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(INUS Technology Inc.: Seoul, South Korea) -- INUS Technology Inc. recently announced the release of Rapidform XOV2 Service Pack 2, which brings major improvements to the application’s reporting and 3-D scan measurement capabilities. Rapidform XOV takes data from any 3-D scanner and enables…
(InnovMetric Software: Quebec City) -- InnovMetric recently reached a significant milestone in the deployment of its universal 3-D metrology software platform, PolyWorks, in the automotive industry. Five major Japanese, American, and German automotive OEMs now daily use more than 100 software…
(Geomagic: Research Triangle Park, NC) -- Geomagic announced a new agreement with 3D3 Solutions as a reseller of the company’s powerful 3-D scan data processing software. 3D3 Solutions is a developer of 3-D scanning and visualization technologies.
3D3 Solutions develops 3-D white-light…
(Automated Precision Inc.: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc. (API) recently announced the appointment of Joe Bioty as chief operating officer of the technology- leading manufacturer of 3-D laser-based measurement tools. Bioty has been associated with high-technology…
(FARO Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s leading provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, celebrates 30 years in business in 2011. With three decades of innovation and helping its customers’ products and processes be the best in…
(Metrologic Group: Wixom, MI) -- Over the last 15 years, Metrolog, the 3-D control software product from the Metrologic Group, has emerged as the benchmark industrial application for any kind of 3-D measurements. Recently, the 10,000th Metrolog license was installed for a Metrologic Group client…
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rchaeologists and researchers from the University of South Florida’s Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies (AIST) are working with state officials to help protect, preserve, and restore threatened historic sugar mill ruins in Florida. These structures are associated with the 18th and 19th…
(GSI: Melbourne, FL) -- Geodetic Systems In. (GSI), a global designer and manufacturer of industrial 3-D measurement systems, recently added a new line of V-STARS systems based on its new series of “DynaMo” cameras.
The new “V-STARS/D” systems incorporating the DynaMo retain all the features…
(New River Kinematics: Williamsburg, VA) -- New River Kinematics (NRK), a global provider of advanced portable metrology software, has announced the release of Power3 Suite, a comprehensive bundle of software applications providing industry-leading metrology, inspection, surfacing, and reverse-…
(INUS Technology: Seoul) -- INUS Technology Inc. has launched InvisHands, a new tool that automates the process of creating complete CAD models from 3-D scan data. InvisHands offers a new option to anyone in need of accurate reverse engineered models of physical parts. The service allows users of…
(Verisurf Software Inc.: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf has released the fifth generation of its Verisurf X software. With model-based geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) inspection technology at its core, the all-new computer-aided inspection and reverse engineering software, Verisurf X5…
(Direct Dimensions Inc.: Baltimore) -- Direct Dimensions, a cutting-edge 3-D imaging technology firm, ranked number 2,633 by Inc. magazine on its fourth-annual “Inc. 5000” list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The Inc. list represents the most comprehensive…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. unveiled the complete new line of ROMER Absolute Arms in Chicago at IMTS 2010. In addition to the previously released absolute Arm six axis arm for tactile and tube inspection, two additional seven axis models were demonstrated in…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has introduced the Focus3D, a new laser scanner.
Focus3D is a high-performance 3-D laser scanner for detailed measurement and documentation with intuitive touch screen control…
(InnovMetric Software: Quebec City) -- InnovMetric Software is pleased to announce that version 12 of PolyWorks/Modeler will offer new parametric 2-D sketching capabilities. This development project is inscribed within a vision of true interoperability with CAD/CAM applications in which the role…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology introduces the Laser Radar MV330/350 for automated large-scale metrology applications. The new Laser Radar doubles measurement speed and performance, offers better data quality through improved signal-to-noise ratio, and features enhanced hole and…
(Capture 3D: Costa Mesa, CA) -- Capture 3D announces that its Users Group Conference & 3D Metrology Workshop is being held Oct. 5–7 at the Hyatt Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California. This conference is geared for engineers, management, and executives to gain insight on how companies are…
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Automated Precision Inc.’s (API) volumetric error compensation (VEC) is an innovative process that establishes a new methodology in volumetric error compensation for large machine tools. This innovative, multi-award-winning technology was just included in the 48th Annual R…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology and Verisurf Software have joined forces to make it possible for manufacturers to drive all Nikon Metrology portable metrology devices from Verisurf’s common software platform. Supported Nikon Metrology devices include the Laser Radar, K-Series…
(Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing: St. Louis) -- Hubbs Machine and Manufacturing Inc. has introduced the new cost-effective Sphere Mount POLAR Series of laser tracker target holders.
The SM POLAR Series offers several features. The most prominent are:
• Its small footprint for mounting in…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology has announced the official opening of HexagonStore.com, an e-commerce portal for the United States that offers online purchase of training classes, parts, and accessories for metrology systems. The store includes convenient purchasing…
(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., a global provider of portable 3-D measurement and imaging solutions, has announced the release of the world’s most accurate, break-resistant spherically-mounted retroreflector (SMR) as a part of its newly expanded line of laser tracker targets.…
(InnovMetric Software Inc.: Québec City, Canada) -- InnovMetric Software recently released v. 11.0.16 of PolyWorks software that incorporates three new instrument plug-ins:
• A laser tracker plug-in for the new Leica AT401
• A laser scanner plug-in for the new Steinbichler Probe Scanner
• An…
(INUS Technology Inc.: Seoul) -- INUS Technology Inc. recently announced that its worldwide revenue for the first half of 2010 beat its internal expectations and represents a more than 50-percent jump from the same period in 2009. The company is on track to generate the highest annual revenue in…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- Join the Coordinate Metrology Society in Reno, July 12–16, at the spacious Grand Sierra Resort for the 26th annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC).
Rather than focusing on sales, as do most trade shows, this unique event for 3-D coordinate metrology…