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(Torrey Pines Scientific: Carlsbad, CA) -- Torrey Pines Scientific has announced its EchoTherm RIC40 Peltier-driven, compact Chilling/Heating Dry Baths, with a temperature range from 0ºC to 100ºC. They are designed for use with robotic systems and are controlled via the RS232 I/O port on each RIC40…
(Cablevey: Oskaloosa, IA) -- To promote food safety and sanitary compliance, processors increasingly seek the ability to clean-in-place (CIP), an automated method of cleaning the interior surfaces of tubular drag conveyors without disassembly. Now, with the advent of mobile tools like an innovative…
(Nikon Americas Inc.: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Americas Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Nikon Corp., has purchased the U.S. company Avonix Imaging LLC, of Maple Grove, Minnesota. Since 2015, Avonix has been a strategic X-ray CT (computed tomography) equipment manufacturing partner to Nikon Industrial…
(Mistakesbook.com: Colleyville, TX) -- Mistakes are often seen as roadblocks to success. But what if they were actually the stepping stones to growth and innovation? Mark Graban, award-winning author and consultant, tackles this paradigm in his latest book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a…
(Canon Medical Components USA: Irvine, CA) -- Canon Medical Digital Radiography, a leader in advanced flat-panel detectors (FPDs), X-ray components, X-ray tubes, and innovative video camera technologies, announces the latest generation of flat-panel detector systems, the CXDI-Elite Wireless Digital…
(National Physical Laboratory: Teddington, Middlesex, U.K.) -- Fluorescent microparticles and nanobeads, widely used as molecular tags, are also effective calibrants in fluorescence microscopy. They can be fabricated from a range of materials and come in different sizes, shapes (e.g., hollow vs.…
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, has released the 2023 CIMdata CAM Market Analysis Report (MAR), the 31st annual study of the global computer-aided machining (CAM) market. CIMdata estimates that, based on end-user payments…
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek AC-operated LVDT position sensors often serve as a more reliable, precise, and cost-effective alternative to magnetostrictive linear position sensors in the monitoring and control of valves in power generation and hydroelectrical stations. Because power generation…
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- New training technology now available globally from Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division leverages the power of its digital twins to help manufacturers train machinists and metrology specialists to use valuable shop-floor equipment. By combining hardware…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) A new type of miniature atomic clock could provide better timing over the span of weeks and months compared with current systems. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with researchers from Georgia Tech, have made the…
(Hubs: Amsterdam) -- Hubs, a leading online manufacturing platform, has published its newest 3D Printing Trend Report. It is based on insights from more than a thousand customers and manufacturing partners, extensive review of news and media, and findings from top market analyst firms.
3D printing…
(Atlas: Linsengericht, Germany) -- Atlas Material Testing Technology, a global leader in weathering and lightfastness testing instruments and services, has expanded the performance capabilities of its Xenotest 440 and Xenotest 220/220+ xenon-arc instruments to conform to major American testing…
(Mettler-Toledo: Columbus, OH) -- Andersen and Sons Shelling takes pride in doing big business with small-town values. Founded in 1904, this fourth-generation, family-owned-and-operated company produces a variety of tree nuts that are sold nationwide at most major retailers, as well as…
(Creaform: Quebec, Canada) -- Creaform, a business unit of AMETEK and a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, has released a new version of VXintegrity, its solution for surface-damage assessments. It’s available now to all nondestructive-testing (NDT)…
(Vici & C. S.p.A.: Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy) -- Arcoprofil, a machine shop in Schio, Italy, has found a dependable, efficient, and effective solution in the VICIVISION measuring machine.
The ease in the process of measuring with a VICIVISION not only streamlines production but also…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN; GE Aerospace: Le Bourget, France) -- To support the development of a revolutionary new open-fan engine architecture for the future of flight, GE Aerospace has run simulations using the world’s fastest supercomputer, which can crunch data in excess of exascale speed, or more…
(Seimens: Munich) -- Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced the latest updates to its NX software, the flagship product engineering solution from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. Siemens’ NX is the chosen design, engineering, and manufacturing solution for a wide cross section of…
(ETQ: Burlington, MA) -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, a leading quality management system (QMS) provider, has announced the 2023 winner and finalists for its annual ETQ Innovation Excellence Awards. ETQ customer Trane Technologies was selected for as the winning project submission, followed closely by…
(Southworth Products Corp.: Portland, ME) — Southworth Products Corp. has announced a new program to provide fast delivery of several models of lift tables and other vertical lifting and positioning equipment by shipping eligible products in one week. The Swift Lift 1 program combines the…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Buildings in the U.S. are generally designed to withstand the usual suspects: rain, wind, snow, and the occasional earthquake. Abnormal events, such as gas explosions, vehicle impacts, or uncontrolled building fires, aren’t typically a consideration. If vulnerable…
(Vision Engineering: New Milford, CT) -- Vision Engineering, a world-leading provider of innovative inspection, metrology, and digital 3D visualization solutions, announces the launch of a third generation of ergonomic optical stereo microscopes.
The new Mantis range (PIXO, ERGO, and IOTA)…
(Creaform: Lévis, QC, Canada) -- Creaform, a business unit of AMETEK Inc. and a world leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, has launched VXelements 11, a much-anticipated upgrade with impressive new features and increased performance levels.
The biggest change in…
(AMETEK MOCON: Minneapolis) -- AMETEK MOCON, a global leader in permeation instruments, testing, and services, continues to expand its portfolio of permeation analyzers. The OX-TRAN 2/28 is now an instrument series with the introduction of the new HR model.
In 2020, AMETEK MOCON introduced the 2/…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Do you know Benchy the Boat? NIST researchers certainly do, and the 3D-printing design is helping them make waves with a technique called vat photopolymerization.
To start off, Benchy (a nickname for “benchmark”) isn’t a NIST original work of art. More commonly referred…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will team up with six of eight companies that are advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants with the mission to achieve a pilot-scale demonstration of fusion within a decade.
Rising…
