Program offers new skills and hope for manufacturing industry

Dunkermotoren GmbH joined Ametek as part of the Precision Motion Control division of Ametek's Electromechanical Group.

IFS has signed an agreement with the owners of Metrix LLC to purchase 100% of the membership interests.

The acquisition of Thomas & Betts advances ABB's strategy of expanding its Low Voltage Products division into new geographies, sectors and products.

Automation Technology in Process Manufacturing 2012 is a new conference that will focus on applying automation and control technology in process manufacturing.

The Eurozone manufacturing downturn took a further turn for the worse in April, according to Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI.

Manufacturing Executive, the global community for manufacturing leadership and producer of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit and Awards program, announced the program's top honorees at the 2012 Manufacturing Leadership 100 Awards ceremony.

Join ARC Advisory Group analysts who will speak about the results of the joint survey, conducted by Plant Services and ARC Advisory Group, on predictive maintenance technology.

Schneider Electric has signed an agreement to acquire M&C Energy Group, a company specialized in energy procurement and sustainability services for both multinationals and small- to medium-sized enterprises.

Payroll employment rose by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.1%.

Labor productivity decreased at a 0.5% annual rate during the first quarter of 2012.