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Metris USA Opens Michigan Technology Center
Mon, 02/14/2005 - 22:00
Metris USA recently opened its new Michigan Technology Center, the latest phase in the metrology company’s $2 million expansion. The new center houses two coordinate measuring machines and other items for customer demonstrations. The company plans… Study: Few Health Care Organizations Have ’Crossed the Quality Chasm’
Mon, 02/14/2005 - 22:00
A new study shows that most health care providers support the idea of improving the quality of their services, but few have adopted initiatives to do it. The study, performed by health care quality organization URAC, sought to discover how medical… Leica Geosystems Receives Imaging Award
Mon, 02/14/2005 - 22:00
Leica Geosystems, an advanced metrology supplier, recently received the prestigious Imaging Solution of the Year award from Advanced Imaging magazine. The award was in recognition of Leica’s innovative LR200 noncontact scanner, which was used by… Endevco Expands European Customer Support Capabilities
Wed, 02/09/2005 - 22:00
Endevco has opened a European customer service center in an effort to expand its global customer care. The new office, located in Germany, will be the center of European operations for the company and will service its existing offices in the U.K.,… Laboratory Testing Inc. NDT Manager Receives Level III Radiography Certification
Wed, 02/09/2005 - 22:00
The American Society for Nondestructive Testing recently awarded Mark Tierney a certificate for NDT Level III in radiography.Tierney, who is manager of NDT services at Laboratory Testing Inc., is also NDT Level III certified in visual & optical… Instron Accredited By Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme
Wed, 02/09/2005 - 22:00
Instron, a provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate properties of materials and components, has recently been accredited to issue calibration certificates according to KOLAS regulations. The Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme issued the… InGaAs SWIR Imaging Comes of Age in Machine VisionThese machine vision systems can provide improved stability and reliability at a lower cost.
Wed, 02/09/2005 - 22:00
Shortwave infrared (SWIR) imaging is quietly earning a growing place in industrial machine vision for quality inspection. SWIR imagers, sometimes also referred to as NIR imagers, can see objects and events that vision and thermal cameras cannot.… Sypris Consolidates Maryland and New Jersey Calibration Labs
Wed, 02/09/2005 - 22:00
Sypris Test & Measurement recently consolidated its calibration laboratory in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, with its new facility in Sayreville, New Jersey. The New Jersey lab, which is A2LA-accredited, has the unique capability to do fiber… ISO Secretary-General Addresses World Economic Forum
Tue, 02/08/2005 - 22:00
ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden recently spoke at the World Economic Forum, emphasizing the importance of standards in the world economy. The forum was held Jan. 26–28 in Davos, Switzerland, and was attended by several world leaders in industry,… ISO Standard for Symbol Design Now Available
Tue, 02/08/2005 - 22:00
The international Organization for Standardization recently published ISO/IEC Guide 74, a standard designed to maximize the effectiveness of symbols. “The use of graphical symbols in signs, on labels and in product instructions and other product…