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(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global leader in the industrial measurement of color, light, and 3-D shape, has launched its newest light measurement product, the CL-500A Illuminance Spectrophotometer.
Available in February 2012, the CL-500A was…
(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- AIA, the global industry trade group for vision and imaging companies, recently unveiled its vision for the future—a new brand identity emphasizing AIA’s commitment to advancing vision and imaging technology worldwide. The new brand identity premiered at the 20th Annual AIA…
(Nanovea: Irvine CA) -- Nanovea, designer and manufacturer of profilometers, mechanical testers, and tribometers, has launched its N3 line, which provides high-end measurement technology to the broader market. Nanovea has fully automated its measurement techniques while designing to price in the $…
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- NVision Inc. is helping sculptor Somers Randolph gain additional revenue by laser scanning his creations and saving them as computer models, which can later be used to reproduce the original works at any size on a 3-D printer. For example, Randolph’s wife, Hillary, has…
(Hexagon: Cobham, UK) -- Hexagon has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of MicroSurvey Software Inc., a leading Canadian-based developer of surveying and mapping software for the land surveying, construction, and forensic markets.
Headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia…
(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- The ATOS Compact Scan from Capture 3D—who designs, manufactures, supports, and provides the services of 3-D industrial measurement solutions—provides accurate scans with detailed resolution at high speeds. This modern 3-D optical scanner combines software and the…
(Carl Zeiss: Munich, Germany) -- Light Lab, the first accompanying app for ZEN 2011 imaging software from Carl Zeiss, is now available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Light Lab supplements the ZEN 2011 controlling and image-processing software functions within the experimental lab workflow. The…
(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- In material science laboratories where capturing, retrieving, and analyzing sample images from microscopes can be complex, Olympus Stream image analysis software v. 1.7 streamlines the process so users can accomplish multifaceted and complex applications with…
(Micro-Epsilon) -- Micro-Epsilon’s optoCONTROL 1200 is the most compact, high-speed micrometer within the company’s product range. With all optoCONTROL sensors, a light source emits a laser or LED-light curtain in the direction of the receiver. The LED or laser light produced is parallel-enlarged…
(Thwing-Albert: West Berlin, NJ) -- Thwing-Albert Instrument Co., manufacturer of advanced testing instrumentation, has redesigned its Vapometer Cup for easier sample setup in the lab. No more individual screws to tighten: The original Vapometer Cup used six knurled-head screws to secure the flange…
(STEMMER IMAGING: Puchheim, Germany) -- STEMMER IMAGING will be hosting a 3-D Machine Vision Technology Day Feb, 29, 2012, at Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom, as part of its European Imaging Academy Program. The full-day event provides a comprehensive overview of the current…
(Konica Minolta: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta 3D Scanning Labs now offers a rapid prototyping service, using 3D Systems’ Projet HD 3000 3D Production System. The Projet is ideal for a wide range of applications, including concept development, design validation, form and fit analysis, molding and…
(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. announces the DataMan 300, its most advanced fixed-mount industrial ID reader ever created. The DataMan 300 is designed to handle the most difficult ID code-reading applications on even the highest speed lines. These new readers dramatically increase bar code…
(Teledyne DALSA: Billerica, MA) -- Active Inspection (AI), based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, designs vision systems for machine builders to incorporate into printing presses, packaging machines, and other web and sheet-fed or form machines. Whether the goal is to reduce waste, ensure consistency,…
(Newport: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in lasers and photonics solutions that make, manage, and measure light, has developed the OptoFlash, a miniature, multichannel, spectrometer engine for applications requiring the detection of light energy at multiple wavelengths.
This…
(Heidenhain: Schaumburg, IL) -- Heidenhain Corp. has announced the latest version of it's PC-based QUADRA-CHEK Metrology software, which provides advanced functionality for inspection measurement machines. This software makes it possible to conveniently perform 2-D and 3-D measuring tasks in the…
(Delcam: Birmingham, UK) -- Delcam will demonstrate the latest developments in its CADCAM products at WESTEC, Booth No. 2812, March 27–29, 2012, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. The range of enhancements enable faster and easier programming for CNC machining,…
(Fixlogix: Olivet, MI) -- Developing CMM fixtures for flexible plastic parts or thin-walled stampings has always been challenging. This is especially true if the call-out is for the part to be inspected in an unconstrained condition. In that case the parts should be positioned using the geometric…
(MSC: Irvine, CA) -- The Measurement Science Conference (MSC) 2012 will focus on the future of measurement science and the challenges that we face moving into the future. As our knowledge doubles in shorter and shorter time frames, our ability to keep pace with new technologies might seem…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced additional measuring ranges of 15 kN and 5 kN for its Type 2160A NC electromechanical joining modules.…
(Steinbichler: Plymouth, MI) -- Steinbichler, a global supplier of optical measuring and sensor technology, presents integrated photogrammetry for the overall acquisition of 3-D reference points, with which complex 3-D digitalization projects can now be handled even more efficiently.
“We offer…
(Konica Minolta: 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 benchtop spectrophotometer, the CM-3700A.
The CM-3700A is an updated version of the now discontinued CM-…
(Lumetrics: Rochester, NY) -- Lumetrics, a leading manufacturer of world-class precision thickness measurement technology, has installed an OptiGauge at Direct Flow Medical to enable design and manufacture of new cardiovascular products. Direct Flow uses the OptiGauge technology to design and…
(San Dimas, CA) -- CRAIC Technologies, a global leader in application-focused microanalysis solutions, has launched the-CRAIC MP-2 microscope photometer. The CRAIC MP-2 is an all-solid-state system designed for photometry of microscopic samples in many fields, including biology and cytophotometry.…
(NPL: Teddington, Middlesex, UK) -- New research by the United Kingdom’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), and the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) will improve the accuracy of estimates of the time of geological events. The work centers on the calibration of one of the…
