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(CMS: Issaquah, WA) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) is sponsoring its 26th annual conference in Reno, Nevada, July 12–16. The conference brings together 3-D measurement system users, developers, manufacturers, and researchers to present and discuss innovative applications, research, and…
(DALSA, Yokohama, Japan) -- DALSA Corp., a global provider of machine vision technology, recently introduced the Piranha HS 12k 90 kHz camera. This new high-speed model features 12k resolution with a 5.2 µm pixel size, and breakthrough speeds of 90 kHz line rate or 1.2 gigapixels/second. This new…
(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing the “Transparent” Receiver to the Microgage 2-D family. This receiver allows a laser beam to pass clearly through it while making a precise position measurement for aligning machinery and equipment. It was introduced…
(DALSA: Billerica, MA) -- DALSA , a global leader in digital imaging technology, announces the introduction of its XRI-1600 digital image processor , which is ideal for X-ray imaging applications. Specifically engineered for demanding X-ray instrumentation and radioscopy, the XRI-1600 is capable…
(Spectronics Corp.: Westbury, NY) -- Spectronics Corp. has introduced the TRITAN 450 blue light (450 nm) LED lamp, a safe and effective alternative to UV-A black light (365 nm) for quick NDT pre-inspection or screening of fluorescent particles.
This powerful, hand-held unit is designed…
(INUS Technology: Seoul, South Korea) -- INUS Technology Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into sales agreements to offer its Rapidform software to the buyers of Steinbichler Optotechnik’s 3-D digitizing systems and the buyers of Breuckmann’s 3-D scanners. While INUS and…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Austin, TX) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. recently announced a new method that enables rapid and accurate identification and quantification of pesticides in rice. The QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe) extraction method takes advantage of…
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER-TOLEDO, a global supplier of precision instruments and services, presents its new XP105 analytical balance, an addition to the company’s extensive line of XP balances. Offering a safe and accurate solution for quantifying the purity of sugar in a…
(Eriez: Erie, PA) -- Customers can virtually attend material X-ray tests in real time with Eriez’s interactive online X-ray testing. Using a password-protected web site, participants can see their products passing through an Eriez E-Z Tec X-Ray Inspection System to determine its performance for…
(Delcam plc: Birmingham, UK) -- Delcam.TV now has a special section devoted to the 2010 version of FeatureCam, their software for feature-based machining. This includes videos highlighting all the important new features in the latest release, including demonstrations of the much faster calculation…
(Xspect Solutions Inc.: Wixcom, MI) -- Xspect Solutions is the world’s largest supplier of rebuilt and remanufactured coordinate measurement machines (CMMs), and has extensive expertise in the area of large CMMs. So when Science and Engineering Services Inc.’s (SESI) Huntsville Manufacturing…
(SenGenuity: Hudson, NH) -- SenGenuity, the sensors division of Vectron International, announced that its TempTrackr Wireless Temperature Measurement System Kit is now capable of reading six independent, passive, wireless temperature sensors. Each sensor operates in a unique frequency band, which…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. announces VisionPro 6.0, a new release of the company’s popular, hardware-independent vision software. VisionPro 6.0 has more acquisition options, higher accuracy calibration, and expanded ID reading capability.
“VisionPro 6.0 provides more freedom than…
(Artel: Westbrook, ME) -- The ARTEL Multichannel Verification System (MVS), an objective performance assessment and optimization tool for automated liquid handlers, will be launched at LabAutomation2010, in Palm Springs, California, on Jan. 24–26. The MVS will be demonstrated with automated liquid…
(Qioptiq: Rochester, NY) -- Qioptiq announces the introduction of a new line of high-performance vision metrology systems designed for streamlined user interface and maximum productivity in noncontact dimensional measurement. The latest entry into the noncontact metrology market, the Fetura Vision…
(Bytewise Measurement Systems: Columbus, GA) -- Bytewise Measurement Systems explains why the affordable CrossCheck laser profile sensors are perfectly suited to monitor and control web-based and extruded materials. One or two laser profile sensors can be used to measure web width and thickness as…
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- The Fluke 435 three-phase power quality analyzer helps locate, predict, prevent, and troubleshoot problems in three- and single-phase power distribution systems. Troubleshooting is faster with on-screen display of trends and captured events, even…
(Solar Metrology: Halbrook, NY) -- Solar Metrology expands its SMX XRF tool portfolio for film composition and thickness measurement of CIGS photovoltaic depositions with the addition of the System SMX-Remote static head ILH.
Solar Metrology’s System SMX-ILH is an atmospheric in-line X-ray…
(Struers Inc.: Westlake, OH) -- Struers Inc. introduces its new state-of-the-art micro/macro hardness testing product line, the DuraScan. With its extensive features and benefits, the DuraScan is a natural complement to Struers existing hardness testers.
The DuraScan, designed in five basic…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology announces the release of PC-DMIS 2009 Minor Release 1 (MR1), an incremental update to PC-DMIS 2009, which was newly released in July 2009.
“The model of doing frequent minor releases represents the continuation of our new agile…
(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- Capture 3D, together with Trilion Quality Systems, is excited to announce the “Go Lean and Be Smart with 3D Metrology Techniques Workshop” U.S. tour.
Presentations from various industries focus on how optical 3-D technology is being used to improve quality…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal Inc. has introduced a new version of its popular MMQ 200 Formtester Cylindricity Machine with an automated T7W probing system. The T7W is a ±360° motorized bidirectional probe intended to reduce operator involvement and improve measurement capability…
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- A custom gun grip manufacturer has substantially improved the quality of its products by using the MobileScan HD portable 3-D laser scanning system from NVision to reverse engineer the original grips. In the past, the manufacturer used a coordinate measuring machine (CMM…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- If you’re watching the complex processes in a living cell, it is easy to miss something important—especially if you are watching changes that take a long time to unfold and require high-spatial-resolution imaging. But new research1 makes it possible to scrutinize…
(Dickson: Addison, IL) -- Quality managers and others responsible for maintaining the integrity of temperature and/or humidity chart recorders or data loggers, can now download a comprehensive guide to all aspects of instrument calibration at www.dicksondata.com/calibration/calibration_order.php…
