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(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER-TOLEDO announces the launch of GWP Risk Check for balances and scales. Risk Check is an interactive online assessment tool that provides qualitative and quantitative analysis of balance performance and weighing environment. In a matter of minutes,…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $34.12 million in grants for measurement science and engineering research. The NIST Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants Program, made possible through the…
(Labsphere: North Sutton, NH) -- Luminescent materials are extremely important components in many applications, including solid state lighting and medical imaging and diagnostic systems. To measure the quantum efficiency of these critical materials, Labsphere, in partnership with Photal Otsuka…
(Flow Dynamics: Scottsdale, AZ) -- Flow Dynamics Inc. a global provider of primary standard, NIST-traceable flow calibration equipment and services, will conduct liquid and gas flow measurement training classes during April at its facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. The classes are intended for…
(Mitutoyo America: Aurora, IL) -- Mitutoyo America Corp. announces availability of the new QuantuMike line of micrometers. The name, QuantuMike, derived from the words “quantum” and “micrometer,” reflects Mitutoyo’s assertion that the tool represents the most revolutionary advance in micrometer…
(Extensible CAD Technologies: Raleigh, NC) -- Extensible CAD Technologies announces the release of their new product, InspectionXpert for Pro/ENGINEER. InspectionXpert for Pro/ENGINEER is inspection report automation and ballooning software that works directly within the Pro/ENGINEER interface to…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology announces the release of DataPage+, a completely new version of the long-running DataPage product, which provides seamless integration with PC-DMIS, the de facto standard measuring software. DataPage+ provides meaningful, actionable,…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Philadelphia) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , the world leader in serving science, will unveil a new laboratory information management system (LIMS) solution at booth No. 2757 at PITTCON 2010 , being held from Feb. 28 through March 5 at the Orange County Convention…
(Nikon Metrology Inc.: Brighton, MI) -- Following the announcement in late October of Metris becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nikon Corp. (and a name change to Nikon Metrology NV in Europe), the corporate name of Metris USA has now changed to Nikon Metrology Inc. Under the Nikon brand, Nikon…
(Exact Metrology: Cincinnati) -- Exact Metrology Inc. introduced the new MH 3D Scanner from Artec. The lightweight, ergonomic design of this hand-held 3-D scanner allows the user to easily scan target objects from any angle.
“Artec 3-D scanners are well known for their ease of use and the…
(KMSA: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, announces the U.S. launch of its next generation color measurement instrument, the CM-5 Spectrophotometer.
“The CM-5 is an excellent blend of both…
(IMTS: McLean, VA) -- The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) will host the first ever Industry Inspiration Day as part of the Sept. 13 kick off for the all new IMTS Industry & Technology Conference. IMTS is one of the largest industrial trade shows in the world, with thousands…
(Dolan-Jenner Industries: Boxborough, MA) -- Dolan-Jenner Industries of Boxborough, Massachusetts, a leading manufacturer of fiber optic components and fiber optic illumination systems that serve the microscopy, imaging, and machine vision industries, introduces the Fiber-Lite LMI-6000 LED fiber…
(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- There’s no denying it. Manufacturing is changing and in ways you probably never imagined: new economic forces, stiff competition advances in technology, demands to work lean and green, emerging industries, and global markets.
WESTEC’s been there. For more than four…
Several years ago Tifco Gage & Gear, a division of Delta Research Corp., was an exhibitor at the Gear Expo in Detroit. Like many exhibitors at trade shows, Tifco was also looking for some new equipment. In this case, it was new gear inspection capability. Because all of the major manufacturers…
(TÜV SÜD Canada: Toronto, Canada) -- TÜV SÜD Canada, part of the global TÜV SÜD testing and certification organization, announces the acquisition of a product safety business in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Global Advantage International is a complete product safety and regulatory compliance…
(SICK: Minneapolis) -- SICK, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, announces the launch of the Inspector I40 FLEX vision sensor. The I40 FLEX offers the fastest inspection…
(Keyence Corp. of America: Woodcliff Lake, NJ) -- The new IM-6000 Series is a revolutionary step forward in the field of high-precision dimensional inspection. Innovative pattern registration and pattern search functions provide simplified “place and press” measurement operation. The IM-6000…
(Ametek Calibration Instruments: Largo, FL) -- AMETEK Calibration Instruments has introduced a new generation of hand-held pressure calibrators designed to meet high accuracy pressure calibration applications. The JOFRA HPC500 and HPC502 calibrators combine deadweight tester accuracy in a modern…
(Cybermetrics: Phoenix) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines validation as “establishing documented evidence which provides a high degree of assurance that a specific process will consistently produce a product meeting its predetermined specification and quality attributes.”…
(Solartron: Bognor Regis, England) -- Solartron Metrology has launched Wigauge wireless bore gauge (WBG)—the first in a new line of Bluetooth-enabled linear measurement and gauging systems.
The rugged, high-precision IP65 rated gauge is set to change the design of manufacturing workstations by…
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- METTLER-TOLEDO was approached by a leading gelatin capsule manufacturer to optimize its capsule counting system. With expertise in hard gelatin capsules, this capsule manufacturer also produces a range of soft gel capsules in a wide variety of shapes, sizes,…
(AirLoc: Franklin, MA) — Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) are subject to floor disturbances from nearby production equipment, such as stamping presses, and forklift traffic, which affect the measuring accuracy of these sensitive machines. AirLoc provides isolation pad systems for smaller CMMs…
(Delcam: Windsor, ON, Canada) -- Delcam International Inc., a global specialist supplier of machining software, will demonstrate its integrated CAM system for SolidWorks at the SolidWorks World 2010 exhibition to be held in Anaheim, California, Jan. 31 to Feb. 3. The initial version of Delcam for…
(API: Rockvile, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. recently announced that its pioneering efforts in volumetric accuracy for large machine tools (VALMT) was recognized with a Defense Manufacturing Excellence Award presented by the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT). The VALMT project…
