BAE Systems (Arlington, VA) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fairchild Imaging Inc. (Milpitas, CA), a company specializing in solid-state electronic imaging components, cameras, and systems for aerospace,

STADTRODA, GERMANY- Allied Vision Technologies , producer of digital industrial cameras with Gigabit Ethernet and FireWire interfaces, has acquired 100% of the shares of the camera producer VDS Vosskühler (Osnabrück,

Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions (ISS) division has announced the appointment of Asio Vision as an official industrial camera product distribution partner in Israel. Asio Vision has become the only

Radix Controls (Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada), a provider of custom automation and inspection equipment to manufacturers, has become an approved PixeLINK (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Channel Partner. Radix Controls offers custom factory

Dearborn, MI- Ford Motor Co. reported 2010 full year net income of $6.6 billion, or $1.66 per share, an increase of $3.8 billion, or 80 cents per share, from 2009.

Phoenix, AZ-The Coordinate Metrology Society, the membership association for measurement professionals, has announced a call for papers in anticipation of the 2011 Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC). The 27th annual

McLean, VA– The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) applauds President Obama’s creation of a new post overseeing manufacturing policy. Ron Bloom was named special assistant to the president for manufacturing

Manchester, England-- Elcometer Ltd , a supplier of inspection equipment to the coatings, concrete and metal detection industries, has acquired Dakota Ultrasonics Inc. of Santa Cruz, CA. “Dakota’s commitment to

St. Joseph, MI- LECO Corp., a developer of analytical instruments for 75 years, will introduce several new products at the 2011 Pittsburgh Conference, in Atlanta, GA, March 13-18. LECO will

Wotton-Under-Edge, England –Renishaw Plc, precision measuring equipment manufacturer, posted record profit in the fiscal first half as demand for its products grew in Asia and the company sold more metrology