STADTRODA, GERMANY - Allied Vision Technologies is acquiring 100% of the shares of the Canadian camera manufacturer Prosilica Inc. as of July 31, 2008. The participants have agreed to keep

BOULDER, CO, July 24-The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Conference of Standards Laboratories (NCSL) International announce that ANSI/NCSL Z540.3-2006 Requirements for the Calibration of Measuring and Test

GENEVA, July 15-The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a combined book and CD giving organizations advice on how to make integrated use of management system standards. “The Integrated

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI, July 25-Hexagon Metrology has acquired Advanced Digital Measurement Works, LLC (Santa Ana, CA). Advanced Digital Measurement Works was originally part of the Surveyor’s Service Company (Servco), also

CHICAGO-Prime Advantage, a buying consortium for midsized industrial manufacturers, announced the findings of its second Group Outlook Survey, revealing the top economic concerns for the second half (H2) of 2008.

NEWTOWN, CT-TUV Rheinland of North America has been reaccredited for AS 9100B quality management systems certification by the American National Accreditation Body (ANAB). As of July 1, 2008, TÜVRheinland’s Quality

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- Hexagon has entered into an agreement to acquire the Chinese company Serein Metrology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Serein Metrology develops and produces a range of advanced precision measuring

ECUBLENS, SWITZERLAND - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., manufacturer of scientific instruments, announces the addition of its OES and X-ray Product Demonstration Center, located in its Training Institute in West Palm

TROY, MI-Global provider of nondestructive testing equipment and services, Test Equipment Distributors (TED) has appointed David Jaeger as sales engineer. Jaeger is now responsible for sales and technical support in

PARMA, MI - Applus+ announces the acquisition of JanX Integrity Group, a nondestructive testing and inspection (NDTI) company. JanX will be integrated in the Applus RTD Group, strengthening its strategic