(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) announces the expansion of its accreditation activities to encompass special inspection agencies in New York City.

(Agilent Technologies: Santa Clara, CA) -- Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced the 708-DS Dissolution Apparatus, a quality control instrument that can be configured for manual and automated applications.

(AMETEK Inc.: Paoli, PA) -- AMETEK Inc. has acquired Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC, a global provider of weathering test instruments and related testing and consulting services, from Industrial Growth Partners for approximately $159 million in cash.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Researchers are characterizing a new technique as a neat solution to the “needle in a haystack” problem of nanoscale microscopy, but it’s more like using a flashlight to find a coffee table in the dark instead of walking around until you fall over it.

Ken Appel is the manager of regulated industries for Veriteq.

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efore Michael Mercer established his consulting company, he accumulated more than 30 years of quality improvement experience at 3M. That experience led him to develop a deep trust in the power of Minitab Statistical Software.

(LEI: Cambridge, MA) --

(Reverseengineering.com: La Jolla, California) -- Reverseengineering.com has announced that its 2011 CAD-integrated software plug-in is now available.

(Factory Strategies Group: Morro Bay, CA) -- Factory Strategies Group has released its new Lean Enterprise Strategy Kit to support the strategic planning efforts at organizations and smaller companies.

(Creaform: Lévis, Quebec) -- Creaform, a technology company offering 3-D engineering services and innovative 3-D scanners, has acquired Genicad, a leading Québec City company specializing in engineering, digital and mechanical design, project management, and technical drawing.