(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) --  MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma (LSS) training and blended learning support technologies, will host “The Art of Distance Coaching,” a free, one-hour Master Black Belt (MBB) webcast, on Thurs., Oct. 13, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. EDT.

(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies, a global provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has launched the Real Men Wear Pink campaign, which includes an online message board to raise money for breast cancer research.

(Banner Engineering: Minneapolis) -- Banner Engineering Corp., manufacturer of the most complete, integrated, and advanced line of photo eyes, sensors, wireless sensors, vision sensors, vision lighting, machine safety, and indicator lights, has introduced the

(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- A new camera interface standard that is based on the USB 3.0 interface (SuperSpeed USB) is being developed specifically for the global machine vision market.

(ATS: Norwood, MA) -- Advanced Thermal Solutions Inc.

(Newport: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Ophir Optronics Ltd. (“Ophir”), a global leader in precision infrared optics, photonics instrumentation, and 3-D noncontact measurement equipment, for $8.43 per share in cash.

(Elysium: Southfield, MI) -- With almost 250 participants already registered for the third annual Boeing/Northrop Grumman Global Product Data Interoperability Summit, the list of speakers has now been released (see below).

(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The International Conference for Vision Guided Robotics (ICVGR), sponsored by the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) and the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), focuses on the successful implementation of vision-guided robotics for a variety of industries.

(EPA Alliance Training Group: Houston) -- The EPA Alliance Training Group, provider of cost-effective environmental training to the private and government sectors, is offering the “ISO 14001 EMS Workshop: Auditing and Conformance” in Orlando, Florida, Jan. 11–13, 2012.

(ASQ: Milwaukee, WI) -- Global responsibility and consumer awareness lead the list of key forces that provide opportunities and challenges for quality to influence and affect change in the future, according to the 2011 Future of Quality Study from the American Society for Qual