Daily News For April 1, 2010

ADVERTISEMENT
Keynote Speaker: James W. Griffith, President and CEO of The Timken Companysee more

Achieve manufacturing excellence. That's the goal of every manufacturing organization, and this is the event to help you reach that goal. The IndustryWeek Best Plants Conference annually delivers to attendees the latest strategies and tactics being undertaken by leading manufacturers to improve their operations and grow their profits. Continuous improvement experts will share tips that teach and motivate the manufacturer just beginning on the road to excellence and provide more advanced lessons to manufacturers further along the journey.

In the Wednesday afternoon session on April 21, you can hear James W. Griffith, President and CEO of The Timken Company. You'll hear how The Timken Company has reshaped its portfolio for profitable growth, including the company's recent strategy to pursue a more diversified mix of industrial markets, focusing on demanding customer applications where it can bring the most value in improving energy efficiency, reliability and safety. Click For More.

Today's Daily News

Health Care Reform May Squeeze Some Companies, Retirees
Companies are concerned that the drug subsidy could be taxed, which could lead to 'significant' reductions in employer-sponsored retiree prescription drug coverage. Click to continue

American Axle Supplying VW in South America
American Axle & Manufacturing has begun supplying rear axles for Volkswagen AG's new double-cab pickup truck, the 2010 Amarok. The systems are being produced at AAM's Braziian operation and delivered to VW’s Pacheco plant in Argentina. Click to continue

U.S. Manufacturing Executives Optimistic About Next 12 Months
Hesitant to predict new hiring Click to continue

A 'Rights-Based Approach' Needed to Meet the Needs of 105 Million Migrant Workers
Amid growing challenges due to the global economic crisis, a new International Labour Organization study highlights the need to adopt a 'rights-based approach' to provide a fair deal for the world’s 105 million migrant workers. Click to continue

Choice Logistics Launches Business Process Improvement Group
The next phase of Choice's BPI program will include enhancements to workflow and knowledge management, which streamlines information sharing and processes. Click to continue

Brazil's Vale to Build Steel Plant in Amazon
The $3 billion plant will have an annual output of two million metric tons. Click to continue

3PL Helps With Automotive Logistics Project
Third-party logistics provider (3PL) Evans Distribution Systems has taken on three new logistics projects at facilities in Lenexa, Kan., Houston, and Memphis, Tenn. Click to continue

China's Manufacturing Activity Picks Up in March
Manufacturing has expanded each for for the past year. Click to continue

WeldingWeb Forum

Visit WeldingWeb.com, the most active online community and discussion forum among welding and fabricating professionals and enthusiasts.

Another "First" Project: Welder Buggy
"That's a work of art. Shows your 25 years of experience..." Click to continue

Air Compressor Hose Contaminants?
"Are there any contaminants in a cheap pvc air compressor hose that shouldn't be introduced into the shielding gas?..." Click to continue

I Beam Span Requriements
"I am looking to install a 10-12 foot I beam span in my pole barn as a lift. I would like to be able to lift about 1000 pounds..." Click to continue

Join the community to participate in this and other discussions at WeldingWeb.com.

Product Spotlight

Emerson Process Management: Rosemount Vibrating Fork Liquid Level Switch
Emerson Process Management has introduced the industry's first WirelessHART point level switch, which enables level detection to be made in locations previously inaccessible or too costly for wired devices. The Rosemount 2160 vibrating fork liquid level switch combines Emerson's wireless expertise with the Rosemount vibrating short fork technology. It has all the same features as the wired level switches in the Rosemount 2100 series, but without the complication and cost of wiring. Click to continue

More Manufacturing Newsletters

FIND IT HERE . . . Used Equipment for all areas of manufacturing
Search through 70,000 listings of equipment and services ranging from:
  • Material handling equipment
  • Safety equipment
  • Electrical power equipment
  • Chemical/process equipment
  • Fuels
  • Employment/staffing services
  • Repair services
  • Lubricants
  • Metalworking and associated machinery
  • And more...
Sign up today for your FREE subscription: www.ued-ed.com/q/signup or visit www.UsedEquip.com

Miss an Issue?

See our newsletter archives.


PRODUCED BY

American
Machinist

EHS Today

Expansion Management

Forging

Foundry Management &
Technology

Gases and Welding
Distributor

IndustryWeek

Logistics Today

Material Handling
Management

New Equipment Digest

Welding Design and
Fabrication

Click on any of the above logos to visit the producing sites.








Penton Media Logo
Copyright© 2006-2010 Penton Media, Inc. 1300 E. 9th St. Cleveland, OH 44114. All rights reserved.
Penton Media's Privacy Policy

Thank you for reading Quick Manufacturing News. You are subscribed as #email#. To unsubscribe, please click here.