Daily News For February 19, 2009 ADVERTISEMENT Manufacturers save 52 minutes/day with mobility Enterprise mobility has emerged as a top strategic initiative among leading global organizations and according to the Enterprise Mobility Market Barometer. Key manufacturing mobile worker segments and mobility decision makers identified that there is a high degree of effectiveness in firms that mobilize several key applications. Find out how nearly one-third of surveyed manufacturing mobile workers are able to recover at least 50 minutes per day due to the utilization of enterprise mobility solutions with our free whitepaper. Today's Daily News MAPI Says Stimulus Package/Pent Up Demand Could Offer Potential Growth Industry group sees manufacturing growth of 2.5% in 2010. Click to continue Toyota, PosiCharge Unveil Environmentally Friendly Distribution Center WhiteWave Foods unveiled an environmentally friendly distribution center that features increased productivity and reduced energy solutions from AeroVironment's alliance with Toyota Material Handling. Click to continue Window Manufacturer Holds Onto Local Jobs Accu-Weld acquisition will continue operations in Philadelphia. Click to continue Atlantis Forge Sends Workers Home Atlantis Forge Ltd, with forging and machining operations in Atlantis, Western Cape, South Africa, apparently is applying for liquidation. Click to continue Foundry Web Forum Come visit the Foundry Management & Technology Forums The FM&T Community forums are a venue to raise, respond to, and debate the relevant issues facing and influencing metalcasting mangement, operations, and technology. In addition to a free ranging discussion forum there is also a blog by FM&T editor Robert Brooks. 'Help' is on the Way "One of the coldest quips of this long winter is the one where a casual friend or total stranger asks out loud, in exasperation, 'Where's my bailout?' Up 'til now, all the bailout money..." Click to continue Repeating Myself "Let me say from the start that I realize statistics don't mean anything to someone who's out of work, but they do matter quite a lot to the plans we make. That is..." Click to continue Snapshots in Time "Last fall I listened to a presentation about the technical advances and long-term prospects for metalcasting, as a process and an industry..." Click to continue Participate in this and other discussions at community.foundrymag.com. Manufacturing Survey 2009 Benchmarking Survey & 10 Best Machine Shops Awards Program Take part in the 4th annual Benchmarking Survey… and nominate your machine shop in the American Machinist's 10 Best Machine Shops Awards Program. This study provides the authoritative operating standards for machine shops. Your participation makes it a success and provides you with all the data FREE. These results will enable managers, like you, to compare your facilities to industry norms and gain a competitive edge in today's challenging business environment. Your participation is essential for the study to be a success! Click here to participate. 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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