Daily News For April 16, 2010

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Today's Daily News

U.S. Manufacturing Output Up 0.9% in March
Industrial production up 0.1% Click to continue

GE Profit Falls 32%
But the numbers were better than expected Click to continue

Import Shipments Are Up 11% Over 2009
March import shipment totals should provide a lot of hope to transportation service providers and importers as the number of import shipments was up nearly 10% from March 2009. Year-to-date total shipments are up 11% when compared to 2009. Click to continue

Aluminum is Best for GHG Reductions, Energy Savings
In a head-to-head study with magnesium and steel automotive components, aluminum is found to provide the greatest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and the most energy savings Click to continue

Summit on Health and Safety of Latino Workers
Of the thousands of workers in the U.S. who are injured or killed on the job each year as a result of preventable incidents, Latino employees suffer work-related injuries and fatalities at higher rates than all other workers. It is with these statistics in mind that U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis convened a historic National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety beginning April 15. Click to continue

Rio Tinto's Iron Ore Production Up 39%
Strong demand in China and some recovery in OECD markets Click to continue

IndustryWeek Web Forum

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Kroger Asks Suppliers to Subscribe to Rapid Recall Exchange
"...an online service that standardizes and accelerates food and product recalls and withdrawals..." Click to continue

Top Two Reasons Users are Dissatisfied With Their S&OP Software
"I would like to add my personal observations about S&OP..." Click to continue

Re: Health Care Debate
"Great article by Editor Steve Minter. It's about time we see a discussion of the role of expanding health care costs and the competitve disadvantage in which it puts U.S. mfg and business..." Click to continue

Small Business Optimism Declines for Eighteenth Consecutive Month
"Essentially, the results of the survey can be summed up by these two troublesome findings..." Click to continue

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UNIST: LVSS Spray Nozzel
The LVSS spray nozzle was designed to consistently apply small amounts of fluid in either a fan or cone spray pattern. The nozzles are operated with a compressed air input signal and an integral valve at the nozzle tip which allows the pressurized fluid to flow whenever the air signal is present. Click to continue

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