IRVINE, CA-Newport Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire Ophir Optronics Ltd. (“Ophir”), a global precision infrared optics, photonics instrumentation and 3-D noncontact measurement equipment company. The consideration to be

NEWTON, KS-Bunting Magnetics Co. has appointed Jana L. Davis to the role of chief financial officer. Davis will be responsible for all the financial operations for both Bunting Magnetics and

MCLEAN, VA-May U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $388.27 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association and AMT-- The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that manufacturing industry executive Michael F. Molnar has been appointed to be the agency’s first-ever chief manufacturing officer. The manufacturing sector

LEUVEN, BELGIUM and RESEARCH TRAINGLE PARK, NC–Geomagic and Nikon Metrology have announced a new cooperative agreement that enables Nikon Metrology to join together its line of handheld 3-D laser scanners

UNTERSCHLEISSHEIM, GERMANY-The Mikrotron GmbH has expanded its leadership team. Since May 2011, Christian Pilzer has held the role of managing director. Effective immediately, Pilzer is responsible for the divisions finance,

AHRENSBURG, GERMANY-Allied Vision Technologies is expanding its research and design (R&D) center in Ahrensburg near Hamburg. Beginning August 2011, the camera manufacturer’s branch location will occupy the entire first upper

AMSTERDAM and PARIS-Trescal, the international calibration services company, continues its geographic expansion with the acquisition of Benelux leader Stork Intermes, from Stork Materials Technology (SMT), a material testing group headquartered

BOULDER, CO––Boulder Imaging, a quality inspection, machine vision and high-speed imaging solutions company, announced that Neil Vanasse has joined the company as a senior optical solutions engineer. Vanasse is an

BOULDER, CO––Boulder Imaging, a quality inspection, machine vision and high-speed imaging solutions company, announced that Neil Vanasse has joined the company as a senior optical solutions engineer. Vanasse is an