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Nikon Metrology has announced that ASF Metrology is acquiring Nikon Metrology’s coordinate measuring machines (CMM) business. Nikon Metrology’s CMM activities, with offices in Belgium, France, Germany, the Unit- ed Kingdom and the United States, rep- resent approximately 25 percent of Nikon Metrology, which will continue to serve selected accounts as part of a Nikon-ASF partnership.
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