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

Deciding whether to perform inspections in-house or to hire contract service providers is not solely a question of upfront investment versus long-term need. For some suppliers, a third-party contract service can also provide assurance that parts have been inspected and approved by an unbiased party.

The Metrology Solutions Expo is focused 100% on metrology technologies, instruments, systems and automation engineering in industrial manufacturing applications, making it the only trade show of its kind in the southeast.

Flexural strength testing has become increasingly important for plastics—especially composite and carbon fiber-reinforced plastics—as structural parts in the aerospace industry are made from these newer materials.

While fairly new to the metrology world, multisensor machines are becoming increasingly popular on shop floors for their unparalleled versatility.

2017 was a transformative year for the materials testing industry.