(ASTM: W. Conshohocken, PA) -- The eighth edition of the ASTM International Manual on Presentation of Data and Control Chart Analysis is now available.

(Renishaw: Gloucestershire, UK) -- Renishaw advances technology in laser interferometer calibration with the “lean design” XL-80 system.

With the lines between work and nonwork already badly frayed, Gartner Inc. predicts that the nature of work will undergo 10 key changes through 2020.

(Veeco Instruments Inc.: Plainview, NY) -- Veeco Instruments Inc. has announced that it has agreed to sell its metrology business to Bruker Corp., a provider of high-performance scientific instruments and solutions for molecular and materials research, for $229 million in cash.

As every company knows, workplace information—production schedules, customer requirements, engineering specifications, operational methods, tooling and fixtures, material procurement, work-in-process, and the thousand other details on which the daily life of the ente

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- NIST will use the new ultra-dark detector, described in a new paper in Nano Letters, to make precision laser power measurements for advanced technologies such as optical communications, laser-base

In an open letter, Douglas K. Woods, president of The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) urges Congress and the administration to help rebuild the U.S. manufacturing sector.
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(Extensible CAD Technologies: Raleigh, NC) -- Extensible CAD Technologies announces a new release of InspectionXpert for Solid Edge.

(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, has agreed with Emerson Process Mana

(Palisade: Ithaca, NY) -- Risk and decision analysis software specialist, Palisade Corp., has announced its decision to sponsor the Society of Decision Professionals www.decisionprofessionals.com.