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Original equipment manufac-turers in the electronics sector are planning to substantially increase outsourcing of manufacturing to contract manufacturers, according to a survey conducted by New York investment house Bear Sterns.

NASA has awarded five-year contracts to 11 companies to provide revolutionary research into new aerospace engines to support its Ultra Efficient Technology program.

Carl Zeiss IMT Corp. (Minneapolis) is building a new North American headquarters and an advanced coordinate measuring machine manufacturing facility.

TechSolve (Cincinnati) and Cincinnati Machine (Cincinnati) were awarded an Ohio Tech- nology Action Fund grant for $895,000 to fund the first phase of a 5-year initiative to help establish Ohio as a leader in ultra high-speed machining technology.

The rising price of natural gas is not only causing individuals to do a double take at recent bills, but manufacturers are suffering as well.

The National Institute of Standards (NIST) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding.

Mitutoyo America Corp. (Aurora, IL) purchased Nelson Precision Inc. (Mason, OH), a manufacturing measurement systems integrator.

Pilgrim Software's (Tampa, FL) quality and manufacturing integrated system (Q&MIS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) link has achieved BaanConnect certification.

Motion Industries (Birmingham, AL) has made management changes.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has published a new book, "Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop," and started a monthly e-newsletter, Lean Directions.