This Issue Sponsored By: Verisurf
August 16, 2012
NEW HORIZONS
New Orleans Wrap-Up
CMSC 2012 is now "in the books," and it was a smashing success at a great venue in New Orleans. Every year, the conference is filled with up-close looks at the latest portable coordinate metrology technologies, unparalleled networking opportunities and social events, and fantastic white paper presentations from thought leaders in academia as well as industry. CMSC 2012 was no different. [ full story ]
Featured Video:
Quality Digest Live from CMSC 2012
This issue sponsored by:
Verisurf
Coordinate Metrology Society Executive Committee
Executive Chairperson:
Robb McIvor
chairman@cmsc.org
Past Chair:
Chuck Pfeffer
past chair@cmsc.org
Vice Chair:
Ron Hicks
vice chair@cmsc.org
Technical Presentation Coordinator:
Michael Raphael
presentations@cmsc.org
Committee Member:
Gary Confalone
Committee Member:
Scott Sandwith
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
public relations@cmsc.org
Marketing:
Cali Schwartzly
marketing@cmsc.org
Academic Committee Chairperson:
Trevor Toman
education@cmsc.org
FEATURE ARTICLE
University, Industry Experts Recommend Steps to 'Invigorate' U.S. Manufacturing
A new report by a national committee of U.S. industry and university leaders details 16 recommendations "aimed at reinventing manufacturing in a way that ensures U.S. competitiveness, feeds into the nation's innovation economy, and invigorates the domestic manufacturing base." [ full story ]
NEWS AND FEATURES
• Verisurf X v. 6 Metrology Software Released at CMSC Conference
• FARO Vantage Delivers Elite Performance in a Compact Package
• Wyrd Miniatures Show the Not-So-Weird Power of Digital Sculpting
• Hexagon Debuts PC-DMIS 2012
• Ford Goes Global with QMC's CM4D Quality Data Management Software
• PowerSHAPE CAD Enhances Direct Modeling and Reverse Engineering
ON THE CASE
Using Laser Radar to Improve Production in Pipe Spool Fabrication
The main plant of Hitachi Engineering and Services (HES) has produced pipe spools for large-scale plants. The spools have complicated shapes and are made of various types of materials. High accuracy and throughput are required during the spools' fabrication process. Because they are difficult to automate, the bending, assembling, and welding processes in particular require skilled, experienced workers. In its final form, the assembled pipe spool is shipped as one unit. [ full story ]
JOB BOARD
TOP STORY
NDI Announces Acquisition of Ascension Technology by Roper Industries
Northern Digital Inc. (NDI), a provider of optical and electromagnetic measurement systems for medical and industrial applications, has announced that its parent company, Roper Industries Inc., has acquired Ascension Technology Corp., an industry leader in medical electromagnetic tracking. [ full story ]
CMSC SURVEY
Have you used a non-contact 3D measurement system?
Yes or No?
Results of the last CMSC World survey:
Are you interested in taking the Pilot Metrology Certification Exam at CMSC 2012 in New Orleans?
• YES: 29%
• NO: 57%
• DON'T KNOW: 14%
