SOUTHFIELD, MI-Developed jointly by Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp., the Advanced Product Quality Planning & Control Plan Reference Manual Second Edition (APQP) provides common guidelines for a product quality plan and control plans leading to product that satisfies customer expectations.

CHICAGO-Prime Advantage, a buying consortium for mid-sized industrial manufacturers, has announced the findings of its second Group Outlook Survey, revealing the top economic concerns for the second half of 2008. Raw material and energy costs continue to top the list of cost pressure concerns, but this time they have become an overwhelming worry among North American manufacturers.

PARIS, September 30-Creaform, developer and manufacturer of handheld laser scanners, and Metrologic Group, independent 3-D control software publisher, have announced the rollout of a new partnership. Metrologic has developed a

BELLINGHAM, WA, September-Tomos Technologies Inc., provider of X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning services, has opened a new industrial CT scanning center in Bellingham, WA, offering high-resolution scanning and analysis to

MINNEAPOLIS, September 23-Stratasys, manufacturer of additive fabrication machines and prototype parts, announces the availability of new material options for its direct digital manufacturing and prototyping machines. For the FDM 360mc,

WASHINGTON, D.C., and ARLINGTON, VA, September 22-The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) – ACLASS brand announce that ACLASS will begin accrediting testing laboratories

Creaform, developer and manufacturer of the Handyscan 3-D self-positioning handheld laser scanners, has been ranked the 22nd fastest growing technology company in Canada in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, which

CHICAGO-The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2008 has posted its strongest showing since 2000. Total registration for the 6-day event, which ran from September 8 to 13 at McCormick Place

MATERIALS PARK, OH - The cooperative Visiting Lecturer program of ASM International and the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) is seeking lecturers for 2009.Qualified lecturers are ASM members who visit

HOUSTON - Ashtead Technology Rentals Ltd, a high-technology rental equipment supplier specializing in the supply of rental equipment for offshore positioning and surveying, remote visual inspection, nondestructive testing and environmental