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FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS
Fingers Crossed: Machine shops’ financial strength and business activity were slightly stronger in March.
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
The Problem Is Also The Solution: China purchases U.S. Treasuries and then threatens to quit buying. To dig out of this Great Recession, we must challenge China on trade and currency manipulation, but at the same time recognize that Beijing only has the leverage we give them.
TIP OF THE SWORD
Diversity Revisited: This Illinois gear manufacturer uses a wide range of customers and project work, along with their own in-house ingenuity, to remain competitive and thrive in tough times.
CUT AND RUN
Cutting Edge: This California cutting service continues to keep busy despite the recession. How? They attribute their steady growth to waterjet cutting technology.
OFFSHORE RETURNS ONSHORE
Bring It Back Home: ZF uses high-accuracy hydraulic presses to retrieve offshore production.
Fit and Trim
Gain A Competitive Edge in Edge Trimming: These coil processors show how safer, more efficient handling of slitter line trim and tube scarf at the point of generation can add to the bottom line.
A-MAZE-ING RACE
Bridge Over Troubled Waters: This fabricator used new welding equipment to beat a critical bridge reconstruction deadline on the MacArthur Maze.
FROM SPOT TO SEAM
Peugeot Gets Pumped: Instead of individual spot welds, disk lasers now lay full-length weld seams for higher body stiffness in the newest European model being launched. Check this out.
Schunk Announces Addition of New Business Unit Manager of Toolholding and Workholding
Schunk announced the addition of Bob Holtz to the Schunk team. Mr. Holtz will fill the newly formed position of Business Unit Manager of Toolholding and Workholding. Mr. Holtz has been in the metal cutting industry for over 20 years…
Behringer Saws Expands Reach Throughout Canada
Behringer Saws (Morgantown, PA) announced the addition of two new distributors for its products in Canada. Spark & Co of Montreal and Toronto and Can Star Industrial, Ltd., of Edmonton will help the company more effectively cover the entire country…
WorldBlu Names Hypertherm One of World's Most Democratic Workplaces
Hypertherm (Hanover, NH) is a 2009 recipient of the WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces?. The WorldBlu List standard is extremely high. Not all companies that applied or were on last year?s list made the list again this year. Selection…
ArcelorMittal to Defer Steel Projects in India
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg), the world's largest steel producer, is delaying investment plans worth $20 billion-$25 billion in India by at least two years. Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that the company had planned to build two integrated steel mills…
