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Ukraine's Vorskla Steel to Develop $920 Million Mill in Hungary
Ukraine-based steel manufacturing company Vorskla Steel AG (Kiev, Ukraine) plans to develop a steel mill with an investment of $920 million (?650 million). The mill will be located in an upcoming industrial and logistics park in Zahony, Hungary, near the…
Japan's Steel Industry on the Rise Driven by Exports to China
Following the worst half-year production figures in 41 years during the period January-June 2009, the Japanese steel industry appears to be picking up, fuelled by exports to China, which makes and purchases almost half the world's steel. In addition, according…
POSCO Starts Operation of World's Most Productive Steel Furnace
South Korean steel manufacturer POSCO (Pohang-Si, South Korea) completed the upgrade project of the Number 4 Blast Furnace at the Gwangyang steel plant in South Jeolla and restarted the unit on July 21. The upgrade project began February 2009. Industrial…
China Predicted to Become World's Largest Tool Market
Himfr.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, predicts that China will become the world's largest tool market. Due to rapid development of the manufacturing sector, the cutting tool market…
Wisconsin Machinists at Mercury Marine Seek State Presence at Bargaining Table
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) requested Wisconsin Governor James Doyle take an active part in any negotiations with Mercury Marine (Fond Du Lac, WI) that could result in the closing the Fond du Lac facility. Mercury…
Industry Watch – People
Tom Erixon Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, NJ) . . . announced the appointment of Tom Erixon to the position of president of its global operations in Sandviken, Sweden. Effective September 1, 2009, Mr. Erixon will replace Kenneth Sundh, current president…
Industry Watch – Business
D&S Manufacturing (Black River Falls, WI) . . . announced that the company presented scholarships for the STEPS for Girls summer program to two local students from Black River Falls Middle School. Jessa Ammann and Kyleigh Nandory were selected, based…
Metals USA Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
Metals USA Holdings Corp., a provider of a wide range of products and services in the heavy carbon steel, flat-rolled steel, non-ferrous metals, and building products markets, today announced its operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. Sales…
LIVING IN NEVERLAND
Cap-and-trade is a controversial bill based upon the flawed science of global warming. It represents the largest tax increase in history. In part one of this series, Mike Riley explains how this bad bill could cripple manufacturing.
HOW TO MANAGE YOUR LEAN INITIATIVE
A Proven Path To Success: Dave Dixon of Technical Change Associates completes this deep three-part series by listing and examining the details behind project selection, project management and project team functions.
THE NEW ECONOMICS OF TITANIUM
Titanium Machining Technologies: The use of titanium is increasing in the aerospace market for structural components. Mark Rentschler of Makino explains why improving the machining of titanium and changing the economics of its use is important, and how new technologies are impacting the way in which titanium can be machined more efficiently.
GETTING STARTED WITH TITANIUM
Jack Fulcer of Weldcraft explores the primary considerations that must be made (material properties, technique, equipment set-up, etc.) when TIG welding titanium, as well as troubleshooting common problems with this material.
