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Lease Accounting Proposal Threatens U.S. Economy
A new study finds that the lease accounting proposal threatens widespread negative impact on U.S. economy. The complex proposal presents more hurdles for U.S. businesses already hard hit by a weakened economy.
THE WOW FACTOR: JOB SHOP MARKETING
Machine shop Keats Manufacturing and industrial distributor KD Fasteners show how new online strategies are changing the marketing process in ways that can expand manufacturers into new business opportunities, accelerate their growth, and become more profitable.
BRANDING AND THE INDUSTRIAL BUYING PROCESS
The Intelligent Industrial Marketer: This white paper from ThomasNet explains how branding influences customers’ buying decisions, and it reveals strategies that industrial manufacturers can employ to encourage more people to buy their brand.
BIG OLD MACHINES, BIG NEW IDEAS
Tolt Machine Works opens a new machining facility near Seattle with special plans to pioneer new technologies using some big old vintage machines.
Job Opportunities Linked to Robotics?
Dow Chemical has embraced robotics and automation in manufacturing new solar panel roof shingles, and the company now employs people who lost their jobs when the automotive sector downsized.
Mexico’s Manufacturing Continues to Grow
Manufacturing growth is increasing in 2011, with both new and existing companies expanding operations across various sectors, most notably through record-breaking numbers in auto production and vehicle exports.
MAKE OR BRAKE
Talk about a competitive edge. SolidCAM CAD/CAM software enables Alcon Components to perform continuous 5-axis machining on more complex 3D surfaces, produce more of a part in one operation, and convert design ideas into functional metal components more rapidly than ever before.
New Fuel Replaces Toxic Cutting Fuels
New AquaFlame cutting fuel from HybridTech is 80 percent cheaper than acetylene/MAPP, uses approximately 40 percent less oxygen in cutting operations and cuts approximately 30 percent faster on average for cutting, welding, soldering, and brazing.
New Stamping Technology Reduces Die-Roll
This new stamping technology from EBway reduces and possibly eliminates the die-roll around holes that is caused from the piercing punch deforming the material.
Additive Manufacturing: The Future of Medical Devices?
A glimpse into the fast-approaching future of mass-customized medical devices was seen recently in the advanced plastic and metal laser sintering systems from EOS that offer mass customization of patient-matched designs, an approach that promises to transform medical products.
Hydroformed Structures are Lighter and Stronger
Automobile designers have discovered that hydroformed structures are a lighter and stronger alternative to traditional stamped and welded assemblies.
Top U.S. Cities by Number of Industrial Jobs
Houston, New York and Chicago take top three spots. Five of the remaining top fifty cities are located in California: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, Irvine and Santa Clara.