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Chrysler Group LLC Reports 11 Percent Increase

Best April Sales in Six Years
May 10, 2013
Chrysler Group LLC reported U.S. sales of 156,698 units, an 11% increase compared with sales in April 2012 of 141,165 units, and the group’s best April sales since 2007.
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InnovMetric and Thai Business Partner Launch PolyWorks Thailand

To Market the PolyWorks Universal 3D Metrology Software Platform in Thailand
May 9, 2013
InnovMetric Software Inc. and its Thai business partner, Chaiyasit Thongplio of PW Technical Support (Thailand) Co. Ltd., proudly announced the launch of PolyWorks Thailand
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Siemens Announces U.S. Job Training Initiative for Veterans

May 7, 2013
Siemens announced a new, job training initiative for U.S. military veterans with an engineering and manufacturing background. This is part of a nationwide effort to assist veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce.
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ATS International Partners with InfinityQS for Global Customer Base

May 2, 2013
Strategic alliance allows independent solution provider to resell, deploy and support the ProFicient Enterprise Quality Hub for leading manufacturers with facilities and suppliers around the world.
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ASQ joins Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition

May 1, 2013

ASQ, a leader in the quality industry, has joined the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) in a public-private partnership developing testbeds and training for next generation manufacturing technology platforms.


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Wenzel’s American Grand Opening

Wenzel America, Ltd. Opens New Site in Wixom, MI
April 26, 2013
Wenzel America, Ltd. recently held the grand opening of their new facility in Wixom, MI. Despite the poor weather conditions, the ribbon was cut for the unveiling of the new location by Dr. Heike Wenzel-Däfler, joint CEO of the Wenzel Group, and the Mayor of the City of Wixom, Mr. Kevin Hinkley.
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index

April 26, 2013
March New Business Volume Flat Year-over-year, Up 45 Percent Month-to-month
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RAPID 2013 Announces Keynotes and Conference

April 26, 2013

Keynote presentations and conference tracks at the 2013 RAPID Conference and Exposition will explore existing and future applications of additive manufacturing, 3D printing and 3D imaging and their potential to transform manufacturing, according to the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). RAPID will be held June 10-13, 2013, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.


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Bohdan Oppenheim of LMU Wins Second Shingo Prize for Lean Engineering Systems Work

April 26, 2013
Bohdan Oppenheim, a professor of systems engineering at Loyola Marymount University, has won the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award for the second time.
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Investors Increase Industrial Manufacturing M&A in Q1

Energy End-Market Targets Fuel Growth in Industrial Machinery Subsector
April 26, 2013
Financial investors in the industrial manufacturing sector stepped off the sidelines in the first quarter of 2013, recording a substantial increase in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.
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