The Precision Metal-forming Association (PMA) praised House Small Business Committee Chairman Donald Manzullo for holding a hearing to probe the reasons behind the rapid raw material price increases being experienced by U.S. manufacturers.

More than 400 people crowded a ballroom in Washington, D.C., on March 9

Since 1934, when Mitutoyo began its operations with the vision of domestically manufacturing micrometers, the company has created various types of precision measuring equipment to respond to the industry's ever-changing needs.

Richard C. Peters was named the 2004 president of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).

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FARO Technologies Inc. was awarded the Euromold Gold Award, a European engineering honor.

DVT Corp., a provider of machine vision products, is a major associate sponsor for the 2004 NASCAR Busch Series season.

Business news from the quality industry.

Hexagon AB of Sweden has purchased the coordinate measuring machine business of Sheffield Automation LLC.

Arden L. Bement Jr. became acting director of the National Science Foundation on February 22, 2004.