(SGS: Fairfield, NJ) -- With the shrimp harvesting season now underway in the Gulf of Mexico, an improvement in the seafood situation can be observed, leading to hopes within the shrimp industry of a significant rebound in production.

As my quest for knowledge and understanding of the real world continues, I decided to meet with an old professor of mine.

Napoleon Hill is credited with popularizing the concept of the mastermind group in his motivational book, Think and Grow Rich, which was first published in 1937 during the Great Depression.

(Cognex Corp.: Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. has announced its next-generation OmniView 360° inspection system, now with color and five-megapixel, high-resolution cameras.

(Z Corp.: Burlington, MA) -- Manufacturers are saving time, cutting costs, and developing superior products using 3-D printing, rapid prototyping, and 3-D laser scanning in their work—topics that Z Corp. will explore in depth Oct.

(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the world’s largest developer of voluntary international standards for business, government, and society, has just published a new handbook giving guidance to national standards bodies (NSBs) on how to finance their activ

(Extensible CAD Technologies: Raleigh, NC) -- Extensible CAD Technologies has announced that GoEngineer has joined the Extensible CAD Technologies Reseller Program for its Office2PDM and InspectionXpert product lines and will work wi

(The Quality Group: Atlanta, GA) -- The Quality Group (TQG) has announced the release of The Health Care Series, which is process improvement (lean Six Sigma) training for the health care professional.

(Cornell University: Ithaca, NY) -- In a major boost for X-ray science and accelerator physics, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has committed about $109 million toward Cornell University’s continued operation of an X-ray synchrotron facility.

(AMT: McLean, VA) -- August U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $246.42 million, according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology  (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA). This total, as reported by companies participating in the U.S.