) sends its support to our members and vendors who were affected by super storm Sandy. Families and businesses will need aid and support during the coming months to put their lives back together.

Few areas of research are as dependent on 3D measurement technology in the setup of its major experiments as fusion plasma physics.

Most existing 3D capture technologies can’t be used to record objects in motion, and they usually require a stationary platform for operation.

A new white-light 3D scanner using hybrid positioning to scan large objects and output a file with no post processing has recently been released.

Beamex and Emerson have partnered to offer Calibration Excellence, a best-in-class solution for managing calibrations.

Looking for an event to attend where you get up-to-date information on the latest hardware and software? Try attending a user conference of a prospective vendor. You might be pleasantly surprised at how much you learn.

Electronic applications typically have challenging surfaces, angles, steps, and structures that must be measured during development. Whether it is circuit-board flatness or microstructures on the board itself, precise measurement is crucial.

For those of you looking for a way to emerge from the doldrums of realizing that summer is almost over, I suggest you circle today, Wed., Sept. 19, on your calendar. No, it isn’t the first day of fall; that is Sept. 22.