AMETEK Test & Calibration Instruments is pleased to announce that its Newage Hardness Testing B.O.S.S.® (Brinell Optical Scanning System) units and HiLight® Brinell scope have received CE approval and certification. Used extensively in North America by the automotive, metal casting, foundry and other industries, both products are now available to hardness testing customers globally. The […]
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High-Precision Non-Contact Laser for Diffuse and Specular Gauging Applications
A non-contact laser for fast, high-performance gauging has been introduced by AMETEK Solartron Metrology. The new Orbit LTH laser triangulation unit delivers 0.02 F.S. (full scale) reading over 2 or 10 mm measurement ranges. This yields accuracy up to .05 µm with the 2 mm stroke. The laser can be networked with as many as 150 […]
AMETEK Acquires Micro-Poise Measurement Systems
AMETEK, Inc. announced that it has acquired Micro-Poise Measurement Systems, a leading provider of integrated test and measurement solutions for the tire industry, from American Industrial Partners, a private equity firm, for approximately $170 million in cash. Micro-Poise is headquartered in Streetsboro, OH, and has additional manufacturing operations in Troy, MI; Beijing, China; and Lübeck, […]
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 […]
