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GM to Cut 900 jobs at British Vauxhall Factory
May 17, 2006 8:30 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten | CommentsGeneral Motors (GM) has announced it is cutting 900 jobs at the British plant of its subsidiary Vauxhall where it is cutting production.
UAW Vote Authorizes Delphi Strike
May 17, 2006 4:11 am | by Rick Carter | CommentsA vote among members of the United Automobile Workers yesterday resulted in the group overwhelmingly giving their union permission to call a strike against the Delphi Corp. if a bankruptcy judge allows the company to void its labor contracts.
Whirlpool To Create 400 New Jobs, Reorganization Due to Maytag Purchase Continues
May 17, 2006 3:42 am | by Nancy Syverson | CommentsWhirlpool Corp. said it will create up to 400 new jobs, just following their decision to consolidate operations, eliminate 4500 jobs and close three plants as a result of the Maytag acquisition.
NAM Welcomes Vietnam’s WTO Accession Agreement
May 16, 2006 4:27 am | by Kevin Cronin | CommentsThe National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) welcomed announcement that the United States has completed bilateral negotiations on the terms of Vietnam’s World Trade Organization (WTO) market access accession agreement.
AMETEK Acquires PennEngineering Motion Technologies
May 16, 2006 3:06 am | by Anita LaFond | CommentsPMT, a manufacturer of highly engineered motors, will be sold for approximately $64 million in cash
Possible Job Cuts Planned for GM plant in Britain
May 15, 2006 3:14 am | by Anita LaFond | CommentsUnion officials are not optimistic about preventing loss of almost 1,000 jobs at GM factory
Ethanol Boosts Corn Prices
May 12, 2006 3:30 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten | CommentsAccording to a report released today from the Agriculture Department, an increased demand for ethanol will push corn prices higher this year.
Growth in Asia Pacific Manufacturing is Driving Demand for Digitizers and Scanners
May 11, 2006 3:33 am | by Anita LaFond | CommentsWorld optical digitizers and scanners market earned revenues of $244.5 million in 2005; will reach $615.2 million by 2012
3M to Focus Company Growth Outside U.S.
May 10, 2006 8:51 am | Comments3M Co. Chairman and CEO George Buckley told shareholders on Tuesday that the diversified manufacturer's growth will focus on Brazil, Russia, India, China and Poland because those markets are growing faster than the U.S.
Lean Manufacturing and Automation: A Perfect Relationship
May 10, 2006 7:38 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsMost manufacturers who have adopted Lean Manufacturing techniques are pleased with the concept and its ability to provide an efficient production environment. But for those manufacturers who have an inadequate or wrong understanding of the lean philosophy, wasteful manufacturing practices are being deployed in the nam
Big Changes on the Horizon for Two Cutting Tool Companies
May 10, 2006 4:14 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten | CommentsThe president and CEO of the company that has purchased a division of Regal-Beloit has big plans for the local facility. Jobs will remain, and possibly more workers and additional manufacturing space could be added, if YG-1's Hokeun Song has his way.
WTO to Establish Panel to Investigate Airbus Claims
May 10, 2006 3:32 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten | CommentsThe World Trade Organization (WTO) set up a panel on Tuesday to examine what the United States claims are further examples of illegal support by European governments for airplane-manufacturer Airbus.
US Companies Struggle with Bird Flu Plans
May 9, 2006 9:08 am | CommentsWorrying how to cope if bird flu becomes a pandemic, U.S. companies are making contingency plans from telecommuting to letting workers sleep on the job.
George's Processing Ordered to Pay Back Wages by DOL
May 9, 2006 3:22 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten | CommentsGeorge's Processing Inc. has agreed to pay $1,235,000 in back wages to 5,482 current and former employees of its Cassville, Mo., poultry processing plant for uncompensated overtime hours.
New EPA Collaborative Partnership with Farmers will Provide Environmental Solutions
May 9, 2006 3:14 am | by Anita LaFond | CommentsNational Strategy for Agriculture will strengthen relationship with agricultural community
Bird Flu Vaccine Funding Awarded
May 8, 2006 4:11 am | by As reported by Kevin Freking, Associated Press Writer | CommentsThe federal government on Thursday awarded more than $1 billion to five drug manufacturers developing technology for speedier mass production of vaccines in the event of a pandemic.
Supersonic Jet Development by Japan and United States
May 8, 2006 3:57 am | by Rich Stevancsecz | CommentsNASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plant to develop a low-noise, fuel-efficient supersonic jet to take off where the Concorde aircraft ended. According to the business daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun, NASA will work out the details of the joint program in June.
Chrysler looking to Chinese manufacturers to build small cars
May 5, 2006 3:21 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten | CommentsDaimlerChrysler is talking with several manufacturers in China about the possibility of building small according to company officials.
Closing the Chasm: Creating Successful Product Development Organizations
May 4, 2006 7:20 am | by by Mike Metcalf, Vice President, Artemis International Solutions Corp. | CommentsCrossing the Chasm, by Geoffrey A. Moore, established that successful companies can shrink the chasm between early adopters and the early majority by: choosing target markets, understanding the whole product concept, building marketing strategies, and choosing appropriate distribution channels and pricing. Today, those are basic elements in most companies.
UAW Asks Delphi Workers to Vote on Strike
May 4, 2006 3:07 am | by Rick Carter | CommentsThe UAW said yesterday it had asked its 24,000 workers at Delphi, the Michigan-based auto-parts supplier that is operating under bankruptcy protection, to vote by May 14 whether to give union leaders permission to call a strike.
