Corning Incorporated has placed an order with ITAM-Salem Furnaces, a unit of Techint Technologies in Pitt-sburgh, PA, for engineering and materials to modify a large assembly furnace.

Johnson Controls, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, celebrated 30 years of high standard quality in products, design, facilities, operation and maintenance in Mexico with a customer appreciation event at the Museum de NiEo in Mexico City.

Wall Colmonoy Corporation, Madison Heights, MI, has moved its product group to an expanded new facility in Los Lunas, New Mexico.

Leybold Inficon, E. Syracuse, NY, became a new company under the name INFICON on July 1, 2000.

The aftermarket activities of NTN Bearing Corporation, Mt. Prospect, IL, have been reorganized into a separate business unit . . .

Effective April 15, 2000, Ruhrgas Industries GmbH, the parent company of Ipsen International, has expanded its Global Thermal Group portfolio with the strategic acquisition of Vacuum Furnace Systems (VFS), Souderton, PA.

Hoeganaes Corporation, Cinna-minson, NJ, has exercised a call option with respect to the 20 percent minority interest presently owned by Höganäs AB of Sweden.

The Ford Q1 Award has been presented to TOCCO Inc., Boaz, AL, for sustained excellence in systems and performance metrics.

The Industrial Automation and Control business of Honeywell, Phoenix, AZ, has signed a three-year plus, global alliance agreement with Conoco Inc.

Manufacturing companies of all sizes will now have access to "lean manufacturing" training previously available to only large companies,