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Testing and Measuring - Page 40
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Shop floor CMM combines 5-axis technology, mobility
- Feb 1, 2016
- Product Release
Advanced Industrial Measurement Systems (AIMS) has introduced the Revolution Series HB shop floor CMM. According to the manufacturer, the machine is the only mobile 5-axis CMM on the market. The unit is constructed with a polymer-cast base and a roll-around stand with casters that can be locked...
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Fischer Technology opens sales office in Michigan
- Jan 28, 2016
- News Release
Windsor, Conn.-based Fischer Technology Inc., manufacturer of coating thickness, material testing, nanoindentation, and material analysis instrumentation, has expanded with a new office in Livonia, Mich., providing technical sales and service support. The company has appointed Jeff Stoner as...
- From The Fabricator
Weld inspection system finds defects in large, heavy-wall pipe
- Jan 27, 2016
- Product Release
Xiris Automation Inc. offers the WI-3000 weld inspection system for large, heavy-wall pipes. The laser-based system employs a redesigned sensor head with high-resolution, high-quality optics, states the manufacturer. Field of view is from 1.38 to 3.94 in. across depending on the model type,...
- From The Fabricator
Foerster supplies NDT systems for new Benteler plant in Louisiana
- Jan 25, 2016
- News Release
Foerster has completed delivery of the biggest order in its corporate history, supplying a complete Circoson WT NDT system, including tables, drivers, automation, and software integration of all test instruments, to the new Benteler facility in Shreveport, La. The technology tests seamless...
- From The Fabricator
Heidenhain appoints VP of sales and marketing
- Jan 25, 2016
- News Release
Heidenhain Corp., Schaumburg, Ill., a manufacturer of precision measurement and control equipment, has hired David Doyle as vice president of sales and marketing in North America. He has more than 25 years of extensive management experience. Doyle served most recently as vice president of the...
- From The Fabricator
Coordinate Metrology Society launches certification program for laser tracker users
- Jan 20, 2016
- News Release
The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS), Weatherford, Texas, has announced the availability of a level-two certification program for laser tracker users at its upcoming 2016 conference. This hands-on, device-specific performance examination is for portable laser tracking systems used for...
- From The Fabricator
Jaw force gauges measure productive and safe grip on workpieces
- Jan 20, 2016
- Product Release
New jaw force gauges from Dillon Mfg. allow users to measure the force applied to each chuck jaw independently to help diagnose problems before a failure occurs. The reading in pounds of chucking force per jaw is the holding force available for that specific jaw, rather than a total force of two or...
- From The Fabricator
EMS Inc., Automated Precision Inc. announce reseller partnership
- Jan 19, 2016
- News Release
EMS, a provider of 3-D scanning and 3-D printing systems in Tampa, Fla., and Automated Precision Inc. (API) have announced a formal reseller partnership to distribute API’s laser tracker metrology products in the U.S. EMS will resell API’s OmniTrac2 and Radian products and will add the...
- From The Fabricator
Dimensioning system offers simplified setup
- Jan 12, 2016
- Product Release
Rice Lake Weighing Systems offers iDimension™ 100 for calculating NTEP-certified dimensions of boxes, flats, polybags, and tubes. The dimensioning system’s multiple patented sensing technology and 3-D imaging work together to help optimize time and throughput, says the company. In 0.2...
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Integrated analysis program now provides fluid analysis, reporting
- Jan 6, 2016
- Product Release
IronCAD has updated its MPIC (Multi-physics for IronCAD) integrated analysis program. It provides advanced finite element analysis, focusing on simplified use for fully coupled multiphysics stress, thermal, electrostatic, and fluid analysis. The new computational fluid dynamics module is based...
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LTI announces retirement of longtime mechanical testing specialist
- Jan 4, 2016
- News Release
After more than 27 years with Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI), a family-owned independent testing and metrology laboratory in Hatfield, Pa., Mechanical Testing Specialist Glenn Derstine has retired. Derstine joined the company in 1988 from Rex Heat Treat, formerly known as J.W. Rex Co. He managed...
- From The Fabricator
Wide-base combination square maintains stable contact with work surface
- Dec 23, 2015
- Product Release
LaGesse Products LLC has developed the LaSquare as an alternative to the traditional combination square. The design has a 2-in.-wide base to help ensure stable contact with the work surface, giving users the ability to square odd-shaped materials, mark on a second axis, and clamp to the work...
- From The Fabricator
Laboratory Testing announces continuation of Nadcap accreditation
- Dec 21, 2015
- News Release
Hatfield, Pa.-based Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) has been audited and approved for continued accreditation by the Performance Review Institute Aerospace Program (PRI Nadcap). The renewed accreditations demonstrate conformance for NDT services (liquid penetrant testing, magnetic particle...
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ISO certification in metal fabrication: Yes or no?
- By Dick Kallage
- Dec 15, 2015
- Article
Is ISO 9001 certification worth it? It really depends. If key customers or prospects require it, then yes, it’s certainly worth the effort. But if a fabricator does pursue ISO certification, it shouldn’t be a one-time effort but instead a continual improvement. It isn’t just window dressing.
- From The Fabricator
Fully automated hardness tester introduced
- Dec 10, 2015
- Product Release
Buehler has introduced the new Wilson VH3300 Vickers/ Knoop hardness test system, offering a variety of scales and magnifications for automated hardness testing to ASTM and ISO in test labs, material/product development, clean production environments, and quality control. According to the...
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