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Apollo Alliance says the U.S. could lose out on 100,000 clean
energy
manufacturing jobs by 2015, and 250,000 by 2030 if we continue to
import
renewable energy systems.
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The National Science Foundation and two universities have
established a research center dedicated to developing technologies for
maximizing recovery and recycling of metals used in manufactured
products and structures. The NSF’s five-year, $400,000 award will
fund
the cost of establishing the center and recruiting corporate
participants, which may include scrap yards, disassembling companies,
municipal waste centers, shredding companies, smelters, foundries and
manufacturers.
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Some 1,100 dealers had sought relief through an arbitration
process
and federal lawmakers threatened to take pass legislation to protect
the
franchises and the 113,000 jobs which could be lost.
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Papé Material Handling Inc. announces it is the first
recipient of the Washington State Jail Industries Board's 2009 Civic
Champion Award, which recognizes a company's commitment to social
investment.
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Davis Layne, executive director of the Voluntary Protection
Programs
Participants’ Association Inc. (VPPPA), stressed that VPP is more
than
a recognition program – it creates cooperation between management,
labor and the government to go beyond OSHA standards to protect
workers.
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The facility, more than 135,000 square feet of warehouse space and
24 dock doors, has a high-speed, computerized, elevated transfer
vehicle
handling system which includes two 20-foot ETVs with a storage
capacity
equivalent to 385 upper-deck aircraft positions.
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MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. said it will open a new manufacturing
facility in Graniteville, S.C., where it will begin building Series
2000
and Series 4000 engines by the end of the year.
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Visit the IndustryWeek Forums -- an
active online community discussing the latest in manufacturing. The
forum is open!
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"U.S. regulators are reviewing more than 60 complaints that the
fixes made on Toyota cars recalled for unintended acceleration have not
solved the problem..."
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"In addition to the 160 full-time green manufacturing and
technology jobs, more than 200 construction jobs will also be
created..."
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"So... let me get this straight. 70 percent of people say
supplier viability is their biggest risk... yet only 10% of people do a
risk assessment when analyzing outsourcing. Huh... go figure..."
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A new series of air spring vibration mounts from Advanced
Antivibration Components (AAC) features excellent vibration isolation
of
low frequency machines. Air springs use elasticity of air as an
isolator
which acts as a soft spring. They have no moving parts and are
therefore
maintenance free. These mounts handle a wide range of loads simply by
changing the inner air pressure.
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Daily News For March 8, 2010 