Metrology Solutions Expo 2018 to Attract Southeast Manufacturers
On May 2-3, manufacturing professionals throughout the southeast will emerge on the Metrology Solutions EXPO at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, South Carolina. This show will attract executives, managers, engineers, technicians and purchasers responsible for production and quality control in all types of manufacturing applications. The event is also open to students with aspirations in manufacturing engineering and the metrology sciences.
The Metrology Solutions EXPO is focused one-hundred percent on precision measuring (metrology) technologies, instruments, systems and integrations for industrial 
manufacturing, making it the only trade show of its kind in the southeast. At over 50,000 square feet of exhibits and training rooms, the 2018 show will be five-times the size of the premier MSE held in 2016.
“When it comes to exploring and analyzing new products and technologies for manufacturing quality, no approach equals hands-on demonstrations and face-to-face interaction with product experts”, says Bill Keim, Business Sales Manager of ZEISS Industrial Metrology, the name sponsor of the expo. “Manufacturing processes are changing rapidly and ZEISS has a lot of new and emerging technology to show-off. We’re very enthusiastic about this opportunity.”
Primary EXPO sponsor, ZEISS, will be joined by co-sponsors Mahr, Mitutoyo, Starrett and ViciVision, all are world leading manufacturers of industrial precision measuring instruments and systems. Some others of the many exhibitors include Brown & Sharpe/TESA Technologies, Easy-METRIC, Johnson Gage, NDC Technologies (Beta-LaserMike), Inspection Arsenal, Accurate Technology, API Laser Tracker, Flexbar, MSI-Viking Gage, Mark-10, Maya Gage, MicroRidge, Oasis Inspection Systems, Ohaus Corporation, Olympus, Solartron Metrology, Stor-Loc, Tohnichi America, Vermont Gage, Western Gage and Zoller.
Training classes will be held throughout both days taught by industry experts on topics including Industry 4.0, Optical Metrology, GD&T and Wireless Data Processes. Other event highlights include a keynote speech on May 2nd delivered by Christopher Downs, Assistant Director Strategic Analytics, of the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT); featured Joe Gibbs Racing cars, and much more.
The Metrology Solutions EXPO is being hosted and produced by MSI-Viking Gage company, the regional distributor for all the exhibiting metrology manufacturers.
“Not only is the Southeast manufacturing landscape growing and diversifying, but with advancing technologies in integrations, robotics, and information tracking; manufacturing processes are also transforming at a remarkable pace”, says Dan Carter, President of MSI-Viking Gage. “Our company is exclusively focused on metrology products and services. This EXPO represents MSI-Viking Gage’s continued commitment to being the comprehensive resource for the metrology needs of our customers.”
About the Metrology Solutions EXPO
The Metrology Solutions EXPO is free and open only to qualified manufacturing professionals, professors and students. The EXPO will be held May 2nd from 8:30am to 4:30pm, and May 3rd from 8:30am to 3:30pm at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, South Carolina, in the James H. Woodside Conference Center. The Conference Hall entrance is most easily accessed from the Eisenhower Drive side of the convention center. Parking is free and available both across the street and adjacent to the building. Information and registration can be found at www.msiexpo.com
About MSI-Viking Gage
MSI-Viking Gage is a 50-year-old company founded in 1967 and headquartered in the Greenville/Spartanburg community of Duncan, South Carolina, with an additional lab in Charleston, South Carolina, and dedicated sales engineers throughout the southeast and mid-western states. The company provides comprehensive metrology sales and service solutions in manufacturing applications. MSIViking Gage represents more than 70 of the world’s leading manufacturers of precision measuring and test systems and instruments; as well as calibration and repair services, design and execution of production integrations, contract inspection services, training, and consultation.
Information can be found at www.msi-viking.com or call 864-433-9771.
