(Courtesy of Edmunds AutoObserver) DETROIT, MI-General Motors will invest $325 million to upgrade a Michigan factory to produce GM electric-vehicle components, as the U.S. automaker looks to expand its inventory

NEW YORK, NY– Global cross-border transactions made up a majority of global industrial manufacturing merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the third quarter of 2011 as companies looked to new,

MADISON HEIGHTS, MI– DME Co., a manufacturer of mold technologies, is now accepting applications for the DME Plastics University scholarship program. The program is designed to support the plastics industry

ROCKFORD, IL– Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), the charitable foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA), elected a new slate of officers at its recent meeting. Traci Tapani,

ROCHESTER, NY-Transcat, Inc., a distributor of professional grade handheld test and measurement instruments and accredited provider of calibration, repair and other measurement services, has appointed Lee D. Rudow to the

PLYMOUTH, MI– Perceptron, Inc. is celebrating its 30-year anniversary in October as a global noncontact measurement and inspection solutions company in the automotive industry. Perceptron was founded in 1981 with

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI-Hexagon Metrology today announced the relocation of its Michigan Precision Center to a purpose built, state-of-the-art facility in Wixom, MI. Located in a campus-like setting, Hexagon’s new 26,000-square-foot

DEERFIELD, IL-Quality Magazine is extending the deadline for its Plant and Professional of the Year contests to Tuesday, Nov. 15. The Quality Professional of the Year will be profiled at

MILPITAS, CA-Nanometrics Inc., a provider of advanced process control metrology systems, has announced financial results for its third quarter ended October 1, 2011. Highlights for the quarter include: Revenues of

RENTON, WA- Microscan, a global technology leader for track, trace, and control solutions, announces that it recently received its 100th U.S. patent, marking a significant milestone in the company’s history