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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.
Hardinge Announces Additional Workforce Reductions
Hardinge Inc. (Elmira, NY), a leading international provider of advanced metal-cutting solutions, recently announced it was further reducing its North American workforce by approximately 50 employees in response to continued weakness in demand for capital goods due to global economic…
DEWALT Discontinues NASCAR Sponsorship
DEWALT®, a leading manufacturer of industrial power tools, announced recently that it will not renew its agreement with Roush Fenway Racing to sponsor Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Ford® Fusion® for the 2010 NASCAR® season. While the motor sports…
Mazak to Host 'Your Manufacturing Future' Refocus, Rediscover and Reinvent' Event in September
Mazak (Florence, KY) has announced that it will host "Your Manufacturing Future? Refocus, Rediscover and Reinvent" (R3), a three-day event designed to help customers not only evaluate their positions in the marketplace but also formulate plans to gain the competitive…
Makino’s 2009 Advanced Manufacturing and High-Precision Technology Expo to Feature Speakers, Demonstrations and Exhibitors
Makino?s (Auburn Hills, MI) 2009 Advanced Manufacturing and High-Precision Technology Expo will be held September 16-17 at the Auburn Hills Michigan Tech Center. Attendees will have the opportunity to gain industry leading advice and witness cutting edge machining demonstrations from…
Vestas to Shut U.K.'s Only Wind Turbine Manufacturing Plant
The U.K. government's plans for a "green jobs" revolution is about to be struck a serious blow as the country's only large wind turbine manufacturing plant is scheduled to close next week, entailing the loss of almost 600 jobs. According…
India's Industrial Production Sector Witnesses 2.7 Percent Growth in May
India's industrial production sector recorded a growth of 2.7 percent in May this year, after almost eight months of dismal performance. Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, TX) reports that this performance is the best that the sector has seen since…
Steel and Aluminium Consumption Drive Metal Transportation Markets in India
The metal transportation market in India is primarily driven by the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. With both these witnessing impressive growth in the past few years, the consumption of metals, and thereby, revenues for the transportation of metals, have risen…
AMT President Urges Congress to Assist Small Manufacturers
Testifying before the House Small Business Committee, Douglas K. Woods, President of AMT-The Association For Manufacturing Technology, told members of the committee that the effects of tax breaks and other provisions within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ? the…
Hexagon Metrology Initiates Litigation Against Metris and Mitutoyo
Hexagon Metrology (North Kingstown, RI) has filed a patent infringement suit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts alleging that Metris N.V. (Leuven, Belgium) and its U.S. subsidiary Metris U.S.A., Inc. (Brighton, MI), and Mitutoyo Corporation (Kawasaki, Japan) and its U.S….
PMA Says More Metalformers See Gloom Lifting
American Metal Market By Corinna Petry As a greater number of metalforming companies this month see an increase in their average daily shipping levels compared with June, more also anticipate the trend of general economic activity to rise, according to…