SEATTLE – Tentative agreement was reached today between the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, and the Boeing Co. on new four-year contracts covering 21,000

BARRINGTON, NJ- Edmund Optics (EO) has been awarded $2.32 million in federal funding to improve manufacturing technology for infrared (IR) aspheric optics. The new Army funding will be used to

HANNOVER, GERMANY - At the EuroBLECH trade fair in Hannover, Dr.-Ing. Norbert Stein, president and sole shareholder of Vitronic GmbH, presented the Vintec Award 2008 to Guenter Kasper, head of

NEWTOWN, CT, November 7-Testing, assessment and certification provider TÜVRheinland has expanded its scope of accreditation for CB Scheme medical device testing to include the IEC 60601-1, 3rd edition, Medical Electrical

CAMARILLO, CA, November 11-Surfware Inc., developer of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) software, has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), patent number 7451013 for

MCLEAN, VA, November 10-September U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $439.51 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA) and the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This total, as

HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND, October 20-Leica Geosystems, provider to the industrial metrology market and a Hexagon Metrology company, is among the top 10 candidates for the Prodex Award 2008. This annual award

GAITHERSBURG, MD- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that applications are being considered for expert reviewers for the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Each year

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 7-National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO John Engler stressed the need to provide immediate support to the automotive industry. In a statement, Engler said: The

WATERBURY, CT, and HOLLIS, NH, October 31-Haydon, manufacturer of motor miniaturization, announces a merger with Kerk, manufacturer of non-ball lead screw, linear rails and actuator systems. Together, the two companies