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Ditch The Paper (Part II)
June 18, 2012 8:39 am | by Nick Sprau, Metafile Information Systems | Articles | CommentsBy tossing out paper-based processes and automating a digital workflow, manufacturers can improve payment accuracy and productivity while substantially cutting costs.
Pneumatic Conveyor Provides Competitive Edge For Expansion
June 18, 2012 8:30 am | by VAC-U-MAX | Articles | CommentsSticky powders present processors with unique material conveying challenges involving volumetric auger fillers that dispense powders, granulars, and flakes for packaging.
Toyota Assures Shareholders Of Disaster Recovery
June 15, 2012 2:11 pm | by Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsToyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda assured shareholders Friday that Japan's top automaker had recovered from last year's disasters even as power shortages continue to dog the country.
Auto Supplier To Expand Bowling Green Facility
June 15, 2012 2:08 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAn auto-industry supplier is planning a $10M expansion of a facility in Bowling Green with plans calling for two new production lines and an add-on to the existing building.
IN Factory Retools For New Wheelchair Car Model
June 15, 2012 10:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe AM General factory that once made Hummer SUVs will be retooled in the coming month to start producing a luxury version of a wheelchair-accessible car.
The Benefits Of A Good Memory – And Rugged Performance
June 15, 2012 8:39 am | by Jim Moore, Freelance Writer with WordJones, Portland, OR | Articles | CommentsWhich would you trust more to keep track of your company’s physical assets: a human’s memory, or a computer’s?
Ditch The Paper
June 15, 2012 8:36 am | by Nick Sprau, Metafile Information Systems | Articles | CommentsWhen information and data is stored on voluminous quantities of paper, it cannot be shared, tracked, or acted upon efficiently.
China Biomass Tycoon Leads Deal To Buy Saab
June 14, 2012 1:57 pm | by Elaine Kurtenbach, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsBeing linked to the acquisition of Saab's car making assets could help bring the huge, state-owned utility a step closer toward its long-sought goal of breaking into the electric vehicle market.
Explosion In India Steel Plant Kills 11
June 14, 2012 1:55 pm | by Omer Farooq, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe explosion occurred when workers were checking a newly installed oxygen unit in the steel melting unit of the Vizag Steel plant.
What You Need To Know To Grow
June 13, 2012 4:09 pm | by Mike Collins, Author, Saving American Manufacturing | Articles | CommentsAll manufacturers want to grow, and growth usually means finding new customers and markets and then making the strategy decisions to find the new sales.
Opel Outlines Plan To Revamp German Plants
June 13, 2012 2:01 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGeneral Motors' lossmaking Opel subsidiary has outlined a plan to end production at its plant in Bochum, Germany, in return for extending a no-layoff guarantee for two years through 2016.
$25M Awarded To NY Steelworker In Racial Lawsuit
June 13, 2012 10:21 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA jury has awarded $25M in damages to a New York steel plant employee who says his bosses failed to stop years of racial taunts and insults from his co-workers.
Ford Makes Big Investment In Louisville
June 13, 2012 10:20 am | by Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press | News | CommentsFord has transformed a nearly 60-year-old assembly plant into the new home of the redesigned Escape, its entry in the ultra-competitive small SUV category. And it's bolstered the workforce to make the vehicle.
Kraft To Close WI Cheese Plant
June 13, 2012 10:17 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsKraft Foods Inc. plans to close a cheese plant in Waupaca and lay off 120 employees in a cost-cutting move.
GM CEO Blames Europe, Economy For Stock Price
June 12, 2012 2:15 pm | by Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer | News | CommentsAkerson ranked Europe at the top of GM's problems, telling shareholders that the company is making progress there.
GM CEO Hopeful Politicians Will Prevent Recession
June 12, 2012 10:03 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAkerson says he's cautiously optimistic that U.S. political leaders will agree on an economic package to keep the country from tipping into a recession.
Iraq Awards Contracts For Oil Pipeline Factories
June 12, 2012 9:57 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIraq awarded contracts worth nearly $300M to Indian and Danish firms to set up factories to manufacture oil and gas pipelines, an official said.
America At Work
June 11, 2012 4:57 pm | by Anna Wells, Executive Editor, IMPO | Articles | CommentsGE takes aim at critics, developing a campaign to get America back to work--starting with its own manufacturing facilities.
On The Cutting Edge
June 11, 2012 4:23 pm | by Lindsey Coblentz, Associate Editor, Food Manufacturing | Articles | CommentsColumbus Foods was founded in 1917 in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, Calif. In the days before industrial drying equipment.
Airbus: No Interest In Boeing's KS Facility
June 11, 2012 2:04 pm | by Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press | News | CommentsAn Airbus official says the Boeing's decision to close its Wichita plant will likely have a favorable impact on Airbus operations.
Century Aluminum To Buy Zalco Anode Facility
June 11, 2012 1:59 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsCentury Aluminum will spend $12.5M in cash to acquire a Dutch production facility that belonged to the former Zeeland Aluminum.
Plastics Company Nears Reopening Of IN Plant
June 11, 2012 10:05 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsOfficials expect a plastic packaging manufacturer to start production this summer at a former Indiana auto-parts factory that closed six years ago.
Common Sense Ways to Increase Productivity, Quality, Consistency
June 11, 2012 8:23 am | by David Gulati, President, Fidelity Technologies | Blogs | CommentsLean principles are more than just words in a business textbook or CEO speak. They are common sense ways to increase productivity, quality, and consistency.
ArcelorMittal Begins Demolitions In Weirton
June 8, 2012 2:04 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsWeirton's landscape will undergo a major change as ArcelorMittal demolishes idle facilities in preparation for future sale.
Lion Air Commits To Buy 5 Boeing 787s
June 8, 2012 1:58 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBoeing spokesman Wilson Chow says that the deal will be worth a total list price of $967.5 million when finalized.
