NEW YORK, NY–Merger and acquisition (M&A) value increased 70% in the industrial manufacturing sector during the second quarter of 2011, according to Assembling Value, a quarterly analysis of M&A activity

LEVIS, QUEBEC--Creaform says works tirelessly to maintain its position as a leader and groundbreaker in 3-D digitizing.To further that aim, it is sponsoring the "Put Us to the Test!" 2011

Hexagon Metrology delivered its 100th DEA GLOBAL 7.10.7 coordinate measuring machine (CMM), made in Turin, Italy, to Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH in Denklingen, Germany. The Hirschvogel Automotive Group is a manufacturer

TUCSON, AZ-The Bruker Nano Surfaces division has been selected for an R&D 100 Award for AcuityXR enhanced-resolution microscopy technology. This novel optical surface profiler mode combines patent-pending hardware and software

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $47 million contract to develop, demonstrate and deliver autonomous technologies for unmanned air systems in support of in-theater unmanned cargo resupply missions. Under

PHOENIX, AZ – CyberMetrics Corp. will be opening two regional offices in the Eastern United States and Mexico. “We’re excited about the continued growth of the company,” says Dave Banerjea,

EGHAM, ENGLAND-Spectris plc, the instrumentation and controls company, has signed an agreement to acquire the Omega Engineering business. Omega is a supplier of process measurement and control instrumentation for automation,

(Story via Edmunds AutoObserver) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has developed a car tire containing a miniaturized air pump that can keep the tire at optimum pressure automatically, thereby saving

MINNEAPOLIS-SICK Ltd., a producer of sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications and a factory, logistics and process automation company, has appointed Craig S. Smith as president of SICK Ltd.

(Story via automotive-business-review.com) Honda motor's production and sales company in Mexico, Honda de Mexico (HDM) will invest $800 million to build an automobile plant for production of fuel-efficient subcompact vehicles