AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) and Zygo Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIGO) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which AMETEK will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Zygo at a purchase price of $19.25 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 31% to Zygo’s closing share price […]
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Tektronix Introduces New Short-Reach and Long Haul
Tektronix, Inc. announced expanded testing support for both short range and long haul 100G optical network testing. Debuting at the European Conference on Optical Communications Sept. 23-26 in London are the 80C15 32GHz Multi-Mode Optical Sampling Module and the OM5110 46GBaud Multi-format Optical Transmitter, giving customers enhanced capability to test silicon photonic components, network elements […]
Rigol’s New 4 Channel Digital Oscilloscope
Rigol Technologies, Inc. introduces the DS1000Z Series digital oscilloscope, the latest addition to the Rigol scope family, featuring their UltraVision technology. As another testing instrument from Rigol, the new DS1000Z is available in 70 or 100 MHz bandwidths and provides the performance expected from a modern 4 channel oscilloscope, but at the cost of a […]
Renishaw will launch SPRINT high-speed analogue contact scanning system
Global engineering technologies company Renishaw has announced it will launch its SPRINT high-speed analogue contact scanning system for CNC machine tools, in autumn 2013. The SPRINT system incorporates a new generation of on-machine analogue scanning technology that will deliver a step-change in the benefits of process control, enabling fast and accurate form and profile data […]
The new dimension of a revolutionary sound imagining device
LMS started with a vision: What if a device could materialize the sound field around an object? Thinking out of the box, results were achieved that was unimaginable before. This is what makes SoundBrush a very inspiring product that lets you dream about inventive engineering applications. LMS recently unveiled this breakthrough innovation that transforms our […]
High-Performance CSU-W1 Confocal Scanner Unit
Yokogawa Electric Corporation will release the CSU-W1 confocal scanner unit on June 20 in Japan and in late August globally. This new product is an addition to the CSU series of confocal scanners, which are capable of observing live cells with high-speed and high sensitivity. The scanner unit offers the superior performance and functionality that […]
Innovative Multisensor Vision Technology Features PC-DMIS CAD Software
The Optiv® Classic 321GL tp, is a benchtop vision measuring machine featuring 6.5x motorized CNC zoom optics that contribute to levels of accuracy approaching 2μ. Each unit is pre-configured to add a touch-probe for multi-sensor measurement. The Classic 321GL tp is ideal for the inspection of complex, densely populated features, such as medical, electronic or […]
Brinell Optical Scanners offer USB Connectivity
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All B.O.S.S.® (Brinell Optical Scanning System) units from Newage Testing Instruments now feature USB connectivity as standard. This addition allows the field-proven B.O.S.S. to be used with any PC at zero-cost to system accuracy or durability. The B.O.S.S. represents the most significant technological improvement to Brinell testing since the test was first introduced. The system […]
OSRAM releases multi-junction LED for 80% more optical output
IR Power Topled with lens (SFH 4258S/4259S) from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has 80 percent higher optical output than the standard version of the infrared LED and has not one but two p-n junctions that are grown one on top of the other, similar to multi-junction photovoltaic solar cells.
