(Newport Corp.: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in lasers and photonics solutions that “Make, Manage and Measure Light,” has announced its new vacuum-compatible LTA series actuators and the URS50B rotation stage for research and industry.

(Global Industry Analysts Inc.: San Jose, CA) -- Global Industry Analysts Inc.

(ClearEdge3D: Marshall, VA) -- Do you frequently face challenging, field-to-finish deadlines? Would you like to improve your firm’s workflow efficiency so that you can win more projects? Does adopting new technology offer as many potential risks for you as rewards?

(Asia Pacific Quality Organization) -- The Armand V. Feigenbaum Lifetime Achievement Medal is being established by the Asia Pacific Quality Organization and the Walter L. Hurd Foundation.

(FDAnews: Falls Church, VA) -- FDAnews and LearningPlus are presenting an interactive workshop, From Training to Learning: Improving GMP Performance, to be held Oct. 26–27, 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Customer satisfaction across three durable goods industries stalled in 2011, with the majority of companies staying almost exactly where they were in 2010, according to a recent report by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

(Nikon: Melville, NY) -- Nikon has announced the winners of the 2011 Small World Photomicrography Competition, with this year’s top honors going to Igor Siwanowicz, Ph.D., with a micrograph that demonstrates the beauty in “ugly.”

(FDAnews: Falls Church, VA) -- The interactive workshop, Clinical Quality Assurance Roles and Responsibilities for Auditors and Managers, scheduled for Nov.

(APQO: Chicago) -- Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO) has announced the World Class Winners of the Global Performance Excellence Awards.

(Pinpoint: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing a precision adjustable shim called the Microshim.