Talking Points

After 2 decades of observation, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured some truly amazing images. Unfortunately, many of those have never been seen outside of academic circles. Do you feel up to the challenge to change that? From now until May 31, dig through Hubble's achives to see what the public's been missing. Enter the Hubble's Hidden Treasure 2012 contest for a chance to win an ipod touch and various other prizes. Take a look at the gallery so far to view the competition. Feeling especi...

There aren't many books dedicated to coordinate measuring machines. Maybe it's the small number of people who even know what a CMM is. Maybe it's a (gasp) lack of interest in the topic.  Whatever the reason, here at Hexagon we're always excited to see a new book about CMMs. We're even more excited when that book features our machines on the cover. Check out Coordinate Measuring Machines and Systems (second edition) by Robert J. Hocken and Paulo H. Pereira. But wait - it gets better. Dr. Paulo ...

Got something to say? We want to hear from you! You're already planning to attend the premier event in metrology, why not tell people about it? Register to be part of our Hexagon 2012 guest blogger program and have your voice heard. Blog 200 to 300 words about anything that inspires you, concepts you find interesting, or whatever you've learned while there. Sample ideas to get you thinking include: Inspiring keynote presentations Fabulous networking events Techniques gleaned from NASCAR a...

Section 179 of the IRS tax code facilitates small business growth by making capital purchases more affordable. It allows businesses to treat the qualifying purchase as an expense, rather than a capital expenditure.  Therefore instead of depreciating the cost of equipment, a company can write off some or all of the amount in the first year. Section 179, combined with equipment financing, may be profitable for you. That’s because you could save MORE with the deduction than you pay in finance paym...

Hexagon 2012 is almost here. Show your excitement for a chance to win a free ticket to the event! From now until May 11, we’ll be accepting entries for the most creative Hexagon Metrology, Hexagon Metrology brand (all those logos on the bottom of this page) or dimensional metrology related haiku. Send us your best 5, 7 , 5 syllable poems - rhyming optional - for your chance to win. Post your entries to our Facebook page, Tweet to @hexmet, post to our LinkedIn Group, or add a comment at the bot...