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(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Overall machine vision sales should increase by 2.6 percent to 4.6 percent in 2010, depending upon the extent of the current economic recovery and the rate of change in industrial production that occurs. This follows a 29.2-percent decline experienced in 2009.
The…
(Xspect Solutions Inc.: Wixom, MI) -- Wenzel Group GmbH acquired German-based Steintek Optical Measuring Systems in the summer of 2009 and is now making available through Xspect Solutions Inc. the optical high-speed measuring sensors for the North American marketplace.
Marketed now under the…
(PPT VISION: Bloomington, MN) -- PPT VISION announces IMPACT 9.1 Software Suite, the latest edition in the company’s sophisticated machine vision software platform. IMPACT 9.1 enhances the previous pattern find tool with its powerful Pinpoint Pattern Find tool, which offers exceptional…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF) and its printed companion, the NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions (Cambridge University Press, 2010), the much-anticipated successors to the…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic will demo the latest versions of its Geomagic Studio reverse engineering and Geomagic Qualify quality inspection software for the first time in the United States in booth No. 212 at the RAPID 2010 conference and exposition, May 18–20 in Anaheim,…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- Manufacturing practitioners, designers, educators, and students have been using the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ (SME) textbook classic Fundamentals of Tool Design for more than 40 years to gain an in-depth understanding of all the factors that affect tool success…
(Phase Vision: Leicestershire, UK) -- Originally developed for the most demanding conditions in the aerospace sector, Phase Vision pioneered the development of white-light 3-D scanners for the shop floor, aircraft hangar, or dockyard. The Quartz range is being launched after months of testing in…
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global provider of industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, announces the launch of the all-new ShopKMSA.com. Now customers can shop Konica Minolta’s full catalog online anytime, day or night.
This online…
(X-Rite Inc.: Grand Rapids, MI) -- X-Rite Inc. is unveiling a new family of multi-angle spectrophotometers, and advanced quality control and formulation software that give manufacturers powerful new tools to introduce processes, improve first-time quality, and reduce the time and effort of…
(ADCOLE Corp.: Marlborough, MA) -- ADCOLE Corp. has introduced a submicron accuracy camshaft inspection gauge that features a new graphic display that enables operators to easily see the tolerance throughput status in real time for high-speed production monitoring.
The ADCOLE 1310 High-Speed…
Prototype for Ozcan’s lensless microscope
Aydogan Ozcan, whose invention of a novel lenseless imaging technology for use in telemedicine could radically transform global health care, has now taken his work a step further—or tinier. The UCLA engineer has created a miniature…
(Leica Microsystems: Spain, Switzerland) -- Spanish company Sensofar-Tech and Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG have agreed to expand their cooperation whereby Sensofar will supply technology and components for an optical system that complements Leica’s line of products for industrial applications.…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The recruitment period is over. The competitors have been selected. Let the games begin! The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that 11 university teams will square off May 2–6 in two contests designed to prove the viability of advanced…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- “Accurate measurement is at the heart of physics, and in my experience, new physics begins at the next decimal place,” Steven Chu, now the U.S. Secretary of Energy, said at the 125th anniversary of the Metre Convention in 2000. Those sentiments are echoed daily at the…
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- Renishaw’s new PH20 probe head increases touch-trigger coordinate measurement machine (CMM) inspection throughput up to three times using fast, infinite, rotary positioning and unique “head touch” capability for high-speed point capture with minimal CMM movement…
(Exact Metrology: Cincinnati) -- The new Artec MHT 3D Scanner from Exact Metrology is capable of capturing surface color and texture information in addition to the 3-D geometry of the scanned object. These enhanced capabilities make the MHT 3D Scanner ideal for a variety of applications including…
(Tohnichi: Northbrook, IL) -- CPT ProTork digital torque wrench is the newest innovation from Tohnichi designed especially for precision tightening. Just as easy to use as a conventional “click” torque wrench, the CPT ProTork features an LED indicator that allows users to view increasing torque as…
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, is pleased to announce immediate rental availability of the Tektronix DPO3054 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope.
With this cutting-edge digital oscilloscope…
(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Individuals can now attain certification as a machine vision professional (basic level) through a new program launched by the Automated Imaging Association (AIA), the world’s largest machine vision trade association.
To earn certified vision professional status,…
(NVision Inc.: Coppell, TX) -- Delta Air Lines uses the MAXOS noncontact measurement system from NVision in its contract maintenance operations to achieve the highest possible accuracy in overhauling turbine blades and vanes. The traditional method of measuring blades and vanes to determine the…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Creep-fatigue testing simulates the loading and temperature conditions experienced by turbine components of aircraft engines, nuclear reactor components, and fossil power plant components during service. With increasing need for cyclic operation during peak power…
(Creaform, Lévis, Quebec, Canada) -- Creaform, provider of 3-D technology and engineering services, is proud to announce the extension of its flagship product line of optical coordinate measurement solutions.
The HandyPROBE high-accuracy, portable, wireless coordinate measuring machine (CMM)…
(Sensors Unlimited Inc.: Princeton, NJ) – Sensors Unlimited Inc. has announced the new SU1024LDH2, a high-speed, digital line scan short wave infrared (SWIR) indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) camera. The second generation 1,024-pixel, high-speed camera features an increased line rate to more…
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, is pleased to announce immediate rental availability of the Fluke 1550B Megohmmeter.
The Fluke 1550B is a digital megohmmeter capable of testing…
(Kinetic Systems: Boston) -- New Mobile Environmental Enclosures have been introduced by Kinetic Systems Inc. These mobile clean rooms provide for dust-free assembly, testing, and research. Approximately eight-foot high, units are equipped with clean room curtains on all four sides. The portable…
