Daily News For April 27, 2009

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DFMA Webinar and Forum Explore Revival of U.S. Manufacturing

Can American manufacturing regain the leading role it played in world markets from the 1960s to the 1990s? Increasingly, experts from engineering to logistics are recognizing that product design strategy is what holds the answers to our competitive success here and abroad.

Join the free May 7 Webinar "Resurrecting U.S. Manufacturing using Systematic DFMA Deployment" and learn first-hand from Hypertherm how they combined DFMA and Lean to gain market share and improve profits 600% per square foot of factory floor space. Learn about the June 9-10 DFMA Forum "Reviving Manufacturing through Better Design:" Visit http://www.dfma.com/news/events.htm

Today's Daily News

U.S. February Steel Shipments Down 52.4% from 2008
Domestic steelmakers shipped 4,320,000 tons of material during February, a decline of 52.4% from the February 2008 shipment total. Click to continue

U.S. Auto Union Strikes Tentative Deal with Chrysler
As a result, Chrysler can continue to pursue a partnership with Fiat Click to continue

DHL to Move to Cincinnati, Deal With UPS a No Go
The two carriers couldn’t reach a conclusive agreement acceptable to both. DHL will be moving its U.S. gateway back to Cincinnati. Click to continue

CHEP Announces New Technology
With the new offerings in the CHEP Portfolio+Plus system customers now have visibility to real-time aggregated data that improves the efficiency of online transactions and enhances the query resolution process. Click to continue

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Working on Non Level Surfaces
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My First Mig Tough Choice Want a 180?
"I'm pretty new as a participant as well and by no means a PRO, but IMO, I would stay with..." Click to continue

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Product Spotlight

IDEC Corp: Mount New LED Spider Lights on Any Surface Just by Using Two Screws!
Expanding our LED offerings, IDEC introduces a new line of Surface Mount Indicators, the LH series of LED Spider Lights. These slim and stylish LEDs are perfect for mounting on the surface of equipment or panels, while maintaining excellent visibility from the front and the side! Click to continue

Manufacturing Webcast

Online Training: Transform Your Lean Knowledge Into Skills!
Struggling to make significant Lean improvements? Your team may know how to "talk" Lean, but not "walk" Lean -- they don’t know when to apply the right Lean tools at the right time.

Don't sacrifice training -- it's times like these when you need it MOST! Attend IndustryWeek's "How to Run a Successful Kaizen Event" 4-hour online training session on Tuesday, June 9. It's a quick, effective, and inexpensive way to train several Kaizen event leaders at once, resulting in more consistent training and less time spent learning on the job. $299 for a single registrant, or $499 for a room full of people! Click here to learn more.

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