Daily News For November 20, 2009

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Today's Daily News

U.S. Service Centers Increased Shipments in October
U.S. metal service centers increased their shipment volumes for steel and aluminum from September to October, and inventories for both metals increased. Click to continue

Chinese Policies Continue to Undermine U.S. Manufacturing Sector
The latest report from a Congressional panel warns against Chinese trade, cyber activities. Click to continue

Manufacturing Growth Will Outpace Overall Economy
Industry group points to recovery of extremely low levels of inventory Click to continue

IBM Solution Uses Sensors to Speed the Movement of Shipping Containers
The solution was specifically designed for governments, businesses, automotive manufacturers, parts suppliers and other businesses to track the exact location of containers and other reusable assets used to move parts and products. Click to continue

Global Survey Shows Businesses Turn to Wellness Programs to Improve Productivity
According to a recent global survey, improving productivity by keeping employees healthy and working is emerging as the top business objective for employer-sponsored wellness programs around the world -– except in the U.S., where reducing health care cost increases continues to be the top goal, and Asia, where the most important objective is improving work force morale. Click to continue

Seal Manufacturer Expands in Saudi Arabia
EagleBurgmann Saudi Arabia Ltd., a manufacturer of mechanical seals, systems, packing and expansion joints, recently unveiled a new production facility in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Click to continue

Infineon Upgrades Outlook
Sees growth of 10% from Oct. 2009 until Oct. 2010 Click to continue

Benchmarking Tool Aims to Help Semiconductor Facilities Improve Energy Efficiency
'FABS21' users can filter peer facilities' data set based on climate zone, facility type and cleanliness level. Click to continue

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Manufacturing's Ground Zero
"Detroit has long been a punchline-in-search-of-a-joke type of city..." Click to continue

Is The CrackBerry Epidemic Dying Down?
"Ganapati also cites the breakneck pace of the smartphone market and the BlackBerry's horrible web browser experience as two more factors leading to RIM's once-utterly-dominant market position being threatened..." Click to continue

Regarding: High Quality Patents -- What Does it Mean?
"When we invent something here, develop it here, manufacture it here, learn from it here, apply it here, integrate it here and utilize it here -- then we profit from it here and it benefits US here..." Click to continue

Coming Soon: Your Limited Liability Persona
"...a legally recognized virtual person in which users could 'invest' the financial or identity resources of their choosing..." Click to continue

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Product Spotlight

A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp: Seal Cases with Tape at Speeds to 50 Cases per Minute
No longer is adhesive sealing the only option for packagers running high speed lines, with the Model 436 sealer that seals cases with tape at speeds to 50 cases per minute. This tape sealer provides automatic case feed and spacing, and squares cases as the tape is applied, for square, securely sealed cases that form straight, stable palletloads. Click to continue

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