ANN ARBOR, MI, March 27-Machine Vision Markets–2007 Results and Forecasts to 2012, a new machine vision market study from the Automated Imaging Association (AIA), reports that machine vision and automated
AUBURN HILLS, MI, April 7-Plexus Systems Inc. (Auburn Hills, MI), provider of software for manufacturing enterprises, has signed contracts with Wescast Industries Inc. (Brantford, Ontario), supplier of cast exhaust manifolds
MEYLAN, FRANCE, April 14-Metrologic Group (Meylan, France) has taken a majority stake in Advanced Theodolite Technology Inc. (ATT, Redmond, WA), which specializes in 3-D, large-scale metrology inspection services. This acquisition
DEARBORN, MI, April 15-The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has uploaded more than 60 SME videos to YouTube, generating more than 200,000 hits. “I like to think of YouTube as
PITTSBURGH, PA, April 14-Democratic Presidential Candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vowed to hold China and other offending countries accountable for unfair trade practices that disadvantage U.S. workers and manufacturers
MCLEAN, VA, April 14-February U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $308.50 million, according to AMT, the Association for Manufacturing Technology, and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association. This total, as
OSCEOLA, WI, April 11-Northwire Inc., manufacturer of industrial-grade technical cable, has relocated and expanded its Asian operations. The new facility, located in Jiangsu Province, China, includes a 5,300-square-foot warehouse and
Knoxville, TN, April 9-Modus Metrology Services, a part of Omega Energy Services, has moved to its new facility in Knoxville, TN, and will be operational and accepting work by June
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10, 2008 --While the recent Commerce Department’s trade report indicates an increase in the overall trade deficit, the National Association of Manufacturers said trade in manufactured goods
DETROIT, April 10, 2008 – A new survey conducted by DuPont and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) shows that environmental issues top the list of challenges facing the automotive