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Sheet Cutters Of All Sizes
January 5, 2010 9:25 am | Product Releases | CommentsTRUMPF (Farmington, CT) will showcase a number of new products at the AHR Expo in Orlando, Fl. between January 25-27. The TruTool series of tools includes the S 130, developed specifically for thin-sheet users, measuring only 10”x15” and weighing in at 3 pounds with its battery.
Get Organized, Stay Lean And Productive
January 5, 2010 9:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsAkro-Mils (Akron, OH) has expanded its Super-Size AkroBins line with 24” length bins in two new sizes: 24”L x 11”W x 7”H and 24”L x 18.25”W x 12”H. The AkroBins feature optional width and length dividers that allow for even more effective parts separation and versatility in organization.
Save Money With Industrial Fans
January 5, 2010 9:23 am | Product Releases | CommentsRite-Hite (Milwaukee, WI) offers a range of HVLS (high-volume, low-speed) fans that help push air throughout your entire facility. According to the company, these fans can save as much as 30 percent on winter heating bills by destratifying the air. Check out the video for more information: To find out more about the HVLS fans, go to www.
Remote Control Boom Crane
January 5, 2010 9:23 am | Product Releases | CommentsAir Technical Industries (ATI, Mentor, OH) announces the Reversible Boom Crane operation with wireless remote or pendant control that offers safety and flexibility in lifting, handling, and transporting heavy loads in most narrow passageways. The unit can be remotely controlled for all functions, including propulsion, speed acceleration or deceleration, steering, mast rotation, and more.
Can 2010 Be Prosperous Without Manufacturing?
January 5, 2010 8:35 am | by Mark C. Tomlinson, executive director and general manager, Society of Manufacturing Engineers | Articles | CommentsAs January rolls around each year, we tend to make resolutions with every intention on keeping them. By February, however, most have faded away. But if we want manufacturing to emerge from what some call a “Depression,” and support the nation’s economic recovery, then we need to go beyond the annual New Year’s resolutions, and set a number of things into action.
Transforming Your Safety Culture With Lean Management
January 5, 2010 8:06 am | by Amanda Earing, News Editor, Manufacturing.Net | Articles | CommentsMany businesses that attempt to use lean techniques in their business often find employees reluctant to embrace changes. However, author Robert Hafey of “Lean Safety, Transforming Your Safety Culture with Lean Management” says a lean safety program can not only improve your company’s safety record, but also help workers accept lean in your company.
Japanese Auto Sales Hit 38-Year Low
January 5, 2010 3:55 am | News | CommentsTOKYO (AP) — Auto sales in Japan declined to their lowest in 38 years, slumping 9 percent to 2.9 million vehicles for 2009, an industry group said Tuesday. Auto sales have been hammered by the economic slowdown as consumers tightened their pursestrings, despite tax breaks and cash-for-clunkers incentives introduced by the government.
FDA Seeks Closure Of N.J. Factory For Infected Cheese
January 5, 2010 3:51 am | News | CommentsPASSAIC, N.J. (AP) — Federal food safety officials want to shut down a New Jersey-based cheese producer, alleging the company has failed to correct unsanitary conditions and that recent inspections turned up cheeses contaminated with Listeria. The FDA filed a complaint Monday in U.S. District Court in Newark seeking a permanent injunction to stop production at Quesos Mi Pueblito in Passaic.
Chinese Factories Shut Down To Curb Power Use
January 5, 2010 3:47 am | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsBEIJING (AP) — Some Chinese factories were ordered Tuesday to shut down to ensure sufficient power to heat homes as demand surged amid record-setting winter cold, a utility company said. No outages were reported, but coal supplies were running low at power plants in central China, said Liu Xinfang, a spokesman for State Grid Corp.
Northrop Grumman To Move Corporate Office To D.C.
January 5, 2010 3:46 am | News | CommentsLOS ANGELES (AP) — Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. said Monday it's moving its corporate office from Los Angeles to the Washington, D.C., area to be closer to key government customers. The company said it expects to make the move by 2011. Northrop said it was looking for a location in the Washington area, including the Maryland and Virginia suburbs.
Job Satisfaction Slips To 22-Year Record Low
January 5, 2010 3:38 am | by Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer | News | CommentsWASHINGTON (AP) — We can't get no job satisfaction. Even Americans who are lucky enough to have work in this economy are becoming more unhappy with their jobs, according to a new survey that found only 45 percent of Americans are satisfied with their work. That was the lowest level ever recorded by the Conference Board research group in more than 22 years of studying the issue.
German Manufacturer To Build $300m Miss. Plant
January 5, 2010 3:37 am | by Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A German company will build a $300 million plant in northwestern Mississippi to manufacture stainless steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, Gov. Haley Barbour and a company executive announced Monday. The plant in Tunica County — about 20 miles south of Memphis, Tenn.
Licensed To Flex Feedstock Muscle
January 4, 2010 8:16 am | by Carrie Ellis & Luke Simpson, Editors, Chem.Info | Articles | CommentsNobody would believe it until they saw it—especially leery investors. But FlexEthanol technology is here today and readily available. October 15 was the big day for Coskata Inc. After more than three years spent refining the technology that has excited investors like General Motors, the ambitious cellulosic ethanol company declared itself open for business.
What's That Down the Road? A Head?
January 4, 2010 8:06 am | by Dr. Chris Kuehl, economic analyst, Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International | Articles | CommentsWith apologies to the old Red Skelton bit, this is the question that manufacturers are now asking about 2010. The 2009 recession has been replaced by the 2010 recovery but thus far it is hard to tell one from another. If this is the year of recovery what will that mean? How will this coming year be judged? Against the miserable performances of 2008-2009 or by the boom years that preceded them? In some respects both will serve as reference points.
Wireless C-Tracks
January 4, 2010 7:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsR&M Materials Handling, Inc. (Springfield, OH) has released the NRGmaster, an alternative to C-track festoons. The NRGmaster system eliminates dangling cables and provides a sleek design, increasing hook coverage on the shop floor and decreasing common C-track festoon maintenance pitfalls.
