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Testing and Measuring - Page 28
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Heidenhain donates to UNC Charlotte’s metrology lab
- Feb 28, 2018
- News Release
Heidenhain Corp., Schaumburg, Ill., has donated a new EIB interface box with cabling and Accom software to UNC Charlotte’s Center for Precision Metrology (CPM). The metrology lab, which includes a variety of high-end measurement instruments, is central to the university’s education and research...
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HFT Pipestoppers’ steel test plugs offer heavy-duty leak testing
- Feb 28, 2018
- Product Release
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT®’s Pipestoppers® division offers steel test plugs for blocking pipes for heavy-duty leak testing, sealing, and stopping. The plugs can be used for low-pressure testing and plugging pipes, pipelines, and pipework fabrications and other orifices between 2 and 48...
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Mahr Inc. appoints director of operations
- Feb 27, 2018
- News Release
Providence, R.I.-based Mahr Inc., a provider of dimensional metrology equipment, has promoted Don Foisy to director of operations. He joined the company in 2011 as design engineering supervisor and later was promoted to engineering manager. Foisy has more than 17 years of industry experience. He...
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Nikon Metrology, Roush Yates Engines announce technology partnership
- Feb 26, 2018
- News Release
Nikon Metrology, a provider of metrology equipment in Brighton, Mich., and Roush Yates Engines, Mooresville, N.C., an engine builder for the motor sports industry, have announced a multiyear partnership program. The capabilities of Nikon’s LC15Dx laser scanner and ESP3 technology “allow our...
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MC Machinery Systems offers InspecVision 2-D and 3-D machine inspection systems
- Feb 22, 2018
- Product Release
MC Machinery Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., has partnered with InspecVision Planar US to offer high-speed, integrated 2-D and 3-D measurement systems. InspecVision Planar 2D can be used to measure or reverse-engineer flat parts that have been manufactured on laser, plasma, and...
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Bowman appoints lead XRF scientist
- Feb 20, 2018
- News Release
Schaumburg, Ill.-based Bowman, a manufacturer of XRF coating measurement instruments, has announced the appointment of Timothy He as principal XRF scientist.
He previously served as principal scientist with Tribogenics Inc. and as senior detectors scientist at Bruker Corp.
- From The Fabricator
Hexagon Mfg. Intelligence welcomes Rhode Island lieutenant governor
- Feb 15, 2018
- News Release
Hexagon Mfg. Intelligence, a provider of metrology and manufacturing systems, recently welcomed Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Dan McKee to its North American headquarters in North Kingstown, R.I. The visit was part of McKee’s 39 Manufacturers Tour, which is taking him across the state to visit companies...
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Mitutoyo America’s HR-530 hardness tester series expanded
- Feb 15, 2018
- Product Release
Mitutoyo America Corp. has introduced two new Rockwell hardness testers: the HR-530 (maximum specimen size height: 9.8 in.; depth: 5.9 in.) and HR-530L (maximum specimen size height: 15.5 in.; depth 5.9 in.). The machines can test the hardness of an inside ring wall without cutting the ring....
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Artificial intelligence makes machine maintenance more effective
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 7, 2018
- Article
An AI engine that mimics how a human ear hears could have big potential in the maintenance arena.
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Mahr Inc. announces staff appointments, promotions
- Jan 31, 2018
- News Release
Providence, R.I.-based Mahr Inc., a family-owned provider of dimensional metrology equipment, has announced several staff changes. The company has hired Lara Rapport as quality manager. She is a certified ISO 9001:2015 lead auditor with more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing and quality...
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Huntingdon PurgEye Desk reads oxygen levels from 1,000 to 1 PPM
- Jan 30, 2018
- Product Release
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT® has introduced the PurgEye® Desk, a new monitor for inert gas purging that reads oxygen levels from 1,000 PPM to as low as 1 PPM (highly accurate to 10 PPM). This helps ensure welders achieve oxide-free, zero-color welds. The unit is designed for use with...
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Verisurf Software names director of sales, Americas
- Jan 17, 2018
- News Release
Verisurf Software, Anahaim, Calif., a provider of coordinate metrology systems for inspection, tool building, and reverse engineering, has announced that Pat Bass will lead its sales in North, Central, and South America. Bass has 18 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing. Before joining the...
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Laboratory Testing Inc. hires key account manager
- Jan 12, 2018
- News Release
Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI), Hatfield, Pa., has expanded its sales and customer service team by hiring Kevin Danielsen as a key account manager. LTI is an accredited, independent testing laboratory that offers material testing, NDT, specimen machining, failure analysis, and metrology services to...
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Bowman L series XRF measures coating thickness on large components
- Jan 8, 2018
- Product Release
Bowman has introduced the L series XRF for parts measuring up to 22 by 24 by 13 in. The desktop instrument was engineered for OEMs and contract shops that need precise control over the thickness of plated deposits. The unit quickly determines a variety of coating thicknesses It measures up to five...
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Solar Atmospheres of Western PA adds tensile testing
- Jan 4, 2018
- News Release
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA has added tensile testing to its services with the purchase of a Tinius Olsen 300SL universal testing machine and a Haas model TL-1 CNC lathe. Both units are located in a new, 10,000-sq.-ft. facility adjacent to the company’s 75,000-sq.-ft. vacuum heat-treating...
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