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Lighter. Faster. Stronger.
Airlines are under pressure to reduce emissions while keeping costs
down. To achieve this companies such as Boeing and Airbus need to work
closely with suppliers to reduce the weight and improve the fuel
efficiency of their aircraft. Lighter components developed using
advanced manufacturing technologies are the answer.
One example of a literally "cutting-edge" technology is the Mega-Flute
tooling range, jointly developed by Rolls-Royce and Sheffield-based
cutting tool manufacturer, Technicut.
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Siemens AG plans to downsize two of its Industry Sector business
units — Drive Technologies and Industry Solutions — and restructure
both organizations, as a result of “an ongoing slump in volume in the
key mechanical engineering market.” A senior executive of the
electronics and electrical engineering group said it must adjust to
lower volumes of demand from its industrial customers.
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Need a machinist? So do a lot of other companies. The problem is
finding available, qualified machinists. Even in the current economy the
demand for engineers, machinists and machine operators remains high.
Those three professions have made Manpower Inc.’s “Annual 10 Hardest
Jobs to Fill” list in each of the past four years.
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After leasing 500,000 sq-ft of a retired 1.2 million-sq-ft tire
manufacturing plant, a U.S. Dept. of Defense supplier needed a big
gantry-type coordinate measuring machine. So, like many other shops, it
searched online.
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Manufacturers have an opportunity now to take advantage of
historically low interest rates. Lowered monthly payments, consolidated
loans and extended lease terms are also benefits of refinancing.
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