October 15, 2009

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Siemens Expanding Power-Gen Components Plant
Siemens Energy celebrated the groundbreaking of the new 60,000-square-foot expansion project adjacent to the existing Siemens Steam Turbine-Generator Manufacturing Plant in Charlotte, NC. Over the next five years, the company plans to invest a total of nearly $50 million and create 226 new engineering and manufacturing jobs at this location. Read More

General Dynamics Wins Stryker Contract
The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $647-million contract for 352 Stryker vehicles. To date, General Dynamics has delivered 2,988 vehicles and trained 18,438 soldiers in their operation. Read More

Spartan Lists Ambulance Chassis Orders from Braun
Spartan Motors Chassis Inc. announced several new orders for its FurionRT ambulance cab and chassis from OEM Braun Industries. It is the ambulance industry's first-ever custom chassis, specifically designed for the emergency-rescue industry. Read More

Oshkosh Submits Vehicles for Aussie Land 121 Phase 4
Oshkosh Defense has submitted its MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) and SandCat vehicle as part of two proposals with Plasan SASA, Ltd., and JLG Australia for the Australian Department of Defense’s (DoD) Land 121 “Overlander” Phase 4. “Our M-ATV and SandCat offerings provide two separate but equally viable high-quality options for the Australian Defense Force,” said Andy Hove, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president, Defense. Read More


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Benchmarking at IMTS
American Machinist conducted its third annual Benchmark Survey of American Machine Shops between February and April of this year.

American Machinist, reviews the results of this third annual survey, and talks about what the data means and how shops can use the data to make plans for this year's IMTS.

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Tool Shop Optimization: Doing More with Less in a Sluggish Economy
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