Daily News For January 20, 2010

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Today's Daily News

Service Centers End 2009 with Inventories Up, Shipments Down
U.S. steel shipments fell almost 37% for the year, aluminum down over 38% Click to continue

Honda to Build New Factory in China
Eventual production slated for 240,000 vehicles annually Click to continue

Former Grocery Executive Admits to Falsifying 'Bug Stamp' on Wood Pallets
Michael Sayklay, former vice president and warehouse manager of Economy Cash & Carry Inc., recently pled guilty in federal court to the felony charge of falsifying ISPM-15 compliance stamps, commonly known as 'bug stamps,' on wood pallets. Click to continue

TradeBeam System Promotes Free Trade in China
TradeBeam, a provider of SaaS-based global trade management solutions, has announced that its Global Trade Compliance technology was chosen by The Ministry of Commerce for China's new Free Trade Agreement Duty Rate Query System. Click to continue

Toyota to Join Lithium Project in Argentina
Toyota becomes the first Japanese firm to acquire rights to extract lithium. Click to continue

Manufacturers Donate Products to Haiti
From solar lights to sanitizing equipment, manufacturers aid in relief efforts. Click to continue

Leadership: The Type A Characteristic that Lowers Work Stress
According to a study appearing in the January issue of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, most characteristics of the Type A personality are linked to increased work stress, but one exception can help reduce stress -– leadership. Click to continue

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Cool Thing Of The Day: The Future Of Technology To 2050
"The predictions get pretty fuzzy (and pretty sci-fi) once you get out past 2015, but that's what futurists do for a living, I guess..." Click to continue

Modesty, Thy Name is the Recovery
"Take a look at the latest economic forecasts for U.S. manufacturing and the consensus seems to be -- at least it's not getting any worse..." Click to continue

Survival of the Fittest: Modern-Day Evolution Toward World-Class Inventory Management
"The dynamic of inventory management is shifting..." Click to continue

Improved Planning: Looking for Clearer Forecasts as Recovery Nears
"This month's challenge discusses a maker of wireless and radio frequency components that is starting to see signs of an economic recovery but is very concerned with..." Click to continue

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Product Spotlight

Almco Inc.: Space-Saving Vibemaster Machine Provides Low-cost, Labor-saving Small-Parts Finishing
A portable, labor-saving, round-bowl machine with a ½-cubic-foot capacity for deburring and finishing small metal parts in job shops and metalworking departments has been introduced by ALMCO, Inc. The Model VM-1 VibeMaster, available with or without pedestal, is a quiet-running, maintenance-free unit that features a solid urethane bowl that is easily removed from the pedestal for emptying the contents and for occasional cleaning. Click to continue

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