(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- As most of you have likely heard, the federal government is shutting down due to a lapse in funding.

(LNS Research: Cambridge, MA) -- LNS Research, a technology research firm focusing on the industrial space, has released its Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) Solution Selection Guide.

(Jenoptik Industrial Metrology, Rochester Hills, MI) -- Light and compact in design and easy to operate with long-lasting battery power, the Jenoptik W10 mobile surface roughness measuring system is ideally suited for measurements on the production line or machining cell.

(ShopBot) -- During the New York Maker Faire, which will run Sept 21–22, 2013, ShopBot and 100kSchools.org will be selling some very cool, flat-packed digitally fabricated furniture at the ShopBot booth to help support our friends at

(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Join Hexagon’s Live On Location event to learn the latest on SpatialAnalyzer, Leica Automated Solutions, PC-DMIS Touch, and much more. This three-day event will be held Oct.

(ACSI: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Automakers are not pleasing customers as much as they did a year ago, although pent-up demand is pushing strong sales, according to a recent report by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

(Ford Motor Co.: Dearborn, MI) -- The new F-Series trucks are the latest vehicles to benefit from Ford Motor Co.’s new dirt-detection technology to ensure optimal paint and surface quality.

(1factory: San Jose, CA) -- 1factory, Inc.

(Hexagon: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology has officially unveiled HexagonMetrologyU, the first e-learning portal designed to engage and support the metrology industry.