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Robotic Ladling Can Lower Costs, Improve Quality
July 25, 2006 5:24 am | by Kevin Kozuszek | News | CommentsRobotic ladling applications are improving manufacturers’ efficiency in the casting market. With the inherent flexibility of robots, casting manufacturers can improve part integrity, safety, quality, and throughput, while reducing material and labor costs.
Machine Control Helps Job Shop Score High Production Marks
July 25, 2006 5:00 am | Articles | CommentsThrough its use of Index multi-spindle machining centers, one Florida job shop is continuing to score high marks with precision hydraulics, aerospace and defense sector customers. Model Screw Products in Clearwater is a 78-person, 42,000 sq. ft. facility, currently producing various hydraulic components for major OEMs
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey Shows Improvement With Shipments, New Orders On The Rise
July 25, 2006 3:05 am | News | CommentsFactory shipments, new orders on the rise, employment growth modest, bank says.
WTO Chief Lamy Says Breakdown Of Talks Just A "Time Out"
July 25, 2006 3:00 am | Articles | CommentsPARIS (AP) - The head of the World Trade Organization said Tuesday that the collapse of more than five years of commerce liberalization talks was not a failure, but more like a ''time out.'' ''It's a suspension of negotiations,'' WTO director-general Pascal Lamy said on France-Inter radio a day after the talks i
Lean Tool Box How-To: Five Why's Problem Solving
July 25, 2006 2:34 am | by Jamie Flinchbaugh, Lean Learning Center Partner | Articles | CommentsThe Five Why's is a simple process to follow for solving any problem. It starts with writing or having an effective problem statement, which determines the next direction to take when solving a problem. If the problem statement is wrong, however, every step that follows will be wrong.
U.S. Steel, AK Steel Post Big Gains In Second-Quarter Earnings
July 25, 2006 1:55 am | News | CommentsOutlook for current quarter also appears encouraging.
DuPont 's Second-Quarter Earnings Dip On Higher Energy Costs
July 25, 2006 1:44 am | News | CommentsCompany posted a three-percent drop in revenue in the quarter, though its earnings topped expectations.
3M's 2Q Earnings Rise 17 Percent
July 25, 2006 1:42 am | by Joshua Freed, Associated Press | News | CommentsProfits suffered due to lack of TV sales during World Cup
Manitowoc Crane Group To Expand In Pennsylvania
July 25, 2006 1:41 am | News | CommentsCompany will create, retain 1,800 jobs in Franklin County.
Brazilian Auto Manufacturer To Export Ethanol Microcars To U.S.
July 25, 2006 1:41 am | News | CommentsOBVIO! plans to build 50,000 units starting in late 2007 with $700 million finance deal.
Hiring In Manufacturing Sector Seen Expanding In August
July 25, 2006 1:40 am | News | CommentsHiring expectations are better heading into August than they were a year ago.
Rust-Oleum Acquires Watco Group
July 25, 2006 1:37 am | News | CommentsRPM International Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, Rust-Oleum Corp. has acquired Watco Group.
PLM Investment Spending Up In First Half of 2006
July 25, 2006 1:36 am | News | CommentsGrowth in mergers and acquistions is expanding the market.
EPA Says Greener Computers Will Soon Be Available
July 25, 2006 1:36 am | News | CommentsThe EPEAT project will reduce hazardous and non-hazardous waste and save enough energy to power 6 million homes.
Evolving Market For Niche Products And Multi-Functional Clothing Driving European Industrial Protective Clothing Market
July 25, 2006 1:35 am | News | CommentsBut European market must contend with low-priced imports from Far East.
Nova Chemicals Shutting UK Polystyrene Facility
July 25, 2006 1:10 am | News | CommentsClosure will remove about six percent of European solid polystyrene capacity.
UBS Raises View Of Chemicals Industry, Noting Strength Of Industrial Economy
July 25, 2006 1:01 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsUBS strategist David Bianco noted that the ag industry is one of the larger end-markets for the chemical sector, and the largest for DuPont and Monsanto.
Survey Finds JanSan Industry May Be Underestimating Impact Of Avian Flu
July 25, 2006 12:42 am | News | CommentsAlthough many Janitorial-Sanitation professionals are aware of the possibility of an avian flu pandemic, some may be underestimating its impact on their lives and businesses, according to a survey of industry manufacturers, distributors, and facility service providers.
Bucking the Offshoring Trend
July 24, 2006 10:08 am | Articles | CommentsBased in Tuttlingen, Germany, home to a cluster of literally hundreds of medical device-related companies, CM Instrumente GmbH has made a strategic move at which many people managing manufacturing businesses in Western Europe will doubtless raise their eyebrows. But CM’s leader, Thomas Bacher, is not like “many people
The Challenge of Toxics in the Chemical Processing Industry
July 24, 2006 9:47 am | by Michael D. Shaw | Articles | CommentsWhile acknowledging its failings and striving for improvements, the chemical processing industry should be proud of its record — virtually from the beginning — of sound stewardship in the management of toxics. It should aggressively publicize the positive while being mindful of overzealous media and activists, some of
