Daily News For May 5, 2009 ADVERTISEMENT Motorola's Two-Way Communication Help Sears Keep Deliveries Moving As part of its continuing goal to provide next day delivery on large home and garden items, Sears opened its Jacksonville, Florida direct distribution center in May of 2008. With seven day shipping, consistent, reliable communications was critical in order to coordinate the large volume of products that went through receiving and shipping on a daily basis. MOTOTRBO digital radios are used to enable the entire warehouse to talk radio to radio without a repeater; the crisp audio enables conversation even in the noisy environment; and the long lasting batteries last through multiple shifts for increased productivity. Click here to download Today's Daily News NAOSH Week 2009: 'Safety Means Always Coming Home' The theme of this year's North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, held May 3-9 to help raise awareness about the importance of workplace safety, health and the environment, is 'Safety Means Always Coming Home.' Click to continue GM Sets Sales Record in China Company plans to double sales in China over next 5 years and launch 30 new or upgraded models Click to continue YRC Reports $251 Million Loss in First Quarter Network integration charges, adjustments at Holland, severance and other charges raise YRC Worldwide's $251 million first quarter loss to $415 million. Click to continue Thresher Developing LED Lighting Product Thresher Industries Inc. reports it is developing a highly thermal conductive, diecast aluminum-composite 'heat sink' that it proposes will be used for LED lighting products. Click to continue American Machinist Web Forum Visit the American Machinist Forums, a 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. Milling Aluminum Pockets "My concerns are with ease of removal and diposal of the filler after machining...." Click to continue Help: Westech 950M Needs Software Reloaded "We have a 1995 Westech 950M gantry robot that had problems with running the program..." Click to continue Are you LinkedIn? "How many of you would sign up..." Click to continue Join this new community to participate in this and other discussions at forums.americanmachinist.com. Product Spotlight Colson Caster Corp: Trans-Froma Offers Hard and Soft Tread Performance in a Single Wheel Colson Caster Corp., the world's leading manufacturer of standard and custom application caster and wheel products has announced its newest line of low-cost wheels for mass distribution. The innovative wheel, manufactured completely in the U.S., is designed for maximum performance in both hard- and soft-tread applications. Click to continue Manufacturing Poll Has your business prepared for a disease pandemic? Yes, we have a plan in place No, but we will be working on a plan soon No, we do not consider it important Vote now at http://www.industryweek.com. After you have voted, discuss this topic in the forums. See the results of the last poll: Do you think the Employee Free Choice act will have a negative impact on union/management relationships? Click to vote in this poll. 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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