PCB Piezotronics recently announced that it has opened a sales and technical support facility, located in Novi, MI, devoted exclusively to the global automotive test market, including vehicle NVH and dynamics, vehicle and component durability, legislative and safety, crash, and powertrain testing applications.
Appointed to lead this newly formed division as Director of Sales & Marketing […]

AZCentral.Com has published an interesting story on the city of Mesa annexing the former GM Proving Grounds. The article notes:
GM in 2004 sold 1,800 of the 5,000 acres that make up the proving grounds to Pacific Proving for $45 million. The company is headed by William Levine, a billboard mogul, who has applied for annexation […]

dSPACE Inc. has moved its North American headquarters from Novi, Michigan, to a newly refurbished facility at 50131 Pontiac Trail, Wixom, Michigan, 48393.
dSPACE purchased the two-story, 35,000 square-foot building, formerly occupied by Durr Environmental, in January. Renovations have been ongoing at dSPACE’s new premises for the past six months. The new facility also includes expanded […]

GE Inspection Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire phoenix|x-ray, which manufactures high-resolution computed tomography (CT) / X-Ray technology used in non-destructive testing (NDT) applications. The transaction, terms of which are not being disclosed, will be completed upon receipt of regulatory approvals.
The acquisition will broaden GE’s offerings for NDT customers in various industries, including […]

The LXI Consortium announced that its next General Meeting will be held in Beijing, China, June 19-21, 2007, the first General Meeting to be held in Asia. The Consortium’s goal is to develop a solid LXI user base in the region to promote adoption of the test instrument technology and learn more about applications particular […]

Cadence and Advantest recently announced a partnership to deliver a methodology for zero-defect testing of digital automotive electronics. If successful, the partnership will enable faster time-to-market and more complete testing of complex digital devices for new automobiles.
Using Advantest’s automated test equipment (ATE) platforms, the collaboration combines traditional analog part average testing (PAT) techniques […]

What was the Schaffner Group’s Test Systems Division became an independent company on November 27, 2006 and has changed its name to Teseq. After Schaffner decided last year to focus on its components business and divest its test systems activities, key employees seized the opportunity to propose what has become a successful management buyout of […]

Agilent and Acqiris SA recently announced they have signed an agreement for Agilent to acquire Acqiris. The transaction is subject to standard closing conditions. Financial details were not disclosed.
Acqiris’ products include digitizers, time-to-digital converters and waveform analyzers with high resolution and high-speed performance. The company also offers software, integration and development support as well […]

TUV SUD America, a testing and certification services recently acquired EST Testing Solutions, an environmental and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing company specializing in providing services to the automotive and furniture industries.
For more information, visit the TUV website or the EST website.

Melexis (MELE.BT), a Belgian manufacturer of automotive semiconductors, recently opened its new testing facility in Sofia, Bulgaria. Melexis cited the strong growth of the company and the increasingly demanding requirements for the need for increased testing capacity and new state-of-the-art testing equipment at its facililty in Sofia.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev officially inaugurated the 12,000 […]