NIST researchers created a chip on which laser light interacts with a tiny cloud of atoms to serve as a miniature toolkit for measuring important quantities such as length with quantum precision. The design could be mass-produced with existing technology.

Dominant technologies to watch at IMTS 2018 include an increasing digital thread, robotics and automation, quality assurance and additive manufacturing.

Inspection division to acknowledge William C Meyer at the World Conference on Quality and Improvement.

Craig Kuchta, the new Fischer representative and technical adviser for this office, has more than 20 years of technical instrumentation sales and support of products by manufacturers such as Siemens, Honeywell and Wika.

The standard was developed by ASTM International’s subcommittee on materials and processes, part of the larger committee on additive manufacturing technologies (F42).

Aloisi completed her PhD program in mechanical engineering from the University of Padova, Italy.

Adaptive will provide current NobleTek customers with access to, and support for, the Dassault portfolio of simulation and PLM software.

Kirby has a background in NDT. He founded his own business, NDT Solutions, and built it into a leader in advanced ultrasonic testing equipment, with clients including Airbus, Boeing, Ford and Volvo, before selling it in 2005.

The organizations involved in the Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence will focus on bridging standards development with R&D. 

Attendees access exclusive training and sessions, latest revisions of ASME and ISO GD&T standards, sneak peeks and high-value face time with PC-DMIS thought leaders.