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This Issue Sponsored By: CMSC

February 14, 2013


comingtompicspacer NEW HORIZONS
I ♥ Technical Presentations




Being that this is Valentine's Day, I can think of no better time and place to express my undying love—for the technical presentations that are offered each year at the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference. [ full story ]



videos

Featured Video:
Metrologic X4 i-Robot: Inline Robotic Inspection Solution with Metrolog X4


This issue sponsored by:
CMSC

Coordinate Metrology Society Executive Committee

Executive Chairperson:
Robb McIvor
chairman@cmsc.org

Past Chair:
Chuck Pfeffer
pastchairman@cmsc.org

Vice Chair:
Ron Hicks
vicechair@cmsc.org

Technical Presentation Coordinator:
Michael Raphael
presentations@cmsc.org

Committee Member:
Gary Confalone
exhibitors@cmsc.org

Committee Member:
Scott Sandwith
exhibitors@cmsc.org

Committee Member:
Nick Moffitt
seminars@cmsc.org

Secretary–Treasurer:
Rina Molari-Korgel
treasurer@cmsc.org

Registrar:
Jan Rode
registrar@cmsc.org

Ambassador:
Ulysses Green
nominations@cmsc.org

Certification Committee Chairperson:
Randy Gruver
certification@cmsc.org

Webmaster:
Lisa Spoon
webmaster@cmsc.org

Public Relations:
Tara Mitchell
publicrelations@cmsc.org

Marketing:
Cali Schwartzly
marketing@cmsc.org

Academic Committee Chairperson:
Trevor Toman
education@cmsc.org

comingtompicspacer FEATURE ARTICLE
Comparing Equivalent Point Cloud Data From Contact and Noncontact Measurement Techniques



To demonstrate that a typical spacecraft reflector is designed and manufactured according to specifications and caters to postulated performances, a detailed testing and verification campaign must be conducted. 3D metrology plays an important role in this process. [ full story ]


comingtompicspacer TOP STORY
Mergers and Acquisitions in the World of Metrology



Two major acquisitions were announced in early January 2013, and it is not surprising that both companies were software developers and long-time players in the industrial measurement sector. [ full story ]


NEWS AND FEATURES

NRK Has Record Year in 2012; Announces User Conference Dates
Increase Quality Control Efficiently With Build!IT 3.2.5
SBIR Program Soliciting Proposals to Solve Cybersecurity and Manufacturing Challenges
Nikon's Laser Radar Now Integrated with Metrologic's Metrolog X4
API Celebrates 25th Anniversary in 2013 With Two-Day Conference
X4i-Robot Brings Flexibility and Accuracy to All Industrial Robots
Creaform's TRUaccuracy Technology in the Automotive Industry
Level-One Certification for 3D Portable Metrology Offered During CMSC 2013


comingtompicspacer ON THE CASE
A Flare for Design, a Passion for Perfection



For nearly 40 years, Bushwacker Inc., a family-operated business in Portland, Oregon, has designed and manufactured fender flares and truck accessories for the automotive aftermarket with passion and pride. The Bushwacker family sums up quality in three words: fit, finish, and style. [ full story ]


JOB BOARD

Nikon Metrology Hexagon Metrology
NDI SURVICE Engineering
FARO Technologies Exact Metrology
• InnovMetric BuildIT Software
Metrologic Capture 3D
Rapidform ATT Metrology
Laser Design Inc. Delcam
Creaform Third Dimension
Direct Dimensions New River Kinematics
Verisurf Sokkia Corporation


CMSC SURVEY

For 2013, what are your most pressing metrology needs?

a) Training
b) Certification
c) Hardware
d) Software
e) Services
f) Consulting
g) New Employees
h) Industry News
i) Other______


Results of the last CMSC World survey:
How did you learn the fundamentals of metrology?

a) On the job training—43.9%
b) On your own—21.2%
c) Vendor training—15.2%
d) Formal education (degree)—19.7%