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(Pointools Ltd.: London) -- Measurement Devices Ltd. (MDL), a leading laser scanner manufacturer, has entered into an agreement with Pointools Ltd. to deliver high-performance point-cloud software with every new 3-D laser scanner. Pointools software is used by project teams to reference and…
(Alliance Scale Inc: Canton, MA) -- An analytical balance that is easy to operate and well-suited for a variety of laboratory, industrial, and educational weighing applications has been introduced by Alliance Scale Inc. of Canton, Massachusetts.
The Alliance/OHAUS Pioneer Series analytical…
(Bruker AXS: Tucson, AZ) -- Bruker has created the DektakXT, a new stylus profiler that is the first production system with sustained repeatability of less than five angstroms. This major milestone in stylus-profiler surface metrology performance is the culmination of Dektak’s 40-year legacy of…
(IQL: Ashaway, RI) -- Independent Quality Labs Inc. (IQL) is offering Machine Tool Metrology 101, a seminar that provides in-depth understanding of machine-tool positioning accuracy and its effect on manufacturing-process capability and on-machine measurement. The three-day session…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal Inc. will be featuring the next generation of its well-established µMaxµm line of digital indicators at EASTEC 2011, May 17–19, at the Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, Massachusetts. Mahr Federal will occupy booth No. 3019.
The enhanced…
(Renishaw plc: Gloucestershire, UK) -- Renishaw’s new Equator system, a software-driven comparative gauge, is starting to soften up the cost for multiple hard gauges at aero-engine component maker Meyer Tool Inc. of Cincinnati. In its prelaunch application, one Renishaw Equator gauge has eliminated…
(Renishaw plc: Gloucestershire, UK) -- Renishaw’s new Equator system, a software-driven comparative gauge, is starting to soften up the cost for multiple hard gauges at aero-engine component maker Meyer Tool Inc. of Cincinnati. In its prelaunch application, one Renishaw Equator gauge has eliminated…
(Verisurf Software: Anaheim, CA) -- Join Verisurf for a free webinar, “3-D Scanning with Verisurf” on Tuesday, April 26, from 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PDT.
Webinar agenda:• 3-D scanning and 3-D digitizing technology overview• 3-D scanning for inspection and quality assurance• Filtering during and after…
(OPTEK: Blairstown, NJ) -- Operations Technology Inc. (OPTEK), a manufacturer of precision metrology systems since 1978, has introduced a line of fast, highly accurate three-axis staging and transport systems with superior design features, suitable for a wide range of OEM applications.
Designed…
(Kistler: Farmington Hills, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for measuring pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has announced the North American market introduction of Types 4260A and 4262A piezoresistive pressure transducer families. Each…
(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- Capture 3D announces GOM Inspect, GOM’s latest free software release.
GOM Inspect allows users to import scan data from various types of measuring systems with a wide array of advanced point-cloud and inspection functionalities.
Mesh-processing: polygonize…
(Automated Imaging Association: Ann Arbor, MI) -- New certification programs for robotics and machine vision system integrators will be explained at the Automate 2011 show scheduled for March 21–24, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
The robotics integrator program will be formally announced during…
(NVision Inc: Coppell, TX) -- NVision’s handheld laser scanner is being used by Lockheed Martin engineers at its Missiles and Fire Control division to ensure that the fit of accessories to aircraft exteriors and interiors is positioned perfectly the first time.
The NVision handheld scanner is a…
(3-D Professional Association: Chandler, AZ) -- The world is going 3-D… and now there’s an association to support the education, promotion, and development of those working within the 3-D world: the 3-D Professional Association (3dPA).
The mission of this nonprofit association is to share…
(Artel: Westbrook, ME) -- Artel, a global leader in liquid-handling quality assurance, recently launched version 3.3 of its Pipette Tracker software. Tightly integrated with the Artel PCS (pipette calibration system), Pipette Tracker provides a total management system for quality…
(Newton Research Labs: Newton, WA) -- Time-efficient surveys and precise measurements of larger underwater facilities, from bridge and pier substructures to smaller, submerged piping and valve assemblies, are now possible with a new underwater laser scanner, the M300UW, developed…
(Mettler-Toledo Inc: Columbus, OH) -- With new WMC weigh modules, in-process control and embedded weighing is now possible in any critical instrument or system operation. These weigh modules feature the highest degree of miniaturization that support single or multisensor integration…
(The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd: Oxford, UK) -- Quality engineers, many of whom are already contending with slower performance of legacy applications originally developed for 32-bit processors that are now operating in 64-bit systems or supercomputer-level resources, can obtain a white…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an electromechanical circuit in which microwaves communicate with a vibrating mechanical component 1,000 times more vigorously than ever achieved before in similar experiments.…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal Inc. has introduced the next generation of its µMaxµm line of digital indicators. In addition to the many existing features of µMaxµm indicators, the enhanced µMaxµm II line offers a wide range of new features, including Dynamic Max, Min, and TIR;…
(SICK Inc: Minneapolis) -- SICK Inc., a leading manufacturer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, has launched the Inspector P30 positioning sensor. The Inspector P series offers a flexible method for part…
(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems’ Transparent Receiver, which works with the company’s Microgage 2D line, allows a laser beam to pass clearly through it while making a precise position measurement for aligning machinery and equipment. The receiver is compact and…
(Coordinate Metrology Society: Benbrook, TX) -- The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS), the preeminent membership association for measurement professionals, has announced the extension of its call for papers deadline to March 18. The organization has received a record number of abstract submissions…
(Palmer Wahl Instrumentation Group: Asheville, NC) -- America’s first instrumentation company, Palmer Wahl Instrumentation Group, is proudly celebrating 175 years of manufacturing industrial instrumentation in 2011.
Originally founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1836 by James Foster, Jr., Palmer Wahl…
AMS 300i
(Leuze electronic: Hudson, MI) -- The AMS 300i distance measurement unit by Leuze Electronic Inc. can be used whenever position data of moving system components, such as in high-bay warehouses, are required. Its unique selection of industrial Ethernet, supplemented with all well-…
