Daily News For February 10, 2009 ADVERTISEMENT Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility As the world continues to analyze energy availability and the long-term effects of climate change, businesses too are turning their attention to an area of opportunity -- reduction of carbon emissions, energy conservation and supply chain sustainability. Many businesses are finding that these initiatives go beyond simple good-citizenship to real business opportunities and bottom line savings that can contribute financial value to the organization while meeting demanding customer requirements. Ultimately, companies will look to IT and software solutions to help them find opportunities to be better stewards of the environment and extend the tangible benefits of corporate social responsibility from the business through the extended supply chain. Download this white paper now to learn six technology tactics to promote corporate social responsibility. Today's Daily News Ladish Reports Strong 2008 Ladish,a leading producer of components for the jet engine, aerospace, and general industrial markets, reported sales of $469.5 million and a net income of $32.2 million for fiscal 2008. Click to continue Sanyo to Build New Solar Cell Plants The new plants will double Sanyo's current solar cell output capacity to 680,000 kilowatts annually. Click to continue Better Than Expected Results for Old Dominion Freight Lines For 2008, revenues grew 9.7% year over year to $1.54 billion, although net income was down 4.4% to $68.7 million. Click to continue Partnership Aims to Tackle FDA and State Pharmaceutical Requirements VAI, a provider of enterprise solutions for the distribution, manufacturing, retail and service industries, has forged a partnership with rfXcel Corp. to provide pharmaceutical pedigree tracking capabilities to the S2K Enterprise Software package. Click to continue American Machinist Web Forum Visit the new American Machinist Forums, a new place to share thoughts and ideas and best practices for machine shops. While the forum is open to discussions about anything, the focus is on ways to keep machine shops competitive and running efficiently in manpower and deploying labor, the use of automation and new technology, and the creative uses of machine tools. So welcome to the forum, sign up and jump into the discussions. Gearing up for the 2009 Benchmarking Survey "After you take the survey, don't forget to nominate your machine shop into the 10 Best Machine Shop Awards Program..." Click to continue Bad Machine Shaft "I have never seen any one put 2 eccentrics on one shaft that must be the same on both ends, is their a simple way?..." Click to continue Manuals & Brochures Locate specific machine literature here or post your own. Click to continue Join this new community to participate in this and other discussions at forums.americanmachinist.com. IndustryWeek's Best Plants Conference Take Advantage of Extended Offer. Save $100. Register by 2/12. Don't miss out on the extended earlybird savings for the IW Best Plants Conference. Save $100 when you register before 2/12. The 2009 conference will be held April 27-29, 2009, in Nashville, Tenn., and offers: 2 Keynotes 7 Tracks Over 50 speakers Plant tours Numerous networking opportunities ...and the chance to learn concrete strategies with measurable ROI to bolster your operation's continuous improvement initiatives. Click here to learn more... Miss an Issue? See our newsletter archives. PRODUCED BY Click on any of the above logos to visit the producing sites.

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