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Some Unions Now Angry About Health Care Overhaul
May 24, 2013 | by Sam Hananel, Associated Press | News | Comments
When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the new law — problems that they say could jeopardize the health benefits offered to millions of their members.
Study: No Higher Cancer Rate At Conn. Pratt Plant
May 23, 2013 8:49 pm | by Stephen Singer, AP Business Writer | News | Comments
The researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Illinois at Chicago said...
New Rules For Labeling Meat Go Into Effect In U.S.
May 24, 2013 7:45 am | by M.L. Johnson, Associated Press | News | Comments
Shoppers in the U.S. will soon have more information about where their meat comes from after new...
GM Aims New Chevy Cruze Diesel At Volkswagen Jetta
May 24, 2013 7:42 am | by Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer | News | Comments
Diesel cars attract buyers with high gas mileage, quick acceleration at any speed, and a long...
Allied Motion Introduces Small Brushless Dual-Shaft Motor
May 24, 2013 1:19 pm | Products | CommentsAllied Motion has introduced the KinetiMax 32EB-DS brushless DC motor for double-sided applications. According to the company, the outer rotor motor and two identical bearings helps enable it to handle high side loads on both ends of the motor.
China, Switzerland To Seal Free Trade Deal
May 24, 2013 10:48 am | News | CommentsChinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Switzerland to sign a free trade pact with the Alpine nation — the first comprehensive agreement the country has reached with a major western economy. Li met with Swiss officials Friday in Bern, where he is due to ink the deal after three years of talks.
Wheelchair Lift Out Of Wis. Promises More Access
May 24, 2013 10:44 am | by Carrie Antlfinger, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe invention process started about three years ago when the principal at Emerson Elementary School in Madison, Karen Kepler, told a school donor on a tour that her biggest wish was to have her building accessible to everyone. All four entrances to the 93-year-old building had stairs.
France Won't Force Companies To Cap Executive Pay
May 24, 2013 9:34 am | by Sarah DiLorenzo, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsFinance Minister Pierre Moscovici announced Friday that the government no longer plans to push for a law to cap executive salaries in the private sector. Instead, Moscovici told reporters that he was in discussions with business leaders and he hoped companies would agree to institute their own limits. He did not give details.
NMHG Drives Down Product Costs With Deeper Insight
May 24, 2013 9:27 am | by Julie Driscoll, Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Product Management, aPriori | Articles | CommentsAs a leading manufacturer with over $2.5 billion in global sales, NMHG sets the bar high for designing and delivering world-class products. NMHG faces stiff competition in North America, Europe and Japan, and more recently in China. Product quality and cost management have always been key measures for the company, and a recent collaboration with aPriori helped engineers keep product development costs down while increasing quality.
Durable Goods Orders Rise 3.3 Percent
May 24, 2013 8:45 am | by Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer | News | CommentsU.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for military and civilian aircraft and an increase in business investment. The Commerce Department says durable goods orders rose 3.3 percent last month after a 5.9 decline in March.
Stricken Japan Nuke Plant Struggles To Keep Staff
May 24, 2013 8:28 am | by Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsKeeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely decommission it.
Health Canada: Voluntary Recall Of Children's Medicine
May 24, 2013 8:03 am | News | CommentsSome child fever medicine has been recalled because of concerns with the quality of one of the ingredients produced in China. Health Canada says Prestige Brands is voluntarily recalling their products that include acetaminophen. The agency says it was made aware of concerns about quality involving a Chinese manufacturer that produces the ingredient for the medicines.
Canada Disapproves Of New Meat Labeling Rules
May 24, 2013 7:51 am | News | CommentsAgriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Trade Minister Ed Fast said in a joint statement that rule means additional costs for producers on both sides of the border and increased damage to the industry. "Canada will consider all options at its disposal, including, if necessary, the use of retaliatory measures," the statement said.
Tempur-Pedic Changes Name On Sealy Deal
May 24, 2013 7:48 am | News | CommentsTempur-Pedic International Inc. said Thursday that shareholders have approved changing the company's name to Tempur Sealy International Inc. The decision, made at the company's annual meeting, reflects its recent acquisition of fellow mattress maker Sealy Corp. Tempur-Pedic completed the $228.6 million acquisition of Sealy on March 18.
Fisher-Price Moving, Eliminating About 100 NY Jobs
May 23, 2013 9:09 pm | News | CommentsThe majority of jobs will be reassigned to Mattel's El Segundo, Calif., headquarters, and workers have been offered relocation packages, but an unspecified number of employees received layoff notices, said Fisher-Price, the maker of Little People and Power Wheels.
MAPI: 1Q U.S. Trade In Manufactures Stays Flat
May 23, 2013 9:01 pm | News | CommentsFor calendar year 2013, Chinese manufactured exports are on track to nearly double U.S. exports, with a surplus of more than $900 billion, compared with a U.S. deficit of $500 billion, as the trade gap between these global powers continues to expand, according to a report from the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI).
Campbell Buying Plum Organics Baby Food Maker
May 23, 2013 8:52 pm | by Candice Choi, AP Food Industry Writer | News | CommentsThe company, which also makes Prego pasta sauces and Pepperidge Farm cookies, had been struggling to grow sales of its canned soups in recent years as people increasingly look for foods with a fresher feel. To diversity its stable of products, Campbell also recently purchased Bolthouse Farms.
Is It Possible to Bring Manufacturing Back To The U.S.?
May 23, 2013 3:55 pm | by David Mantey, Executive Editor, PD&D | News | CommentsSeveral factors come into play when manufacturers make the decision to move or reshore. The wage gap is never the only reason, but in all cases, the move makes business sense — it’s not simply a feel good story. While reshoring has found its way into a lot of headlines, Young says that it is primarily a U.S. phenomenon.
Shuttered NM Plant Resumes Making Peanut Butter
May 23, 2013 3:20 pm | by Jeri Clausing, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered eight months ago after a salmonella outbreak is back in production, and company officials say their coveted natural and organic butters could be back on store shelves within a month.
Continuous Improvement: Real Improvement Or Mediocrity?
May 23, 2013 3:15 pm | by Mark Latino, President, Reliability Center, Inc. | Articles | CommentsTo make a difference, one must change the attitude of organizations from incremental improvements to quantum leaps forward, from technology advancements to human performance advancements and from problem solution to problem elimination. Technology will continue to advance and people will continue to solve problems.
Connecting The Back Office To The Plant Floor
May 23, 2013 3:11 pm | by Karie Daudt, Director of Marketing, TURCK | Articles | CommentsThough industrial Ethernet has been evolving for many years, it is quickly becoming the foundation for many manufacturing applications. Industrial Ethernet provides the connectivity and communication that today’s applications demand for productivity and efficiency improvement.
Interpreting The Human Genome
May 23, 2013 3:07 pm | by Silicon Mechanics | Articles | CommentsKnome had been using Amazon Web Services (AWS) for computationally intensive tasks, but needed to provide a locally-installed system with full control for clinically-oriented customers, who are sensitive about security, version control, and file transfer times.
Fire Marshal's Office: Panel Had Blast Site Access
May 23, 2013 1:53 pm | News | CommentsHowever, in a statement issued Wednesday, the state agency said the CSB was given access to the scene, worked with other agencies during excavations and neighborhood surveys, and collected its own chemical samples with ATF assistance. The statement says no evidence was destroyed or compromised.
J&J Forecasts 10 New Drug Applications By 2017
May 23, 2013 1:51 pm | News | CommentsThe New Brunswick, N.J., company says its pipeline of drugs in late-stage clinical development include a potential hepatitis C treatment being reviewed by regulars, a version of the anti-psychotic Invega designed to last three months and new vaccines for flu, rabies and polio.
