COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Henrik Ilsby has been appointed senior vice president for global sales and marketing at JAI, a worldwide provider of camera solutions for industrial, scientific, medical, defense, traffic

NEWBURYPORT, MA - Allied Vision Technologies announced the expansion of its North-American operations at the Vision Show in Phoenix from March 31 to April 2. Following the acquisition of Prosilica

MONTREAL - Stephen Thacker has been appointed director of sales for North America by Meta Vision Systems Inc. (Montreal). The company designs and manufactures laser- and camera-based systems for automating

BELLEVUE, WA - Paccar reported lower revenues and net income for the first quarter of 2009,” says Mark C. Pigott, chairman and chief executive officer. “Paccar’s results reflect the impact

OKLAHOMA CITY-Lockheed Martin Corp. has awarded Hebco Inc. the Lockheed Martin Corp. Star Supplier - Facility Award, recognizing Hebco as one of its top-performing suppliers. Lockheed Martin representatives presented the

MUNICH, GERMANY - The 2009 "GenICam & GigE Vision Technical Meeting" took place in Munich, Germany, April 21 to 24. The event with machine vision experts from the whole world

GAITHERSBURG, MD-The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reports that it will receive $610 million as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The agency says it will use the funds for programs that support U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The United States ranked eighth in innovation leadership among 110 countries, according to a report produced jointly by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the Manufacturing Institute (MI), the NAM’s nonpartisan research affiliate.

CHANTILLY, VA-InfinityQS International, provider of SPC software and services, has committed to donate $1 million to Memphis, TN-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, research and treatment center for pediatric cancer and other childhood diseases.

CHICAGO-Prime Advantage, buying consortium for midsized industrial manufacturers, has announced the findings of its first Group CFO Survey, conducted in January 2009, revealing the top financial concerns of its member companies’ chief financial officers for 2009.