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(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The AIA, the global trade association for the vision and imaging industry, in collaboration with its sister company, the Motion Control Association (MCA), will host the webinar, Advanced Motion and Vision Integration, at no cost to you on Fri., March 23, 2012, from 11 a.m.…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of 3-D measurement technology, has released SCENE 5.0, the latest in the company’s line of point-cloud-capture processing software for FARO’s Focus3D laser scanner. For the first time, SCENE users can view their scans in true…
(CEESI: Nunn, CO) -- The Colorado Engineering Experiment Station (CEESI) is offering a series of flow-measurement training courses in April 2012 in San Antonio and Houston, Texas. The classes cover a variety of flow measurement types aimed at technicians and engineers.
Fundamentals of Hydrocarbon…
(Sensable: Wilmington, MA) -- Sensable, a developer of touch-enabled solutions for 3-D modeling of complex shapes, has released a new version of its FreeForm 3-D design-for-manufacture solution for designers who create organic, sculptural goods—from jewelry to toys to medical implants—and need to…
(S. Himmelstein: Chicago) -- The MCRT 88700V Series Dual-Range Torquemeters from S. Himmelstein accurately measure torque even if the ratio of peak-to-average torque is high. Such conditions occur when starting, stopping, or reversing high inertia loads, during torsional oscillations, and in diesel…
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology announced today its speaker agenda for the Hexagon 2012 International Conference, being held from June 4–7, 2012, at the MGM Grand Resort in Las Vegas. Customer application stories and educational presentations will be delivered by leading…
(Pinpoint: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems, which designs, manufactures, and sells measuring and alignment tools and solutions, has released an improved version of its 4-Axis Precision Mount for the Microgage Laser line. It is lighter and has finer accuracy and control. It also has high-…
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- The Mississippi Polymer Institute (MPI) helps smaller companies in the polymer industry succeed by using an NVision MobileScan laser scanning system to reengineer or inspect parts to a high level of accuracy. “By inspecting first articles, we help injection molders ensure…
(Meggitt: San Juan Capistrano, CA) -- Meggitt Sensing Systems, designer and manufacturer of sensing and monitoring systems that measure physical parameters in extreme environments, has announced the global release of its new “2012 Test and Measurement Catalog,” a 74-page highlight of available high…
(General: New York) -- There are more than 15 probe options now available for the DCS1600 recording video borescope system and the DCS1800 wireless recording video borescope system from General Tools & Instruments, including different probe types, diameters, lengths and viewing angles, which…
(Setra Systems: Boxborough, MA) -- Setra Systems Inc., designer and manufacturer of a broad line of sensing products, has announced the global market introduction of the Model 730, a compact, low-cost variable capacitance (capacitive) vacuum manometer, designed to support the critical pressure…
(Creaform: Québec) -- Denis Laurendeau, a professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Université Laval in Quebec, and his research team have launched the NSERC/Creaform Industrial Research Chair on 3-D scanning—3D-CREATION—with the objective to democratize 3-D scanning…
(AST: Mount Olive, NJ) -- American Sensor Technologies (AST), manufacturer of microelectromechanical structures (MEMS) pressure sensors, introduces an innovative pressure/temperature sensor and pressure/temperature transmitter that provide both pressure and temperature outputs from a single process…
(TÜV Rheinland: Caledonia, MI) -- TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions Inc., a provider of full-service inspection and testing services company, has announced that its branch office location in Woodstock, Alabama, has received Nadcap accreditation for nondestructive inspections. This complements the…
(Konica Minolta Sensing: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and 3-D shape, announces the launch of its newest light measurement product, the T-10A Series illuminance meter, designed to measure the brightness and…
(Lloyd Instruments: West Sussex, UK) -- Lloyd Instruments Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of material testing machines and software, texture analyzers, and polymer test instruments, has introduced the latest additions to its line of advanced materials testing systems: the LS5 and LS2.5. Both…
(NEi: Westminster, CA) -- NEi Software, developer of finite element analysis (FEA) software, announces the release of NEi Nastran V10.1. With more than 70 new product enhancements, this major release enables product development engineers to simulate real-world conditions in a shorter amount of…
(OGP: Rochester, NY) -- Optical Gaging Products (OGP), which develops, manufactures, markets, and services noncontact and multisensor measurement solutions, is set to exhibit a multisensor digital measuring device at this year’s MACH show. The device, which is part of the SmartScope range of…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp., developer, manufacturer, and supplier of machine vision systems, surface inspection systems, and industrial ID readers, has introduced OCRMax, a new tool for optical character recognition (OCR) and verification applications that gives Cognex vision systems and…
(ADCOLE: Marlborough, MA) -- ADCOLE Corp., designer and manufacturer of high-accuracy measurement machines and components, has upgraded its automatic surface finish gauge for crankshafts and camshafts. This high-precision surface roughness measuring machine provides rapid operation with fully…
Olympus NDT: Waltham, MA) -- Olympus NDT has announceds the launch of its instrument rental program in the United States. Olympus NDT, a major world leader in the manufacture of nondestructive testing equipment, now has available an extensive inventory of rental equipment that includes flaw…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- In conjunction with the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), the kelvin, the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature, is currently being newly defined at the Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig, Germany, which is the…
(Meggitt: San Juan Capistrano, CA) -- Meggitt Sensing Systems, designer and manufacturer of high-performance sensing and monitoring systems for air and land-based machinery in extreme environments, has introduced the Endevco model 2224C series of piezoelectric accelerometers. These devices are …
Story update 3/19/2012: We corrected an error in a model number listed in the second paragraph. 1969-R was changed to 1916-R.
(Newport: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global supplier of lasers and photonics solutions that make, manage, and measure light, introduces the new family of 818-ST2 and…
(SPECTRO: Kleve, Germany) -- SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, a manufacturer of elemental analyzers using optical emission spectroscopy and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, has introduced the latest generation of SPECTROTEST mobile metal analyzers. In addition to the instrument’s excellent…
