T&M and Monitoring

Microscan, a global technology leader for track and trace solutions, announces it will showcase an extensive range of machine vision and auto ID products at the upcoming VISION 2010 Trade Fair, scheduled to take place November 9 to11, at the Stuttgart New Exhibition Centre in Stuttgart, Germany. Microscan will actively demonstrate multiple products in Hall 6, Booth D43, including machine vision lighting, machine vision hardware and software, and auto ID barcode products.

FINAT, the international association for self-adhesive label industry, announces it has been undertaking preliminary initiatives for standardization of testing methods for digital printing upon request of the industry.

Wilson Process Systems (WPS), the leading contract manufacturer, has recently installed new environmental testing equipment to support the needs of a client operating in the challenging Transport industry.

Ethernet Direct Corporation, a professional and primary provider of industrial networking and communication solutions, announces EDS-781H which is a new generation industrial surveillance outdoor fixed camera for industrial surveillance applications.

Leading instrumentation company Ashtead Technology has announced a new Perpetual Rental Program (PRP) offering customers significant cost savings for long-term hires.

R. STAHL's Yodalex series includes a wide range of signalling devices for hazardous areas, such as the YO6 omni-directional horn, the V6 beacon and the YL6 combination unit. All units feature an IP66 aluminium housing with machined flame paths which provides »ex d» ignition protection (flameproof enclosure).

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., announced the launch of the new version of the Thermo Scientific K-Alpha X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS). This fully integrated surface characterization tool is designed to meet the demands of surface engineers whether working in cutting-edge research and development of new surface chemistries, or dealing with routine characterization of surfaces, thin films and coatings. The Thermo Scientific K-Alpha will be unveiled at booth 217 at the AVS 57th International Symposium and Exhibition 2010, October 17-22, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Control Microsystems, a Schneider Electric company, announced the manufacturing expansion of its Accutech wireless instrumentation product offering. Over the past two years the product line has grown substantially, including acoustic monitor, level, I/O, pressure, temperature, and flow instruments all targeting challenging wireless deployments in oil, gas, water and wastewater, chemical processes and areas under Class 1 Div 1 hazardous area classification.

At only 43 x 47 mm in size, HBM has launched one of the smallest optical strain gages in rosette form in the world. The K-OR rosette comprises three measuring grids – at angles of 0°, 60° and 120° – which enables the absolute value and direction of any mechanical stresses to be defined.

Creaform, a world-class company offering 3D technology and engineering services, today introduced the high-end MetraSCAN 3D scanner as the logical complement to the HandyPROBE optical CMM. Powered by the C-Track dual-camera sensor, the MetraSCAN increases the reliability, speed and versatility of the measurement process like no other scanner before.