Current Isssue: November/December 2008

IMTS 2008 Issue

Editor's Page

It May be Expensive but It's Still Second to None Tom Grasson, Associate Publisher/Editorial Director As I write this editorial, I don't know who will be the next president or what will be in store for this country relative to healthcare. continue reading

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IMTS Highlights

For the first time, IMTS - The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2008 ran for just six days but now that the show is a wrap, it stands as a huge success.

We have posted a wrap-up of the Show's activities, as well as the featured slideshow presentation and several IMTS featured products.

Latest News

Boston Scientific Acquires Labcoat Limited
Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it has acquired Labcoat Limited, a privately held, development-stage drug-eluting stent technology company located in Galway, Ireland. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

GIE Media announces March 2009 Industry & Innovation Conference
GIE Media, Inc. has announced the dates for a new manufacturing conference scheduled for March 17-18, 2009 to be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. This new event titled Industry & Innovation: The New Face of Manufacturing" will benefit professionals in the manufacturing industries looking for innovative business solutions to ensure continued growth in the current economic times.

American Competitiveness Institute Chooses Vision Engineering and Pace for Training Center
American Competitiveness Institute (ACI) has chosen Vision Engineering's (VE) Mantis to be used as the sole inspection equipment in their training facility. ACI has also chosen the MBT350 soldering/desolder station by Pace to be the soldering station of choice for their Philadelphia based training center. The ergonomically designed Mantis inspection scope from Vision Engineering helps customers improve quality and increase productivity while the MBT350 from Pace is a fully self contained programmable high capacity, low temperature SMT/Thru-Hole soldering and desoldering system.

Emerging Technologies

SmartScope Flash Optical Gaging Products, Inc. Optical Gaging Products, Inc. (OGP) announces multisensor capabilities for SmartScope Flash 200. Touch probes, TTL laser, and micro-probes measure accurately and automatically, while a 12x AccuCentric zoom provides high-resolution optical imaging. All sensors synchronize for complete part characterization in one setup. continue reading

IMP, Intelligent Mark Positioning FOBA, A Virtek Company IMP is an integrated through-the-lens vision system for laser marking and engraving. continue reading

Facility EMI Filter Tyco Electronics The CORCOM MRI 2030R facility electro-magnetic interference (EMI) filter from Tyco Electronics is a next generation product that provides considerable improvement over the previous generation in terms of size and leakage current performance. continue reading