Coordinate Metrology Society to host "Discover Metrology Days" at 2016 CMSC

The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has announced it will host "Discover Metrology Days" during the 32nd annual Coordinate Metrology Society Conference (CMSC), July 25–29, at the Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

The open house is designed to generate interest in the field of metrology, the science of measurement. The CMS community welcomes students, parents, teachers, adults, and industrial professionals looking for a new career path. The open house is ideal for those with an interest or background in mathematics, programming, engineering, and manufacturing. Attendees are encouraged to bring questions about the field of metrology.

Visitors will have the opportunity to meet more than 45 OEMs, software developers, service providers, and other companies involved with close-tolerance industrial coordinate measurement and technology, including API (Automated Precision), FARO Technologies, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, and Nikon Metrology. The Exhibitor Hall will showcase portable measurement technology, including industrial photogrammetry systems, laser trackers, laser radars, articulating arms, GPS, laser scanners, laser projection systems, and theodolites.

The educational open house will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, in the CMSC Exhibition Hall. The general public is invited to attend. Admission is free. Visitors must register on-site at the CMSC Registration Desk to gain entry to the event. The CMSC visitor's pass does not include meals or entrance to presentations or workshops. All minors must be accompanied by an adult. For more information about the conference, please visit www.cmsc.org.