MILWAUKEE-The American Society for Quality has launched a video contest for engineers and quality control professionals. The video should show how quality tools have made a positive impact on their workplaces and communities. MORE
BOSTON-The property, machinery and other assets of Evergreen Solar’s assembly plants in Devens, MA, and String Plant in Midland, MI, will be auctioned off Nov. 1. The deadline for bids is Oct. 26. MORE
SAN FRANCISCO-The deadline is quickly approaching for companies that purchased SRAM memory indirectly between Nov. 1, 1996 and Dec. 31, 2006 to join a class action settlement and potentially be eligible to receive a portion of $40 million in settlement money. MORE
ANN ARBOR, MI-A new camera interface standard that is based on the USB 3.0 interface (SuperSpeed USB) is being developed specifically for machine vision systems. MORE
MILWAUKEE-The bankruptcy of high-profile and government-backed Solyndra has cast a shadow over solar power at a time when demand for the industry’s products is rising. With the rapidly falling cost of solar panels, the U.S. market is growing. MORE
WINDSOR, ON-Engine parts shortages which caused cancellation of all three shifts today at Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly plant could continue intermittently for the remainder of the month, said CAW Local 444 president Rick Laporte. MORE
TOKYO-Mazda Motor and Sumitomo Metal Industries have developed new vehicle components made from 1,800 MPa ultra-high tensile steel. The super strength steel will debut in the all-new Mazda CX-5 crossover SUV, which will debut in early 2012. MORE
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