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(Indicate Technologies: Santa Clara, CA) -- Indicate Technologies Inc. and Greg Hetland, Ph.D., of the International Institute of GD&T present the popular Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Seminar series, April 11–15, to be held at Indicate Technologies’ Santa Clara Showroom in…
(Kistler Instrument Corp: Amherst, NY) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque, and acceleration, has introduced its Type 8763B triaxial accelerometer into North America. The Type 8763B is a miniature…
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in serving science, offers a selection of handheld analytical instruments that is now among the industry’s most diverse, serving applications ranging from airport security and consumer-product testing to…
The USM Vision innovative, ultrasonic weld inspection system, from the Inspection Technologies business of GE Measurement & Control Solutions, allows nonultrasonic trained specialists to gather reliable and accurate pipe-weld inspection data, for subsequent remote assessment by a suitably…
The average automobile has more than 80 dynamic seals that can fail at any given time, according to the Institute for Measurement and Sensor-Technology's paper, "Second Generation Lead Measurement." Failures attributed to leaking seals cost the transportation and power industry tens of millions…
(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- The Equator gauging system is a radical new alternative to traditional dedicated gauging, filling a gap in the market never before addressed. It is more than just a new gauging system; it marks the launch of Renishaw’s first gauging product line.…
(Tiger Optics: Warrington, PA) -- The HALO-500-H2OTM, designed to measure higher levels of moisture in gases, is gaining notice from gas manufacturers and metrology institutes, reports Tiger Optics LLC, the manufacturer that developed the product at the behest of its London-based representative…
(Hexagon Metrology: Cobham, UK) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. has announced the completion and opening of its newest facility, located in Oceanside, California. The state-of-the-art factory and research and development (R&D) center will serve as the North American manufacturing headquarters for…
(Breuckmann GmbH: Meersburg, Germany) -- This year at Control 2011, the international trade show for quality assurance scheduled for May 3–6 in Stuttgart, Germany, Breuckmann will present the full range of its 3-D scanning systems at hall 7, booth No. 7236. Among them will be the particularly…
(Verisurf Software Inc.: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf has formed a Global Business Development Team to meet the growing international demand for its metrology software. Headed by Verisurf president Ernie Husted, the team will include Robert Martin, Verisurf director of business development and…
(Palmer Wahl Instruments Inc: Asheville, NC) -- Palmer Wahl Instruments Inc. announces the debut of its line of digital pressure test gauges and hydraulic and pneumatic pressure-calibration pumps. The Palmer 3PC Auto Ranging Digital Pressure Test Gauge (figure 1) spans ranges from vacuum to 3,…
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Do you have an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad? You can now use your Automated Precision Inc. (API) Laser Tracker with WatchIt!, an app from New River Kinematics written specifically for its SpatialAnalyzer (SA), a 3-D graphical software platform. WatchIt!, a powerful portable…
Story update 11/03/2011: Information added for latest release.(New River Kinematics: Williamsburg, VA) -- Do you have an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad? Available for free at the Apple App Store, SA Remote allows real-time viewing of 3-DOF and 6-DOF spatial data from SpatialAnalyzer and permits remote…
(Macro Sensors: Pennsauken, NJ) -- Macro Sensors bridges the gap between price and performance for industrial gauging with its GPA Series Spring-Loaded Linear Position Sensors. Packaged as a low-cost alternative for general-purpose gauging applications, these spring-loaded, AC-operated linear…
(Fluke Corp: Everett, WA) -- Fluke Calibration, a global leader in electronic test and measurement technology, has introduced the new and improved Fluke 9640A LPNX Series RF Reference Sources, designed to be the essential core of any receiver bandpass (RF) and microwave calibration system. The…
(Delcam plc: Ontario, Canada) -- Metrology specialist Renishaw has been able to greatly improve the productivity of its rapid prototyping department by turning its designers into machinists. The key to the transition was introducing Delcam’s feature-based programming system, FeatureCAM, in…
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- NVision Inc.’s Engineering Service Division is now offering industrial computed tomography (CT) scanning for reverse engineering and full inspection of components.
Industrial CT scanning is a process that uses X-ray equipment to produce 3-D representations of both…
(Zeta Instruments: San Jose, CA) -- For more than a century, there has been lingering debate surrounding the health of Abraham Lincoln and whether his unusual height and the length of his limbs were indicative of a genetic disorder that would have eventually proven fatal had he not been…
(Aven Inc.: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Precise, immediate measurement of parts is simplified with Aven’s new high-definition (HD) microscopy camera with built-in calibration software.
The 1.3-megapixel color inspection camera, one of two C-mount models introduced by the optical instruments manufacturer,…
(Hexagon Metrology: Cobham, United Kingdom) -- Hexagon Metrology, the world’s largest metrology group, has significantly enhanced its capabilities by entering into a commercial cooperation with GE Measurement & Control Solutions. This collaboration will see the first computed tomography system…
(Delcam North America: Salt Lake City, UT) -- Delcam Professional Services will promote its range of software and services for the aerospace industry at booth No. 1518 at this year’s Aero Def Manufacturing Exhibition and Conference to be held April 5–7 in Anaheim, California. A special focus…
(Yokogawa Test & Measurement: Tokyo) -- Yokogawa Meters & Instruments actively supports energy-saving efforts by offering customers a variety of products that enhance the measurement of power consumption and improve efficiency in the development and evaluation processes.
The WT1800…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- In a paradox typical of the quantum world, scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the University of Colorado at Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have eliminated collisions between atoms in an atomic clock by packing the atoms…
President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2011, which begins in October, includes funds to keep the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) ticking over, after a fashion, for another year. The $7.7 million currently on the table is less than the $9.9 million he requested and…
(Bruker Corp.: Tucson, AZ) -- Bruker Corp. has launched the NPFLEX-LA, the first noncontact, 3-D surface metrology system to provide quantitative lead angle and surface-texture measurements for the controlling and reducing fluid leaks of rotary dynamic sealing surfaces.
The NPFLEX-LA combines…