Talking Points

Yes, we make great products but did you know we calibrate not just Hexagon CMM brands (Brown & Sharpe, DEA, Leitz, Sheffield, Starrett*), but we also calibrate other brands of CMM equipment such as Zeiss, Mitutoyo, Helmel and Wenzel too? We also calibrate horizontal and vertical CNC machines and even boring mills - when it comes to calibrations, we do it all! All of this is possible through a group we call Hexagon Universal Calibration Services, which is a team-within-a-team of service engineer...

Our parent company, Hexagon AB, has released the year-end report for 2011.  As a group, we are now a company of €2.169 billion in sales and 13,060 employees. The Metrology division worldwide accounts for 31% of the group's sales, and grew sales 15% over the course of 2011.  Now, more than ever, Hexagon Metrology represents a strong, stable business partner for anyone in need of dimensional metrology products and services the world over. See the annual financial results on Hexagon.com  The bes...

Hexagon Metrology Quonset PointPoiliticians seem to love to play a bit loosely with the truth. These days we have PolitiFact to help us check if what they are saying is true, half true, or "liar liar pants on fire".  Recenty a debate arose about the value of the Quonset Point industrial park in North Kingstown, RI, home to our North American headquarters and main factory, and whether the industrial park contributed anything to the state besides "jobs".          As a business located at the Quon...

We might surmise that the hexagon is one of nature's favorite shapes. The honeycomb is the most obvious example of the hexagon in nature.  But there is also the "Giant's Causeway" , an area of more than 40,000 interlocking basalt columns on the coast of Northern Ireland that are predominantly-- you guessed it-- hexagon shaped.  There is also the sunbeam snake, which has hexagon-shaped scales. But a really interesting example of the hexagon in science is the so-called "magic hexagon" ...

In today's uncertain economy, many job seekers are growing increasing discouraged and in many cases, desperate.  According to the Wall Street Journal, nearly one in three unemployed workers have been seeking work for over a year.  It's against this backdrop that we at Hexagon Metrology have good news, but also, a cautionary tale.   The good news is that we have jobs available for qualified applicants.  Our job listings for the USA and Canada are listed on this site on the Ca...

At Hexagon Metrology,  we measure success ... one person at a time.When you're the world's leading producer of dimensional measurement products, technology alone can't explain our phenomenal worldwide growth. A critical factor of our success is our people. We recognize that our ability to excel depends on the integrity, imagination, skill, teamwork, and diversity of our employees. That's why we look to attract the most talented and dynamic individuals in their fields and provide them ...

Want to keep up to date with the Hexagon 2011 conference up to and during the conference without hauling around a bunch of papers?  Then just download our mobile conference app!  Key Features Include: Session InformationRead descriptions of all conference sessions. Each session is conveniently sorted by track, subtrack,day and time.  Schedules Where and when everyting is happening. You won't miss a thing!   TechExpo Check out our robust Easily locate exhibitors, spon...

The Hexagon 2011 Conference in Orlando June 6-9 is drawing closer, but there's still time to register and attend.    We have many exciting updates to the conference program and activities.  Download the conference flyer pdf by clicking the image on the left.  The full slate of speakers has been announced, including speakers from NASCAR Team Hendrick Motorsports and Formula 1 team Red Bull Technology  See the expanded speaker programs on these pdfs: New Metrology Trend...

Hexagon Metrology is thrilled to announce that our North Kingstown-based CFO Mark Delaney has been chosen as a winner in the Providence Business News' first-annual CFO awards, in the category of  "CFO at a public company with divisional offices in Rhode Island".  Mark has been with Hexagon Metrology and previously the Brown & Sharpe business for thirty-one years, in increasing positions of responsibility, and is now our Chief Financial Officer.  Congratulations Mark! &nbs...

Northwestern Formula Racing is an extracurricular student organization at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering dedicated to hands-on automotive engineering excellence through experiental learning. The all-volunteer team was founded in September 2006 to compete in the annual Formula SAE competition, which features student-built vehicles from around the world competing in a number of real-world based categories including research, design, testing, marketing and finan...

As is the tradition at this time of the year, we pause for a moment to say "thank you" for your business this past year, and wish you a very happy holiday season.  As has become our tradition, click the image below for our 2010 animated E-Card.   And back by popular demand, we present our 2009 E-Card:   And one of the games from 2008's "Incredible Waste of Time Arcade".  Enjoy! and Happy Holidays from all of us at Hexagon Metrology North America....

What kind of grave marker do you make for the machine shop owner who has everything?  This precise granite replica of a Brown & Sharpe convertible thimble micrometer is erected in a cemetery in DuPont Indiana, the family marker of Bob and Carol Hughes, of Madison Indiana.  Bob is the founder of Clifty Engineering of Madison Indiana,  which also sports a copy of the granite micrometer as it's sign in the front of the facility (check out the company homepage for a picture). Iro...

It's November 18, 2011, and today, we debut a new feature on Hexagon Metrology's North American website, a blog we're calling Talking Points.  It's our objective to offer a roundup of information on products, services, and other industry news and information in a more informal, conversational format which offers you an up to date view of what's going on with Hexagon Metrology. The launch of the "New GM" on the New York Stock exchange today marks a new chapter in this storied company's hist...