LEUVEN, BELGIUM-Metris announces the simultaneous acquisition of LK Ltd. (Derby, UK), 3D Scanners Ltd. (London) and Arc Second Inc. (Virginia, WA). Total funds in excess of 35 million euro have been raised to finance the acquisition and integration of the three privately held companies.
One of the highlights of Reed's Assembly Technology Expo China 2006 (August 29 to 31, Shenzhen Exhibition and Convention Center) will be the Quality Expo China 2006, which brings together the cumulative knowledge of professional engineers and experts.
UNTERENTFELDEN, SWITZERLAND-The Metrology Division of Leica Geosystems has been integrated as an additional business line within the present Hexagon Metrology organization.
MCLEAN,VA -November U.S. machine tool consumption totaled $245.04 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association (AMTDA), and The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT).
DENVER-Decisioneering Inc. announces that Advanced Integrated Technologies Group Inc. (AIT Group) has become a member of Decisioneering's Six Sigma Partner Program.
MIAMI-Rudy Giuliani's speech, "The Best of Leadership at the 7th Annual Worst of Times," earned him a standing ovation from the packed audience at the 7th Annual Six Sigma Summit, January 23 to 26.
CHARLOTTE, NC-Responding to industry requests, the B46 committee has created a simplified "Executive Summary" surface metrology guideline to be included in future standards.
YXLON International (Hamburg, Germany) has won a contract from The Boeing Co. to provide a Digital Imaging X-Ray System, model Y.Multiplex-FR 5500, for use in the Boeing commercial airplanes fabrication division.
WHITE PLAINS, NY-America is facing a crisis in the fields of science, engineering and technology. The U.S. workforce in these fields is on the verge of retiring in record numbers, and education does not prepare enough secondary school students to fill the looming gap. The result is a severe shortage of engineering college graduates, according to speakers at a symposium hosted November 14 to 16, 2005, by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME).
WICHITA, KS-Engineers represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, have approved a three-year contract with The Boeing Co.'s Wichita Integrated Defense Systems.