The July Commerce Department report indicates that new orders for manufactured durable goods fell by 2% in June after rising by 2.7% the previous month.
Congressman Richard Burr of North Carolina was awarded the National Association of Manufacturers Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence in recognition of his support of American manufacturers and their employees.
Electronics are shrinking. Capabilities are expanding. Ease of use is improving. When it comes to computer interfaces designed for the test, measurement and inspection market, these ideas have never been truer.
Instron Corp. (Canton, MA), a provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, offers the Extend Program.
Xygent Inc. (Warwick, RI), developer and distributor of the XactCOM enterprise-wide metrology architecture and applications suite, has signed an agreement with Omni-Tech Corp. (Pewaukee, WI) to act as an authorized Xact technology provider.
Quality Systems International Inc. (QSI, Lexington, MA) has been acquired by IBS America Inc. (Medford, MA), a wholly owned subsidiary of German-based IBS-AG.
Are auto part makers sacrificing quality to meet the stringent demands from automakers to lower component prices? The resounding answer seems to be yes.