This weeks news and information on manufacturing in Central Massachusetts

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Manufacturers reaching out to traditional high schoolers

Businesses, schools reaching out to non-vocational students and displaced workers to get them interested in manufacturing careers.

Q&A Insights

Holliston firms seek to revolutionize temperature sensors

Holliston sensors manufacturer Nanmac Corp. was purchased in 2014 by the Patriot Worldwide, and is now providing sensors to the likes of Boeing and Saint-Gobain.

WPI team finalists in $1M NASA robot challenge

A team of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students, faculty and staff are among 20 finalists in a NASA-sponsored robotics challenge -- the only such team from a university, the space agency announced Tuesday.

Manufacturers can earn $3,500 with National Grid program

National Grid on Tuesday said it is looking for volunteer companies for its pilot program where business, including manufacturers, in Massachusetts and Rhode Island can earn up to $3,500 by reducing their energy use during peak times.

FLEXcon partners with Needham firm

Spencer adhesives manufacturer FLEXcon will partner with a Needham company to create new technology for life-support systems, the firm said Tuesday.

ReWalk faces fraud suit

A securities fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against ReWalk Robotics in a Massachusetts federal court.