(Story via Edmunds AutoObserver ) DETROIT-Detroit-based automakers will hire more than 30,000 new workers in the next four years, reversing years of declining employment in the ranks of Ford Motor

MINNEAPOLIS-PPT Vision, a machine vision technologies company, has announced that Datalogic S.p.A., a globally recognized leader in automatic data capture and industrial automation, has agreed to acquire PPT Vision. According

(Story via Edmunds AutoObserver ) DUNDEE, MI-Chrysler Group LLC is laying off workers and reducing output at its engine plant in Dundee, MI, that makes 1.4-liter 4-cylinder engines for the

CHENNAI, INDIA-Caterpillar Inc. will build a $150 million engine manufacturing facility in India that will produce Perkins branded 4000 Series engines. Perkins is a subsidiary of Caterpillar. The company is

NEW KENSINGTON, PA- West Penn Testing Group , a supplier of material testing services, has been qualified by Siemens to provide automated-DGS, waveform-capture, contact ultrasonic testing (UT) for land-based, gas-turbine

Nanometrics, a provider of advanced process control metrology solutions and inspection systems for fabrication of LEDs, semiconductors, solar photovoltaics and data storage devices has acquired Nanda Technologies of Munich, Germany.

MILWAUKEE, WI- While 66% of manufacturers expect to experience revenue growth in 2012, many say the recovering economy will remain a major hurdle to operations, according to a recent ASQ

MILWAUKEE, WI- The Baldrige Foundation remains committed to supporting the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program in 2012, despite the elimination of federal funding for the program. Last week, Congress passed and

EATONTOWN, NJ-The Department of Veterans Affairs, Technology Acquisition Center, has selected and contracted with Proquis Inc. (Schaumburg IL) to supply, install, configure and implement its electronic document control and quality

ATHOL, MA-The L.S. Starrett Co has acquired Bytewise Development Corp. located in Columbus, GA, a manufacturer of metrology products. Bytewise designs, develops and manufactures noncontact, industrial measurement systems and software