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Hexagon Continues the Expansion Within Machine Automation
Wed, 05/09/2007 - 22:00
(Hexagon AB: Stockholm, Sweden) – Hexagon AB has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of the French companies D&P Systems and Topolaser System s.a.s. D&P Systems develops and supplies multidimensional systems… FARO Becomes Team Sponsor at the Porsche Supercup
Wed, 05/09/2007 - 22:00
(FARO Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, Florida)—FARO Technologies Inc., the world’s single source for a complete line of portable CAM2 solutions, is sponsoring a team for the 2007 season of the Porsche Supercup. Siegfried Buss, managing… MAGNAFLUX Announces Acquisition of Quasar
Wed, 05/09/2007 - 22:00
(Illinois Tool Works Inc.: Albuquerque, New Mexico) – Illinois Tool Works Inc., parent company of MAGNAFLUX, recently announced its acquisition of Quasar International Inc., the inventor of process compensated resonant testing (PRCT), a… GKS Expands Services in Minnesota
Wed, 05/09/2007 - 22:00
(GKS Inspection: Minneapolis)—GKS Inspection Services Inc., a global provider of dimensional measurement, 3-D laser scanning and terrestrial scanning services, has purchased a FARO portable CMM articulated arm for its Minneapolis office.… Measurement Science Conference Issues Call for Papers
Wed, 05/09/2007 - 22:00
Organizers of the Measurement Science Conference have issued a call for papers to be presented at the event. The MSC will be held March 10-14, 2008 at the Disneyland Hotel Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Those interested in… Canada Developing a Standard for Emergency Responder Equipment
Tue, 05/08/2007 - 22:00
(Canadian Standards Association: Ottawa, Canada) -- The Canadian Standards Association, in cooperation with the Canadian General Standards Board and other stakeholders, announced recently their intent to develop a national standard for… NIST Work Enhances Shop Floor Productivity
Tue, 05/08/2007 - 22:00
(National Institute of Standards and Technology: Washington, D.C.) -- National Institute of Standards and Technology engineers, together with colleagues from industry and other standards organizations have completed a five-part series of… Third ANSI Conference on U.S. Leadership in ISO and IEC
Tue, 05/08/2007 - 22:00
(American National Standards Institute: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute has issued a preliminary program for the third ANSI Conference on U.S. Leadership in ISO and IEC, to be held May 23–24 in Chicago. The event will… IAF: Issue Wrong Certification, Lose Accreditation
Tue, 05/08/2007 - 22:00
Noting an increasing number of complaints about accredited certification bodies issuing certificates based on accreditation standards such as ISO 17025, the International Accreditation Forum’s technical committee (TC) is currently voting on… Intertek Certifies Blast Resistance
Mon, 05/07/2007 - 22:00
(Intertek: Boxborough, Massachusetts) -- Intertek, a provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of global and local industries, recently announced it has launched a certification program for blast-resistant products.Since September 11,…
