(Perceptron: Plymouth, MI) -- Perceptron Inc., developer of noncontact 3D machine vision instruments and software solutions for industrial measurement, inspection, and robot guidance applications, has reached agreements to acquire two European metrology companies.

Will Bacon, advanced delivery program manager at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, answers questions on how specialized delivery services can enhance customers’ businesses by better managing inventoried items.

One of the positive peripheral results from the flurry of reactions to the movie The Interview, was a media focus on cyber-terrorism. The recognition of cyber-attacks has been slow to evolve but is gaining traction.

For a few years—back in the early ‘80s—I fell prey to information automation fascination.

What relationship do the various functions and personnel in your organization have with your quality group? Is it collaborative, adversarial, or one of total domination? It can be a slippery slope that runs from successful to disastrous.