Austin Weber

To increase production, speed turnaround and enhance new product development, Multicore Solders, a division of Loctite Corp., will move its manufacturing, technical support and customer service operations to a facility in Industry, CA.

Espec Corp. has posted environmental test requirements for telecommunications equipment on its Web site.

STIK-II Products, a manufacturer of pressure sensitive foam tapes, has purchased Richards, Parents & Murray Inc. (RPM, Mount Vernon, NY).

According to the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association, U.S. machine tool consumption totaled $268 million.

Alan Hedge, Ph.D., is a leading expert on ergonomics and repetitive motion injuries.

When faced with manufacturing a complex ignition switch component for an auto manufacturer, Bebusch (Haslach, Germany) turned to Stapla Ultrasonics (Wilmington, MA).

U.S. machine tool sales in April totaled $180.37 million, that's a decrease of 38.6 percent compared with March sales and a decrease of 39.2 percent compared with April 2000 sales.

This year marks the 125th anniversary of one of the most important trade shows ever: the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.

A record number of exhibitors and attendees participated in the recent Optical Fiber Conference (OFC) in Anaheim, CA.

Once known primarily for rugged kitchenware, such as casserole dishes, Corning Inc. (Corning, NY) is now the world's leading producer of optical fiber, which it pioneered more than 30 years ago.