(The Conference Board: New York) -- The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence, which had improved during the first quarter of this year, decreased during the second quarter. The measure now stands at 47, down from 63 last quarter.

(HDL Inc.: Richmond, VA) -- Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc.

(Sunnen: St. Louis) -- Sunnen Products will introduce and demonstrate bore gauges with new large-readout electronic indicators.

(ISPE: Tampa, FL) -- The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) has released its new guidance relating to the design, construction, and commissioning and qualification of packaging, labeling, and warehousing (PACLAW) facilities.

(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies, the globally trusted source for 3D measurement technology, has announced the newest and most accurate addition to its FaroArm lineup, the Prime arm.

(Jossey-Bass: San Francisco) -- Led by China and India, the rise of emerging Asia is transforming the structure of the global economy. By 2025, if not sooner, China will almost certainly overtake the United States to become the world's largest economy.

(Renishaw: New Mills, UK) -- On June 27, 2012, Renishaw PLC was presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2012 by Dame Janet Trotter, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.

(CCP: Beavercreek, OH) -- Certified Comparator Products (CCP), a division of Quality Vision International Inc. (QVI), has introduction of the CC-16L optical comparator.

(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- Olympus has premiered its IX3 line of inverted research microscopes, three systems that offer researchers flexibility to customize their microscopes.

(Build!IT: Montreal, Quebac, Canada) -- Build!IT Desktop is a CAD-to-part inspection software that enables quick and easy dimensional verification of manufactured parts and assemblies.