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(IAF: Chelsea, Quebec, Canada) -- The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has announced that it is conducting extended market research to evaluate market support for a fully-populated management systems certificate database. Before IAF members vote on whether or not to mandate that accredited…
(ForTest: Modena, Italy) -- At the beginning of 2000, ForTest understood the importance of process traceability to optimize production efficiency and reduce waste due to nonconformities, anticipating what is now called Industry 4.0.
ForTest instruments give added value in their use at the end of…
(Meller Optics: Providence, RI) -- Custom-fabricated sapphire prisms that are ideally suited for use in instruments that measure moving liquids and slurries in real-time have been introduced by Meller Optics of Providence, Rhode Island.
Meller sapphire prisms feature Mohs 9 hardness to provide the…
(NVision: Southlake, TX) -- Some U.S. global technology companies specializing in consumer electronics, computers, and online services are bringing a portion of their manufacturing back to the United States following rapid certification of American-made product packaging by NVison, an engineering…
(AMETEK: Oak Ridge, TN) -- The ORTEC Products Group of AMETEK’s Material Analysis Division has released the Detective-X-TS (Detective-X Trans-SPEC Edition), a portable gamma spectrometer for mobile and field gamma spectroscopy measurements.
The Detective-X-TS is the successor to ORTEC’s legacy…
(LRQA: Houston, TX) -- FedEx Freight has achieved global ISO 9001 quality management certification with LRQA, a leading provider of global business assurance and inspection services, specializing in management systems certification and training services. Achieving ISO 9001 certification validates…
(Mintronics: Darlington, UK) -- Mintronics will be hosting an exclusive workshop on March 4, 2022, for engineering companies to present their manufacturing or engineering problems and leave with 3D scanning and/or reverse engineering solutions.
Every company that attends will have access to advice…
Story update 3/1/2022: An earlier version of this story accidentally reported ETQ's purchase price as $1.2 million. It should have been $1.2 billion.
(Hexagon AB: Stockholm) -- Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies, has…
(EDAX: Mawah, NJ) -- EDAX, a leader in X-ray microanalysis and electron diffraction instrumentation, has added the Clarity Super to its electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) product line. The Clarity EBSD Detector Series is the first commercially available, direct detector system designed for…
(e-con Systems: San Jose and Chennai) -- e-con Systems, a leading embedded camera company, launches e-CAM83_USB, an 8 MP color UVC-compliant, USB 2.0 high-speed camera with dual-stream support and high dynamic range.
e-CAM83_USB is based on Sony’s IMX317, a 1/2.5-in. sensor. The dual-stream…
(Configit: Copenhagen, Denmark) -- Configit, a global leader in configuration lifecycle management (CLM), had strong global momentum in 2021, bolstered by record growth and an expansion into new markets. The company celebrated major successes in the United States in 2021, while also sustaining its…
(Thomson: Wood Dale, IL) -- Thomson Industries, a leading manufacturer of linear motion-control solutions, has added a polymer bushing to its line of ball bushing bearings. It expands the company’s extensive bearing portfolio, providing design engineers with a new option that helps them avoid…
(Wanner International: Church Crookham, UK) -- Wanner International can reduce the total energy use by up to a half for some industries that rely on pumps for their processes. Focusing on the importance of reducing energy consumption in the wake of COP26—the most recent annual UN climate change…
(Neurala: Boston)—A leader in AI software, Neurala has announced new detection technology to find and identify objects in a field of view to improve the quality inspection process for manufacturers.
Neurala’s new detection feature adds to its existing classification and anomaly recognition…
(Michigan Metrology: Livonia, MI) -- A live, in-person, two and one-half-day class and workshop in surface texture, friction, and wear will be held in Livonia, Michigan, on May 4–6, 2022. The class will include both lectures and hands-on equipment demonstrations, to help students expand their…
(Teledyne FLIR: Wilsonville, OR) -- Introducing the latest addition to Teledyne FLIR’s polarized Blackfly S GigE camera lineup—the BFS-PGE-123S6P-C. This new 12MP model is well suited for applications dealing with reflective or challenging lighting conditions. Ideal for use cases like traffic…
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek offers a customized version of its High Temperature LVDT Position Sensor for material testing in environments with extreme pressures and high/low cryogenic temperatures. Configured to operate in temperatures exceeding 1000°F (538°C), the NT-HT-1000 Linear…
(Emerson: Marshalltown, Iowa) -- Emerson has introduced the Fisher WhisperTube Modal Attenuator for noisy gas or vapor applications in a wide range of industries. The modal attenuator is a full-bore device offering 15-decibel sound suppression to reduce pipe noise produced by sources upstream, such…
(Alluxa: Santa Rosa, CA) -- Alluxa, a global leader in high-performance optical coatings and filters and thin-film deposition technologies, has introduced a groundbreaking capability in extending spectral optical-coating performance. The SIRRUS plasma physical vapor deposition (PVD) platform now…
(ETQ: Burlington, MA) -- ETQ, a leading quality management system (QMS) provider, has announced a major new release of its cloud-native Reliance QMS to enable organizations to more easily identify, analyze, and resolve quality issues. The company also launched Lab Investigation, an application for…
(Access Control Group: Chandler, AZ) -- Chaotic work environments, distracted workers, and equipment zooming through facilities such as distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, construction sites, or ports can cause collision risks.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the…
(Princeton Infrared Technologies: Monmouth Junction, NJ) -- Princeton Infrared Technologies (PIRT), specialists in indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) imaging technology and affordable shortwave-infrared (SWIR) linescan cameras, visible-SWIR science cameras, and 1- and 2D imaging arrays, has…
(Vision Engineering: New Milford, CT) -- Vision Engineering announced the launch of Makrolite 4K, its first 4K-resolution microscope to complement the company’s range of digital inspection systems.
The Makrolite 4K was launched at Productronica 2021 in Munich and made its North American debut at…
(LRQA: London) -- LRQA and ELEVATE are joining forces to meet the fast-growing need for transparency and assurance around environmental, social, and governance standards (ESG). LRQA, a leading global provider of digitally-enabled assurance services, including environmental conformity assessments,…
(Mitutoyo: Aurora, IL) -- Mitutoyo America Corp. has released MCOSMOS v. 5.0, the newest version of its advanced metrology suite for coordinate measuring machines. This software, known as a standard throughout the world, offers support in 37 separate locations and in 12 different languages.
What…