ASSLAR, GERMANY-- Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG closed the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent's Vacuum Technology Unit, Adixen. The company had announced the intention to purchase Adixen on Nov. 3, 2010. The purchase

CHICAGO- Boeing has named Kim Hammonds chief information officer and vice president of the company's information technology (IT) organization. Hammonds, who was formerly vice president of the Boeing IT infrastructure

Pune, India- Renishaw recently opened its first dedicated demonstration and training center for the Indian market at its main office in Pune, India. The 2,000-square-foot facility houses CNC machine tools

EUCLID, OH-- H.C. Starck Inc. will receive the Evolution of Manufacturing award on February 17th at the Evolution of Manufacturing Conference in Westlake, OH. The award is given to manufacturing

Northwire Technical Cable, a manufacturer of technical and retractile cables, has presented its Ormund A Kravik award to 35-year team member and industry veteran expert Harold Gjerning. The award, named

Xenics, a manufacturer of infrared (IR) detectors and customized imaging solutions, has established Xenics USA Inc. to broaden its market presence in North America. The office, located near Boston, will

MONTREAL, CANADA - Matrox Imaging is offering two courses on the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) processing tools and the MIL/MIL-Lite environment. These trainings will coincide with Automate 2011. “Matrox Imaging

TOKYO, JAPAN - The Japan Industrial Imaging Association (JIIA), host of the CoaXPress high speed digital interface standard for imaging applications, announced that the first edition of the standard has

ANN ARBOR, MI-Sales of machine vision components and systems in North America rose substantially in third quarter 2010. Overall, year-over-year growth hit 68%, up from second quarter 2010 at 60%

FLANDERS, NJ- Rudolph Technologies , a provider of process characterization equipment and software for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, has received multiple orders for its NSX Inspection System from a European