By Amanda Earing, News Editor, Manufacturing.net

 

Author of “Lean Safety: Transforming Your Safety Culture with Lean Management” Robert Hafey, talks about his book and offers insighton how lean can improve your company’s safety program and pave the way for additional changes to your operations using lean management.

Aerospace company has scheduled a test flight for the second 787 jetliner on Tuesday at 8:45 a.m., as long as flight conditions cooperate.

Chinese automaker said it wants to explore further cooperation with GM's Saab, including 'new energy vehicles,' after purchasing car and engine technology from Saab.

Windmill blade maker says it signed a five-year contract to produce a minimum of 1,800 windmill blades in the U.S. for Samsung, which is launching a new line of wind turbines.

Unusually cold weather has caused shortfalls of power and natural gas in Shanghai and parts of central China, local government reports said.

Showdown between world's two largest polluters loomed over U.N. climate talks as China accused the U.S. and other rich nations of backsliding on pledges to fight global warming.

Recent poll shows more Americans believe steps taken to reduce global warming pollution would create jobs and help the U.S. economy more than hurt it.

Top negotiator for Machinists union says he was told that Pratt & Whitney's repair plant was not targeted for closure, although he saw a company document saying otherwise.

Automaker has offered buyout or retirement incentive packages to all of its 41,000 U.S. hourly workers as it tries to further reduce its factory work force.

Chinese police detained American engineer for over a year on accusations he misused trade secrets in latest case of vague secrecy laws being used against Americans in China.

October U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $152.68 million, down 2.8 percent from September, and down 49 percent from October 2008.

Dorel Juvenile Group recalled 447,000 of infant car seat carriers, including some with Eddie Bauer and Disney logos, after reports of the carrier's handle coming loose.

More than 2 million Simplicity drop-side cribs have been recalled so far because of problems with their plastic hardware that can lead to a suffocation risk.

Italian carmaker Fiat signed an agreement to take over the Zastava car factory in Serbia, with an initial investment of $142 million and plans to make up to 200,000 cars per year.

Italian automaker will restructure its industrial network to increase production from this year's 650,000 to a range between 800,000 and 1 million over the next three years.

Additional tariffs on imports of European carbon steel fasteners range from 16.8 percent to 24.6 percent and take effect Dec. 28, Beijing announced.

Beijing expressed disappointment Tuesday at a WTO ruling that it is illegally restricting imports of movies, music and books.