MCLEAN, VA-April U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $255.13 million, according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association (AMTDA). This total, as reported by

ORLANDO, FL-The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded grants totaling $4.5 million to five organizations affiliated with NIST's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to assist manufacturers in Gulf

DETROIT-AIAG announces the launch of its Supply Chain Institute, which will offer aptitude certification to validate and verify the effectiveness of Quality Core Tools training received from any organization. Every

NEW YORK-Two-thirds of U.S. industrial manufacturers are absorbing higher energy costs, rather than passing them through to customers, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' latest manufacturing barometer. These companies predict that energy costs

People News-Power Fasteners Inc. (Brewster, NY) has expanded its engineering capabilities with the appointment of Patrick D. Buckley as staff engineer. Buckley earned a bachelor's degree in industrial technology from

The American Society for Quality (ASQ, Milwaukee) joined the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients, including ASQ members Richland College, Dallas; Sunny Fresh Foods, Monticello, MN; and DynMcDermott,

Rochester, NY-Quality Vision International Inc. (QVI), a vision metrology company, broke ground on April 12 for a new facility that will be the headquarters for its Kotem Technologies division

NORWALK, CT-Quality Expo China 2006, to be held August 29 to 31, 2006, provides the newest quality-related tools, technologies, equipment and services that manufacturers need for quality improvement and assurance.

PASADENA, CA-A new robotic arm destined to dig deep into Mars' polar crust has been completed by Alliance Spacesystems Inc. (ASI), and delivered-one month early-to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

LEUVEN, BELGIUM-Metris has been selected by Frost & Sullivan as the recipient of the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Growth Strategy Leadership of the Year Award for its strategies toward