The SME Education Foundation is proud to announce SME member, Chris Agrawal, has been named as one of the New Faces of Engineering for 2014.

Wenzel America announced the hiring of Drew Shemenski as regional.

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the industrial manufacturing sector increased in the second half of 2013, with a 20% uptick in activity in the final six months of the year compared to the first half, according to Assembling Value, an annual analysis of global deal activity in the industrial manufacturing industry by PwC US.

X-R-I Testing receives Nadcap accreditation for Welding by demonstrating their ongoing commitment to quality by satisfying requirements and industry specifications for aerospace quality welding.

The Association For Manufacturing Technology is proud to announce that Gregg Fleisher, chief academic officer, National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), will
deliver the keynote address on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Smartforce Student Summit at the International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014 (IMTS). NMSI prepares students for success by building strong foundations in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through programs that transform teaching, schools, and education in the United States.
 

U.S. Secretary of Treasury, Jacob J. Lew toured the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) in Prince George County.

The 2014 AIA Board of Directors election results were announced. Steve Mott, vice President of Components Express, Inc. was named the new Chairperson.

The 2014 RIA Board of Directors election results were announced: Stu Shepherd, CEO - Americas, KUKA Robot Group, was named the new Chairperson.

Aeroflex Holding Corp. (Aeroflex), a provider of high performance microelectronic components and test and measurement equipment, announced the acquisition of Shenick Network Systems (Shenick), a provider of virtual testing for next generation software defined networking.