TUV Rheinland North America is expanding its services in wireless information and communications technologies (ICT) with the addition of Ivaylo (Val) Tankov.

The 2014 AIA Board of Directors election results were announced during the AIA Business Conference in Orlando, Florida. Steve Mott, Vice President of Components Express, Inc. was named the new Chairperson.

NEW YORK — With expectations that economic growth will continue in 2014, U.S. industrial manufacturers expressed optimism about the U.S. economy, and more importantly, toward the broader world economy, which has reached the highest level since the fourth quarter of 2010, according to the Q4 2013 Manufacturing Barometer, released today by PwC US.

Brady Corporation announced it has received a 2013 Boeing Performance Excellence Award.

The annual EMVA Business Conference 2014 takes place from 15-17 May at the Steigenberger Hotel Herrenhof in Vienna, Austria.

Each year NCSL International has the opportunity to recognize an individual for outstanding contributions to the field of calibration, metrology, and leadership to NCSLI by presenting the William A. Wildhack Award. Nominations are due by April 21, 2014.

On April 30 and May 1, 2014, Don Cohen, PhD, an expert in surface roughness and its effects, will lead a two-day short course on surface finish, friction, wear and texture in Livonia, Michigan. Cohen is the founder of Michigan Metrology.

Shareholders in Delcam, a supplier of advanced software for manufacturing industry, voted to accept the offer made by Autodesk to acquire the company. The acquisition is expected to be completed during February.