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Eaton Shipping Some Iowa Assembly-Line Jobs To Mexico
August 22, 2006 8:44 am | News | CommentsMove expected by third quarter of next year.
You Have The Lean Tools - Do You Know How To Use Them?
August 22, 2006 3:49 am | News | CommentsAdopting a lean manufacturing strategy involves more than just implementing lean tools. For a successful integration of lean principles into the business environment, you must build a lean management team and involve the entire organization.
DaimlerChrysler, Hino Recall Vehicles
August 22, 2006 3:40 am | News | CommentsDaimlerChrysler to recall 3,668 vehicles for a gas hose defect; Hino to recall 21,427 vehicles for a front suspension defect.
Rocky Mountain Region Should Continue To See Robust Oil And Gas Investment
August 22, 2006 3:39 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsProject spending expected to reach $6.3 billion in 2007, accordng to Industrial Info Resources.
Pipe Manufacturer Brings 100 Manufacturing Jobs To N.J.
August 22, 2006 3:06 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsAdvanced Drainage Systems will break ground on its first plant in N.J.
Pipe Manufacturer Brings 100 Manufacturing Jobs To N.J.
August 22, 2006 3:06 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsAdvanced Drainage Systems will break ground on its first plant in N.J.
One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s…Energy?
August 22, 2006 2:55 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsFuelCell and Gills Onions will produce energy from onion waste.
One Man's Trash Is Another Man's … Energy?
August 22, 2006 2:55 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsFuelCell and Gills Onions will produce energy from onion waste.
South Of The Border: Foreign Direct Investment In Mexico Up This Year
August 22, 2006 2:53 am | News | CommentsMexico sees increase as vote of confidence despite politcal disputes; U.S. principal source of FDI.
New Warning Label Proposed For Portable Generators
August 22, 2006 2:34 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsConsumer Product Safety Commission aiming to reduce deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Nothing Cheesy About This: Wisconsin Manufacturers See $200 Million Benefit From MEP
August 22, 2006 1:48 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsWisconsin manufacturers say assistance they received from the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership produced an economic benefit of $233 million in fiscal 2006, the highest ever reported. The impact is based on surveys completed by WMEP-assisted companies. It's the second consecutive year manufacturers have re
China's Appetite For Risk Getting Smaller?
August 22, 2006 1:44 am | News | CommentsBad loans fall as efforts continue to curb riskier projects.
Tyco Unveils Dry Sprinkler For Cold Storage Facilities
August 22, 2006 12:49 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsSays latest system is easier to maintain than existing sprinklers.
Auto Suppliers Continue To See Fallout From Ford 's Announcement
August 21, 2006 8:18 am | News | CommentsSome analysts talking of increased risk of bankruptcies for smaller suppliers.
Financing For Your New Project Can Be As Near As Local Economic Development Agency
August 21, 2006 5:11 am | by Joseph Carlucci and Robert Schneider | News | CommentsTypical bank construction loan rates are now at, or near, the prime rate of 8.5 percent, but manufacturers such as Interplex Nascal in California, and others across the county, are financing new facilities at interest rates of about 3.8 percent. What’s their secret?
Ferro Unloading Its Specialty Plastics Division
August 21, 2006 4:55 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsTerms of sale to private equity firm Wind Point Partners not disclosed. Unit did $275 million sales in 2005.
Huber Pushing Up Prices On Kaolin Clay
August 21, 2006 4:41 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsIncreases, which in some cases will be significant, take effect in October.
USDA, FDA Say Genetically-Engineered Rice Traces Pose No Threat
August 21, 2006 3:38 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsBayer CropScience cooperating with government agencies to determine if violations occurred.
That Was No Breeze: U.S. Wind Power Tops 10,000 MW, But Opposition Remains
August 21, 2006 3:21 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsThe American Wind Energy Association said recently that U.S. wind energy installations now exceed 10,000 megawatts in generating capacity, producing enough electricity on a typical day to power the equivalent of over 2.5 million homes.
Oil Prices Turn For The Better
August 21, 2006 3:20 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten, Web Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsTwo weeks after the Prudhoe Bay leak had manufacturers staring at surging oil prices, the market has calmed down. It's fragile relief, but it is relief.
