Wed, 08/08/2007 - 22:00
(Starrett: Athol, Massachusetts) -- The L. S. Starrett Co., a producer of precision measuring instruments, has acquired Kinemetric Engineering LLC for $2.3 million.Based in Laguna Hills, California, Kinemetric Engineering specializes in…
Wed, 08/08/2007 - 22:00
(Leica Geosystems: San Ramon, California) -- Leica Geosystems assisted the California Highway Patrol’s multidisciplinary accident investigation team (MAIT) at the recent collapse of a major San Francisco-area overpass. The CHP brought a Leica…
Wed, 08/08/2007 - 22:00
(GE Inspection Technologies: Billerica, Massachusetts) -- GE Inspection Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire phoenix|x-ray, a high-resolution computed tomography (CT)/X-ray technology used in nondestructive testing (NDT)…
Wed, 08/08/2007 - 22:00
(Metron: Seattle, Washington) -- McCauley Propeller Systems, a manufacturer of aircraft propellers, recently installed and began using an automated laser-scanning system from Metron Systems. The system allows McCauley to rapidly confirm the 3-D…
Tue, 08/07/2007 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) --The American National Standards Institute has announced the relaunch of its electronic Standards Store (eSS), a Web site for the purchase and download of U.S. and other national, regional or international standards. The eSS…
Tue, 08/07/2007 - 22:00
(FAO: Rome/Geneva) -- The Codex Alimentarius Commission has adopted 44 new and amended food standards and set up a comprehensive set of risk analysis principles to help governments establish their own standards, especially for food items that are…
Tue, 08/07/2007 - 22:00
(IEC: Geneva, Switzerland) -- The leading experts in the field of ultra high voltage (UHV), are to begin defining the technical and safety specifications for this promising new technology that is set to help deliver the world’s increased…
Tue, 08/07/2007 - 22:00
(NEMA: Rosslyn, Virginia) -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association, on behalf of the American National Standard Lighting Group, has published ANSI_ANSLG C78.45-2007, “American National Standard for Electric Lamps—Self-Ballasted…
Mon, 08/06/2007 - 22:00
(San Jose Unified School District: San Jose, California) -- San Jose Unified School District has entered into a unique partnership with Chevron Energy Solutions and Bank of America to establish what is believed to be the largest solar power and…
Mon, 08/06/2007 - 22:00
(Seagate: Scotts Valley, California) -- Seagate Technology recently announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has certified the advanced encryption standard (AES) encryption chip built into Seagate’s Momentus(R) 5400 FDE.2…