FARO Gage Heats up Market With Summer 'Concert Tour'
27 May 2004 - 5:54AM
PR Newswire (US)
FARO Gage Heats up Market With Summer 'Concert Tour' LAKE MARY,
Fla., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARO Technologies, Inc.
(NASDAQ:FARO), the market-share leader in the portable coordinate
measurement machine (CMM) field, announced it is ramping up
production of the FARO Gage in order to meet increasing demand. The
effort coincides with the Company's Gage "concert tour," a
country-wide effort to show manufacturing facilities the immediate
and lasting positive impact the device can have on productivity and
profitability -- especially compared to the hand-held measurement
devices widely used today. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000522/FLM035LOGO ) FARO CEO
and President Simon Raab made this comparison: "Would someone
produce an annual report using a typewriter, then correcting
mistakes with Wite-Out(TM)? Of course not. That method was replaced
by the PC, which made those errors unacceptable. It's the same with
manufacturing measurement. The FARO Gage replaces the outdated,
two-dimensional hand-tool method, so the goal of our 'concert tour'
is to provide a fun forum in which to educate manufacturers how it
is the cost-effective way to meet the industry's growing demand for
quality and accountability." Members of the media, machinists and
QC managers who attend one of the events on the tour receive
Gage-themed concert t-shirts, demo DVDs, a chance to win $100
credit on TicketMaster for the concert of their choosing, and more.
Local classic rock radio stations will hold live remote broadcasts
of some events, and attendees can bring actual parts from their
facilities to measure with the Gage, then e-mail the reports. The
.0002"-accurate FARO Gage represents the culmination of two decades
of R&D with more than 10 new pending patents for innovations in
accuracy, reliability and ease of use. It was created specifically
to be convenient, fast and intuitive enough for machinists and
other shop-floor personnel to use. Its magnetic mount (a vacuum
mount is optional) allows machinists to measure parts and
assemblies directly on the machinery producing them, and is also
accurate and powerful enough for advanced measurement and
statistical analysis like GD&T and SPC. "One of the
capabilities we'll demonstrate during the tour is how other gages
restrict the user to single directions, but the FARO Gage's 3-D
Caliper feature enables users to quickly perform offset checks in
three dimensions from the original measurement point," said FARO
Hardware Product Manager Shaun Mymudes. "That brings GD&T
capability to the shop floor, which is unheard of for such an
inexpensive portable CMM." In addition, the FARO Gage automatically
records all of the user's measurements and creates comprehensive
reports. It is internally counterbalanced for "neutral buoyancy"
and fatigue-free usage. Overload sensors prevent users from
stressing the arm and help ensure precise measurement, making it
"the only arm with feeling." Manufacturers can call 800-736-0234 to
see if the Gage tour is coming to their area. Tour cities and dates
will be continually updated on http://www.faro.com/ as of May 31,
2004. Download 300dpi images for this release at
http://www.faro.com/Newsroom/Image_Gallery.asp About FARO FARO
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO) and its international subsidiaries
design, develop, and market software and portable, computerized
measurement devices. The Company's products allow manufacturers to
perform 3-D inspections of parts and assemblies on the shop floor.
This helps eliminate manufacturing errors, and thereby increases
productivity and profitability for a variety of industries in
FARO's worldwide customer base. Principal products include the FARO
Laser ScanArm, FARO Gage, Platinum and Titanium FaroArms, Control
Station measurement system, the FARO Laser Tracker, the Advantage
FaroArm and Advantage Tracker, and a CAM2 family of advanced
CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO Technologies is
ISO 9001 certified and Guide 25 approved. Learn more at
http://www.faro.com/.
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CONTACT: Darin Sahler, Global Public Relations Officer, FARO,
+1-407-333-9911, ext. 1137, or Web site: http://www.faro.com/
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