NATICK, MA, April 15-Cognex Corp., provider of machine vision solutions, has expanded its international manufacturing and distribution operations and moved into a new facility in Cork, Ireland. The increased space

TAMPA, FL, April 14-Pilgrim Software Inc., provider of enterprise compliance and quality management (ECQM) software solutions, has been named the 2008 North American Enterprise Compliance & Quality Management Company of

ANN ARBOR, MI, March 27-Machine Vision Markets–2007 Results and Forecasts to 2012, a new machine vision market study from the Automated Imaging Association (AIA), reports that machine vision and automated

AUBURN HILLS, MI, April 7-Plexus Systems Inc. (Auburn Hills, MI), provider of software for manufacturing enterprises, has signed contracts with Wescast Industries Inc. (Brantford, Ontario), supplier of cast exhaust manifolds

MEYLAN, FRANCE, April 14-Metrologic Group (Meylan, France) has taken a majority stake in Advanced Theodolite Technology Inc. (ATT, Redmond, WA), which specializes in 3-D, large-scale metrology inspection services. This acquisition

DEARBORN, MI, April 15-The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has uploaded more than 60 SME videos to YouTube, generating more than 200,000 hits. “I like to think of YouTube as

PITTSBURGH, PA, April 14-Democratic Presidential Candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vowed to hold China and other offending countries accountable for unfair trade practices that disadvantage U.S. workers and manufacturers

MCLEAN, VA, April 14-February U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $308.50 million, according to AMT, the Association for Manufacturing Technology, and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association. This total, as

OSCEOLA, WI, April 11-Northwire Inc., manufacturer of industrial-grade technical cable, has relocated and expanded its Asian operations. The new facility, located in Jiangsu Province, China, includes a 5,300-square-foot warehouse and

Knoxville, TN, April 9-Modus Metrology Services, a part of Omega Energy Services, has moved to its new facility in Knoxville, TN, and will be operational and accepting work by June