Renishaw Opens Taiwan Office

The measurement technology specialist Renishaw plc has opened a trading office in Taichung, Taiwan, to support the company’s strong growth in the Taiwanese market. The new company, Renishaw (Taiwan) Inc., replaces the former rep office. Details.

1,000th Hawk ‘Flies’ out Door

Vision Engineering Ltd., which has been manufacturing ergonomic microscopes for 50 years, dispatched its 1,000th Hawk noncontact measuring system recently. The recipient was a long-standing customer that is using the system to measure packaging film. Details.

MiNaT to Return to Stuttgart

The MiNaT 2008 trade fair for precision engineering, ultraprecision, micro- and nanotechnologies will take place October 7–9 in Stuttgart, Germany. This year, MiNaT visitors will benefit from the simultaneous occurrence of Semicon Europa. Details.

Conference Visits Studer Plant

During the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology’s annual conference in Zürich, Switzerland, last month, members visited Fritz Studer AG to find out more about the latest trends and findings regarding cylindrical grinding. Details.

BEC to Protect Property Rights

Strengthening its commitment to intellectual property rights, Bilbao Exhibition Centre intends to implement further action against unfair competition at trade fairs. It is working on a campaign to upgrade its protection of the rights of exhibitors. Details.

Multiphase-Flow Workshop Set

The 6th FZD & ANSYS Short Course and Workshop, entitled “Multiphase Flow: Simulation, Experiment, and Applications,” is scheduled for June 24–26 in Dresden, Germany. The preliminary programme is available from ANSYS Germany. Details.

Lenovo to Deploy Abaqus

Dassault Systems has announced that Lenovo, a major computer manufacturer, will deploy Abaqus unified finite element analysis (FEA) software from Simulia, a brand division of Dassault, at its award-winning new Innovation Design Centre (IDC). Details.