BOSTON, MA-Precision Coating has opened a new high-volume facility here for applying plastic coatings to medical devices, such as guide wires, core wires, hypotubes and forming mandrels. MORE
CARLSBAD, CA-Nordson Asymtek, a supplier of dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, will broadcast its Technology Days program live from The Netherlands over the Internet June 8-9. MORE
CHICAGO-Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant is one of the first production lines to benefit from a $100 million global investment in new robot-based laser inspection technology. MORE
TOLEDO, OH-During a tour of the Chrysler assembly plant here, President Obama commended the automaker for repaying its government loans six years early. MORE
MANNHEIM, Germany-Older employees are much more productive than their younger counterparts, at least on the Mercedes assembly line that was the focus of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Mannheim in Germany. MORE
OSHAWA, ON-Thousands of Chevrolet Camaro owners and enthusiasts from across North America will be descending on the Oshawa Assembly Plant June 10-12 to celebrate the birthplace of the iconic sportscar. MORE
ANN ARBOR, MI-Sales of motion control equipment were 29 percent higher in the first quarter of 2011 than the same period in 2010, marking of the fifth straight quarther of year-on-year sales growth. MORE
WYTHEVILLE, VA-Evatran and Yazaki North America have signed an agreement to develop and market plugless recharging technology for electric vehicles. MORE
PARIS-Renault will install rooftop solar panels at its French assembly plants. The panels cover a total area of 450,000 square meters and have a power capacity of 60 megawatts. MORE