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(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies has released the new FARO Laser Line Probe HD. The power of the high-definition 3D scanner combined with the flexibility of the FARO Edge measuring arm creates the world’s most affordable, high-performance contact/noncontact portable measurement system on…
(NRK: Williamsburg, VA) -- New River Kinematics (NRK), producer of SpatialAnalyzer (SA), announced it will host the 2015 SA User Conference at Kingsmill Resort & Conference Center on April 21–23, 2015 in Williamsburg, Virginia. The SA User Conference allows users and partners to take advantage…
(Aicon: Braunschweig, Germany) -- The new benchmark in tube and wire measurement wins gold. An expert jury at the CONTROL-TECH in Poland has awarded TubeInspect P8, Aicon’s optical 3D tube and wire measurement system, with the Gold Medal of the Kielce Trade Fairs. It represents a great success…
(InnovMetric: Quebec, QC, Canada) -- Following four years of successful cooperation, InnovMetric Software Inc. and its Brazilian business partner, Danilo Ribeiro of PWB Suporte Técnico Ltda., have launched PolyWorks Brasil to market the PolyWorks Universal 3D Metrology software platform to Brazil’…
(Verisurf: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf Software Inc. is pleased to announce Verisurf X8 with many new enhancements that make stationary coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), portable CMMs, and 3D scanners more productive for automated inspection, guided assembly, and reverse engineering. Built on a…
(Virtek: Waterloo, Canada) -- Virtek Vision International, a market leader in the field of laser-based manufacturing technologies, has announced a signed distribution agreement with Baykal Machinery for the Virtek LaserQC inspection system.
Baykal is a leading manufacturer and global supplier of…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Leading metrology solutions developer Hexagon Metrology has unveiled the Leica Absolute Tracker AT960, a walk-around coordinate measuring machine that fits in a single flight case. The latest model in the Leica Absolute Tracker range, the AT960 answers…
(LDI: Minneapolis) -- Laser Design Inc. (LDI), developer and provider of 3-D scanning systems and dimensional inspection services, now offers Europe’s leading anti-reflection coating for laser scanning, Helling 3D Scan Spray.
Reflectivity is detrimental to 3D data acquisition, so it is often…
(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology, Inc. has announced its customer CRCoachworks (CRC, Lakewood, WA) will be featured using a ROMER arm this season on the TV show “Corvette Nation.” Airing on Discovery’s Velocity channel, this weekly series is dedicated to America’s sports car—the…
(Steinbichler: Plymouth, MI) -- Steinbichler has introduced a newly updated and completely redesigned worldwide website for 3D scanning metrology solutions. Significantly restructured and customized for easy navigation and application support, the new Steinbichler website offers users the ability…
(Sciemetric: Ottawa) -- Sciemetric Instruments, a pioneer of technologies used by many global manufacturers to increase yield, improve quality, and optimize manufacturing processes, has unveiled a new leak-test system with an unmatched combination of accuracy, speed, and affordability.
Leak…
(Toshiba: Irvine, CA) -- Toshiba Imaging Systems Division announces the IK-4K, UltraHD 4K, the world’s smallest three-chip video camera with an unprecedented 8-megapixel, 3,840 x 2,160 pixel output.
The versatile camera delivers extraordinary detail with up to 1,600 TV lines of resolution and…
(Keysight Technologies: Santa Rosa, CA) -- Keysight Technologies Inc. has introduced the industry’s highest bandwidth and lowest noise oscilloscope probe for making power integrity measurements to characterize DC power rails.
The new Keysight N7020A power-rail probe specifications are tailored…
(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, Canada) -- Teledyne DALSA, designer and manufacturer of digital imaging and semiconductor technology has introduced its high-resolution, 8k line-scan camera to its Linea series of low-cost, high-value cameras. Linea cameras address the mainstream market for machine…
(The Sensor Connection: Troy, MI) -- The Sensor Connection, a division of Harold G. Schaevitz Industries, has expanded its line of measurement and control instrumentation with the addition of the model TCA-MS-K-8-A4. This amplifier module converts the low-output voltage signal from eight-channel,…
(AMETEK: Philadelphia, PA) -- To understand how hip implants perform in vivo, Exponent, an engineering and consulting firm, along with the Implant Research Center at Drexel University in Philadelphia, are working together to utilize the unique capabilities of the Talyrond 585 metrology instrument…
(Shimadzu: Columbia, MD) -- Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has released the DSES-1000 long-travel contact extensometer, an easy-to-use and precise tool for measuring displacement in rubber and other soft materials with considerable elongation. With 1000 mm maximum movement distance, the DSES-1000…
(SAE International: Warrendale, PA) -- For decades, the SAE Convergence Conference has brought together technology leaders from across the globe to address the impact of electronics systems and the issues critical to mobility electronics implementation. This year features a compelling lineup…
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- Renishaw has launched a new website for anyone wanting to know more about Raman spectroscopy and its applications. The new site includes updated content, improved navigation, and more images, making key information clearer and more accessible.
The content has…
(DENSO: Long Beach, CA) -- DENSO ADC, the Americas sales arm of DENSO Wave Inc., inventor of the QR Code, recently announced a new SE1-QB Bluetooth wireless 2D barcode scanner. The lightweight yet durably built SE1-QB measures only 3.9 in. long, 1.6 in. wide and 1.1 in. thick, and weighs only 2.1…
(Renishaw: Wotten-under-Edge, UK)) -- Renishaw’s Equator shop-floor comparative gauge gets a significant speed boost for single-point probing applications with its touch-trigger probing capability via the TP20 probe, which can now be used in addition to the scanning SP25 probe. The two probing…
(ITAMCO: Plymouth, IN) -- Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies (ITAMCO), provider of open gearing and precision machining services, has donated a Zeiss coordinate measuring machine (CMM) to the Precision Tool Manufacturing Training Program for high-school students.
The new machine is…
(Verisurf: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf Software Inc. announces Verisurf X8 with many new enhancements that make stationery coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), portable CMMs, and 3D scanners more productive for automated inspection, guided assembly, and reverse engineering.
Built on a powerful CAD…
(ASM International: Materials Park, OH) — Hillsboro, Oregon-based FEI Co. has released the third generation of its Helios NanoLab DualBeam FIB/SEM microscope, which provides unmatched image contrast and resolution. The new Helios comes in two different workflow-specific configurations for…
Michael J. Cleary, Ph.D., founder and president of PQ Systems Inc. and a professor emeritus at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, died suddenly on September 10, 2014.
Cleary was born June 3, 1939, in Dumont, New Jersey. He was a graduate of Norwich University and was commissioned as a second…
