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(Creaform: Lévis, Quebec) -- Creaform, the worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, recently announced that it has added multiple new features to VXmodel, its post-treatment scan-to-CAD software module, and VXinspect, its dimensional inspection software…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, product design, construction BIM/CIM, public safety forensics, and 3D solutions and services applications, announces the launch of a new addition to its…
(Verisurf: Anaheim, CA) -- Cerritos College has been recognized as the first community college in California to offer a coordinate metrology certificate of achievement approved by the Chancellor’s office.
The program was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the teaching staff and…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- You may have seen it on CSI: The star examines hair from a crime scene and concludes its color or texture looks like the defendant’s hair, or maybe his dog’s. Case closed.
But looks can be deceiving, as well as vague and subjective. In real life, the FBI is now…
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Kam Lau, Ph.D., CEO of Automated Precision Inc., recently announced the appointment of Song Chung as the company’s new senior vice president.
Song Chung comes to API following a 20-year career with Perceptron Inc., where most recently he had been senior vice president and…
(InnovMetric: Quebec) -- InnovMetric Software Inc., the leading provider of universal 3D metrology software solutions, proudly announces that it has launched PolyWorks Europa, a new European subsidiary, to promote the PolyWorks Universal 3D Metrology Software Platform in the industrial…
(Banner: Minneapolis, MN) -- Banner Engineering has added flush mount housings to its rugged, industry-leading series of Q4X laser distance measurement sensors. The new flush mount configuration offers a more compact housing to expand applications and increase mounting flexibility in constrained…
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Upon release from detainment following allegations involving personal investments in a Norwegian company, Ola Rollén has resumed his duties as Hexagon president and CEO as of Nov. 7, 2016.
The Norwegian Economic Crime Authority decided not to file for an extension of…
(ACSI: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Manufactured nondurable goods include household products that consumers typically use every day. This sector as measured by the ACSI is comprised of food manufacturing, personal care and cleaning products, soft drinks, breweries, apparel, and athletic shoes. According to…
(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Hexagon CEO, Ola Rollén, was detained in Norway on Oct. 29, 2016, on suspicion of insider trading stemming from personal investments unrelated to Hexagon.
According to the company, the Norwegian economic crime authority has accused Ola Rollén of insider trading in…
(Edgetech Instruments: Hudson, MA) -- Edgetech Instruments, a global leader in the manufacture of moisture and oxygen analyzers, now certifies chilled-mirror hygrometers made by other major manufacturers. Edgetech Instruments also has replacement sensors and complete subassemblies for other brands…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office has launched a new industry-facing website, ManufacturingUSA.com. In September 2016, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced Manufacturing USA, the new…
(The Shingo Institute: Copenhagen) -- The Shingo Institute, part of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has set Nov. 30, 2016 through Dec. 2, 2016, as the dates for the European Shingo Conference. The purpose of this conference is for attendees to hear leaders in…
(KROHNE: Peabody, MA) -- KROHNE has announced the H250 Variable Area Flowmeter with M40 Indicator, which combines proven flow measurement with the latest communication capabilities like Foundation Fieldbus. The H250/M40 is ideal for flow measurement applications in the oil and gas industries when…
(The Imaging Source: Charlotte, NC) -- The Imaging Source, an international manufacturer of machine vision cameras and software for industrial imaging, has introduced a series of industrial and single-board cameras featuring Aptina CMOS sensors.
Available in board-level and housed form factors,…
(Heico: Chicago) -- The Heico Companies LLC, the parent holding company for more than 36 businesses involved in manufacturing, construction, and industrial services, including Ancra International, Kinedyne, S-Line and Wistra, has announced the acquisition of Ancra Systems B.V. Ancra Systems is a…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Program is seeking qualified candidates for the 2017 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, which is a one-year, nationally ranked leadership development experience designed to facilitate dialogue on all aspects of leadership and how it relates to a visionary…
(AATA: Los Angeles, CA) -- The American Aerospace Technical Academy (AATA), a nonprofit that provides low-cost nondestructive testing (NDT) classroom instruction to veterans, minorities, and women, has researched and profiled more than 120 NDT equipment manufacturers to provide a comprehensive…
(Danatronics: Danvers, MA) -- Danatronics, developer and manufacturer of ultrasonic testing equipment, announces the ECHO FD, a handheld, digital, ultrasonic flaw detector. ECHO FD is extremely affordable, light weight, and easy to use. It is equipped with a 3.5-in. sunlight readable color display…
(Dynamic Metrology Solutions: Duncan, SC) -- MAP stands for Metrology Annotation Pro, a software tool for rapid “ballooning” of drawings for manufacturing that can save substantial time over manual ballooning or other methods of annotating drawings. MAP opens most 2D drawing files, including Adobe…
(Tech Soft 3D: Bend) -- Tech Soft 3D, a leading provider of software development tools and 3D PDF solutions to the engineering industry, has announced the Beyond 3D podcast channel, where guests will explore all things 3D related.
The monthly podcast is intended to provide meaningful and relevant…
(FDA: Washington, D.C.) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded a total of $21.8 million to support 42 states to help implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) produce-safety rule. The rule, which the FDA finalized in November 2015, establishes science-based minimum…
(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- October’s upcoming release of revisions to the automotive industry’s most widely used international standard for quality management will include language on corporate ethics for the first time in its history. The standard—previously named ISO/TS 16949—is replaced by IATF…
(Fastec: San Diego, CA) -- Fastec Imaging’s IL5 high-speed 5MP camera enables you to record production lines moving at high speed for performance or quality analysis, or troubleshoot using slow-motion replay, so you can see what you’ve been missing with normal speed video.
With four models to…
(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL)) -- Shingo award winner and bestselling author Tom Zidel’s newest book, Rethinking Lean in Healthcare (Productivity Press, 2016) deals with hospitals’ struggle to secure and maintain financial stability. In story form, Zidel tells how the leadership team of a…
