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FIXING THE BANKS
Rubber Meets The Road: For every new president, campaign promises and inaugural idealism must give way to the hard choices that measure the mettle of their leadership.
LESSON LEARNED
Breaking Point: This Brisbane job shop learned how to keep high productivity when drilling an induction-hardened pin made from high-alloy steel.
BEARINGS: DO OR DIE
Bare Knuckles: This bearing manufacturer expanded their roller bearing capacities with a new knuckle-joint press.
NEW GAME IN TOWN
Time To Decide: This intelligent object-based simulation software makes simulation easier for decision-making.
CAW Angry That Military Forces Are Buying Trucks From Navistar In U.S.
The Canadian Auto Workers is criticizing Ottawa for awarding a $254 million contract to a U.S. company to build trucks for the Canadian Forces at its plant in Texas while it is laying off workers at its plant in Ontario….
RathGibson Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
RathGibson (Lincolnshire, IL) has announced the appointment of Jon Smith as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as of February 3, 2009. Mr. Smith joins RathGibson from the Engine and Transmission Components group of Magna Powertrain. As Magna?s Senior Director…
Robert D. Halverstadt of Special Metals Named Honorary Member of ASM International
Robert D. Halverstadt, FASM, Chairman Emeritus (retired) of Special Metals Corporation, New Canaan, CT, has been named an Honorary Member of ASM International, the materials information society. Halverstadt has been cited for ?distinguished service to the specialty metal industries, for…
PRIMA North America, Inc. Announces Sale Of LASERDYNE® 795 System To IPG Photonics
PRIMA North America (Champlin, MN) has announced the sale of a LASERDYNE 795 XS to IPG Photonics Corporation of Oxford, MA. IPG Photonics is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers for industrial processing applications. The new LASERDYNE…
Hammersmith Manufacturing Adds New Waterjet Cutting Machine to Holton, KS Facility
Hammersmith Mfg. & Sales Inc. (Horton, KS), has announced the addition of a new Flow International TITAN-HCW 4012 Ultra-High Pressure (UHP) waterjet cutting machine into its Holton, KS facility. The addition of the TITAN-HCW 4012, with its massive 15? wide…
AAMA Asks Congress to Extend, Expand Tax Credits for Energy-Efficient Home Improvements
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA, Schaumburg, IL) and its members are asking the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to support legislation that would extend and expand the 25C tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements, including ENERGY STAR® products…
Power Tool Institute Launches Newly Revamped Website
The Power Tool Institute (Cleveland, OH) has launched its newly revamped website that features downloadable pdfs of PTI publications. Safety Is Specific, available in English and Spanish, compiles rules and safe practices for power tools. A Teacher?s Reference Guide to…
Biden Defends “Buy American” Provision in Stimulus
Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) Executive Director Scott Paul praised Vice President Biden?s comments in support of ?Buy American? provisions in an economic stimulus bill: ?Vice President Biden had it right. Domestic sourcing is not protectionism. It is a longstanding…
