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Presentations and Interviews
 | AeroTest America
The AeroTest America 2008 conference offered more than 250 exhibitors
and more than 100 presentations, including a panel on future employment
in aerospace. Learn what techniques were applied to reach out to middle
school and high school students to make them aware of career
opportunities in aerospace manufacturing. |
 | Software Today
At Fusion VII, Pilgrim Software's 7th Annual User Conference held in
Clearwater Beach, FL, Pilgrim's Nikki Willett discusses how the economy
is affecting business and trends to look for in 2009. |
 | Mahr Federal Inc.
Mahr Federal Inc. manufactures a range of production dimensional measuring technology. At IMTS 2008, the products Mahr showcased included the GMX 400 gear tester and the MarSurf WS1, a white light interferometry system.
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 | Marposs
Marposs is a manufacturer of metrology equipment for use during and after machining operations. At IMTS 2008, the products Marposs showcased included wireless gaging technology, in-process gaging, and probes and lasers. |
 | Scienscope
Scienscope serves all areas of manufacturing quality control with three main product divisions: inspection, measurement and capital equipment. At IMTS 2008, Scienscope highlighted its microscopes, video inspection systems, video measurement and X-ray inspection equipment.
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 | SMAC
SMAC manufactures moving coil actuators based on linear motor technology. The actuators can be used for a wide range of positioning, measuring, inspection and pick and place applications, particularly where 100% verification is required. The company showcased a few of its actuators at IMTS 2008.
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 | S-T Industries
S-T Industries manufactures optical comparators and video inspection systems. The company also carries a complete line of precision measuring tools, including micrometers, calipers, dial indicators and electronic tools. The company offers a variety of units ranging from small economical machines to large CNC measuring systems, and showed several of these products at IMTS.
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 | Diatest
Diatest is a 60-year-old company specializing in bore gaging and measurement equipment. Its clients are manufacturers all over the world, including the aviation and aerospace industry, the automobile and hydraulics industry, as well as general engineering. At this year's IMTS, the company showcased its production gages and split-ball equipment.
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 | Hexagon Metrology
Hexagon Metrology provides metrology hardware, software and services, under many brand names. At IMTS 2008, the products Hexagon showcased included a heat-sensing machine tool probe, from its latest acquisition m&h; the fifth generation of its Leica Geosystems Absolute Tracker laser tracker; and its CogniTens Optigo RE, a white light metrology device.
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 | Jenoptik (Hommel-Etamic)
Jenoptik (Hommel-Etamic) is a supplier of both contact and noncontact metrology instrumentation. At IMTS 2008, the products Jenoptik showcased included the IPS-10, an optical inner-bore sensor; nanoscan roughness tester, which measures surface finish and contour; and the shaftscan 1030, which measures crankshafts and camshafts, as well as transmission shafts.
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 | Sony Manufacturing Systems America
Sony Manufacturing Systems America manufactures equipment and devices to aid technology research, design development and quality assurance for a variety of industries. At IMTS 2008, the products Sony showcased included the Absolute Magnescale, a magnetic linear encoder for use in extremely harsh industrial environments.
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 | Stotz
Stotz designs, manufactures, and sells pneumatic-electronic gages and control devices, and offers complete systems to automate production machines by employing its feedback control systems. At IMTS 2008, the company highlighted its gages and HSK tooling.
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 | Focus on Quality
Alexandria Maciag, plant manager at Ford Motor Co.'s Van Dyke plant in Sterling Heights, MI, speaks at IMTS 2008. Quality Magazine was the exclusive sponsor of the Quality Pavilion at IMTS 2008, and hosted Maciag and Ford as part of IMTS' Quality Day, Tuesday, Sept. 9 events. The Van Dyke plant received Quality Magazine's 2008 Plant of the Year award.
Editor's Note: This video is approximately 35 minutes long. Once downloaded, you can view, start or pause the video at anytime.
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 | Focus on Quality, Question and Answer Session
Q&A Session with Alexandria Maciag, plant manager of Ford Motor Co.'s Van Dyke plant in Sterling Heights, MI, while at IMTS 2008. More than 90,000 attendees attended IMTS 2008, which featured a focus on different industries and professions each day, including Quality Day, sponsored by Quality Magazine, on Tuesday, Sept. 9. (10 min.)
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Quality Expo Detroit 2008
 | Optical Gaging Products (OGP)
Optical Gaging Products (OGP) has a 30-year history in developing and implementing multisensor measurement solutions. Video, laser and touch probes are integrated in new and existing solutions. At this year’s Quality Expo Detroit, OGP showcased multisensor solutions for small to large work area applications that fit a number of industries, including automotive applications.
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 | Mahr Federal
Mahr Federal has measurement solutions that range from handheld tools to the benchtop to customized systems. At the recent Quality Expo Detroit, Mahr Federal shows a new height gage, its Helios shaft measurement system and handheld bore gage.
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 | Hexagon Metrology
Hexagon Metrology showcases a wide array of large-scale measurement systems. Most specifically, Romer has come to market with a new version of its portable CMM, Leica showcases improvements to its portable tracker and Sheffield brings an improved shop-ready CMM to market.
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 | Dunkley International Inc.
HIGH SPEED FASTENER SORTING
Dunkley International does a very wide variety of machine vision applications ranging from fruits and vegetables to automobile parts. We are especially proud of our revolutionary high-speed fastener sorter, the Mach 7. The Mach 7 is capable of 4000 pieces per minute with amazing accuracy. Dunkley International will be announcing the Mach 8 at the Fastener show this fall in Las Vegas. This machine will take fastener sorting to even greater heights. |
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