(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting and co-organizing the 2013 North American Coordinate Metrology Association (NACMA) meeting, Aug. 27–30, 2013, at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The NACMA @ NIST conference is focused on training for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), articulating arm CMMs, and laser trackers. Speakers include NIST metrologists, and industrial and university measurement experts. Sponsors and exhibitors will also display the latest developments in coordinate metrology.

This is the 7th annual NACMA conference, which rotates annually between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. A tour of NIST’s world renowned dimensional measurement laboratories is also available.

This year NACMA has designed the agenda to be an integrated coordinate metrology training program to provide the attendee with a world-class understanding of coordinate metrology.

The NACMA @ NIST Workshop and Conference is designed for all metrology, design, and management professionals covering topics ranging from geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) intent and implementation, to best practices for CMM measurements, to discussions on the future direction within the metrology industry.

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