PLEASANTON, CA-Adept Technology Inc., provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, has received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Faces of Trade award in recognition of its impact on the Pleasanton, CA, community.
AHRENSBURG, GERMANY-Allied Vision Technologies (AVT), manufacturer of cameras and components for image processing in industrial and life science applications, and OpteamX have signed a distribution contract granting OpteamX the rights for the exclusive distribution of AVT digital cameras in Israel.
BARRINGTON, NJ-Edmund Optics (EO), provider of optical components, has appointed Timothy Paul Kennedy to the position of president, Edmund Optics Japan. The company also appointed Toshio Horii as general manager of EO Akita, Japan, a division that provides precision grinding and polishing of spherical optics.
AKRON, OH-Applied Vision Corp., manufacturer of machine vision inspection systems, is a recipient of the 2009 Leading Edge Award presented by the Entrepreneurs Edge, an organization dedicated to growth and development in Northeast Ohio.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-In a letter sent on August 26, 2009, to President Barack Obama, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) urged the administration to continue to explore ways to provide additional
SAN DIEGO, CA-Quality Controlled Manufacturing Inc. (QCMI), manufacturer of machined components and assemblies, has received Supplier Gold status from United Technologies Corp. (UTC), provider of products and services to the
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI-Hexagon Metrology is offering cash rebates for “clunker” coordinate measuring machine (CMM) software. Often a CMM’s software and computer hardware becomes antiquated long before the frame wears out.
VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN-Small businesses and the local manufacturing sector are vital elements to keeping local economies strong, and last week, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty reinforced that message during his keynote
SOUTHFIELD, MI-The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has announced the recipients of its 2009 Individual Achievement Awards, to be recognized on October 8, 2009, at the Automotive Hall of Fame
PORTLAND, OR-Manufacturer of metal components and products Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) has agreed to acquire Carlton Forge Works and related entities for $850 million. Carlton, a manufacturer of seamless rolled