Testing and measuring related news

There are 22 news releases related to testing and measuring.

Misumi USA to host configuration tech seminars, webinars

Misumi USA Inc. has announced that it will conduct Configuration Technical Seminars in Woburn, Mass., Oct. 21, 2008, and in Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 11, 2008. Configuration Tech Webinars will be held Oct. 7 and Dec. 9, 2008. The seminars, entitled “Designing a better machine faster with the configurable...
9/8/08

Honeywell Wintriss names Brazilian distributor

Honeywell Wintriss, Acton, Mass., recently appointed Movimatic Engª de Automação Industrial e Comércio Ltda. as a distributor of its products in Brazil. Movimatic handles sales, installation, and service of Honeywell Wintriss products in Brazil. The company has worked in sensor applications, such...
6/17/08

Jetcam, InspecVision announce collaboration

Jetcam International s.a.r.l., Monaco, a developer of CAD/CAM software, and InspecVision Ltd., Ireland, a manufacturer of photogrammetry measuring systems for flat and folded parts, recently announced that they will collaborate on technical and commercial levels to provide enhanced integration betwe...
6/17/08

Applied Precision adds sales director

Applied Precision Inc., Mississauga, Ont., has added David Delves as director of system sales. Delves has more than 15 years of experience in machinery and process design, tooling development, CNC tube bending, and process improvement. In November Applied Precision announced plans to hire additio...
3/11/08

FABTECH hosts 31,000 visitors, covers 461,627 sq. ft.

The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit space than any previous FABTECH. Filling 461,627 sq. ft. of booth space, the show attracted nearly 31,000 visitors from more than 75 countries, a 27 percent...
1/15/08

Vision Engineering targets expansion into Mexico with staff appointments

With a strategic emphasis on business expansion into Mexico, Vision Engineering, New Milford, Conn., has appointed Ing. Alberto Cuenca as regional manager for Mexico and Fred Modoyan as western regional metrology manager. Cuenca has more than 10 years of professional experience and leadership res...
12/11/07

Misumi USA Inc. names president, expands marketing management team

Misumi USA Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., has appointed Masanori Suzuki as president. Previously Suzuki served as general manager of the strategic planning dept. for Misumi Corp. in Japan, the parent company of Misumi USA. In that position he worked toward organizational restructuring and exploring merger ...
10/9/07

PCB Piezotronics announces formation of Automotive Products Div.

PCB Piezotronics (PCB®), a designer and manufacturer of force, torque, load, strain, pressure, acoustic, and vibration sensors, has announced the formation of its Automotive Products Div., a dedicated sales and technical support facility in Novi, Mich. The facility is devoted exclusively to the...
10/9/07

FABTECH Intl. & AWS Welding Show returns to Chicago

The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, the largest North American showcase of metal forming, fabricating, stamping, tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology, will return to McCormick Place in Chicago Nov. 11 to Nov. 14. Cosponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS...
10/9/07

Test Equipment Distributors names president

Test Equipment Distributors (TED), global provider of nondestructive testing equipment and services to the automotive, aerospace and other industries, has named Mike Hamel as president. Before his promotion to president, Hamel was national sales manager. He joined the company in 1994 as an applic...
2/13/07

Starrett profiled on "Made in America" series

The L.S. Starrett Co., a supplier of precision measuring tools and equipment, is being featured on John Ratzenberger's "Made in America" series on the Travel Channel. The 10-minute episode presently is scheduled to air Jan. 9 at 9:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). Currently in its third season, th...
1/4/07

Servo-Robot names technical sales engineer

Servo-Robot Corp., Milwaukee, has hired David Sytkowski as technical sales engineer. Sytkowski is responsible for supporting customers from the start of a project through the production phase. He previously was employed at Tower Automotive and A.O. Smith, where he worked in R&D, production engine...
7/11/06

LTI names manager

Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI), Hatfield, Pa., has appointed Frank Peszka as quality assurance manager responsible for implementing and maintaining the quality management system, overseeing the preparation of certification documents, and administering contract review. LTI specializes in metal and ...
4/11/06

Daylen Solutions adds to sales staff

Daylen Solutions LLC, Indiana, Pa., has added Larry Rarig to its sales force for eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland. Rarig assists customers looking to increase productivity, accuracy, and safety by offering technology from Finn-Power; Virtek Laser Inspection Systems; ISB Safety Products; Pat Moon...
4/11/06

Court drops initial ruling against Faro

The judge presiding over a lawsuit against Faro Technologies, Lake Mary, Fla., has withdrawn the summary ruling that the company had infringed on a competitor’s patent. Romer CimCore filed a suit claiming that the infinite rotation feature on Faro’s Platinum FaroArm’s joints infringed on its U.S....
11/8/05

Faro names Delcam first partner of new Software Diversity Program

Faro Technologies, Lake Mary, Fla., has launched a new level of it open-architecture software program called the Software Diversity Program (SDP) and has named Delcam as its first SDP partner. According to Faro, Delcam's cross-hardware platform interoperability is well-suited to Faro's customer b...
10/11/05

ITW to acquire Instron Corp.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Kirtland Capital Partners to purchase Instron Corp., a supplier of instruments, software, and services for the testing of materials and structures. Terms of the pending transaction were not disclosed. Based in No...
9/30/05

ROMER CimCore obtains patent infringement judgment

ROMER® CimCore®, a Hexagon Metrology™ company, obtained summary judgment of patent infringement against FARO Technologies Inc., Lake Mary, Fla. In its decision dated July 11, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California found that FARO's articulated FaroArm&re...
9/13/05

FARO announces CEO transition plan

Beginning March 2006, the company’s CEO duties will be shared by Raab and Jay Freeland, president and COO, allowing Raab to focus on research and development and strategic initiatives. The company also announced that Barbara R. Smith has been named CFO. Smith, a 23-year veteran of Alcoa Inc., takes...
4/12/05

Engineering Quality Solutions Web site adds FLCo calculator

Engineering Quality Solutions Inc.'s Web site now includes an online FLCo calculator. FLCo values are needed to generate Forming Limit Diagrams (FLDs), which are used in circle grid strain analysis, sheet metal tooling development, and buyoff, and in field formability problem resolution. Other cal...
3/8/05

Laboratory Testing adds stress rupture, creep testing services

Laboratory Testing Inc. has added stress rupture and creep testing to the services it performs. The company recently purchased four fully automated stress rupture/creep machines that test at temperatures up to 2,000 degrees F. The requirement for temperature control is met by calibrated thermocoupl...
2/8/05

Faro appoints president/COO

Faro Technologies Inc. has announced the appointment of Jay Freeland as president and COO. Freeland is a 12-year veteran of General Electric Co. He began his career with GE in its financial management program; spent four years on its corporate audit staff; and served in financial, business developm...
12/7/04
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