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Today's Daily News

June Report Shows Manufacturing Continues to Contract
However, the Institute for Supply Management's monthly index indicates pace of contraction is slowing, and a few positive trends appear. Click to continue

U.S. Automaker Loans to Include 'Supply Improvement'
New $25 billion program to help automakers will include additional loans for parts suppliers and retooling plants. Click to continue

Report Sees Evidence of Increase in Steel Prices
U.S. steelmakers see first rise in prices since July of 2008, hope for steady recovery. Click to continue

Auto Production Could Boost Rail
With forecasts indicating increases in North American auto production, railroads could benefit. Click to continue

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Help Wanted: Must Already Have Job
"How's that for a Catch-22?..." Click to continue

Best Practices in Tooling & Fixtures
"Do you have best practices or procedures..." Click to continue

Nigeria + Gazprom = Manufacturing Branding Fail
"The Russian energy giant Gazprom in a 2.5 billion dollar joint venture with Nigeria’s NNCP (Nigerian National Petroleum Company) just formed a firm with the ill advised name..." Click to continue

You Can Take My 401K, But Leave My 72 Dozen Bottles Of Beer Alone
"What other job would give you 72 dozen bottles of beer a year..." Click to continue

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Product Spotlight

Specialty Equipment Corp : Transfer Cars Improve Pallet Handling
These rugged transfer cars are built in a variety of sizes and capacities for 1,000 to 10,000 lb. payloads. Whether the need is for short or long distance delivery or multi-level loading and unloading, each transfer car will be designed to suit the application. Click to continue

Sponsored White Papers

Motorola's Two-Way Communication Help Sears Keep Deliveries Moving
As part of its continuing goal to provide next day delivery on large home and garden items, Sears opened its Jacksonville, Florida direct distribution center in May of 2008. With seven day shipping, consistent, reliable communications was critical in order to coordinate the large volume of products that went through receiving and shipping on a daily basis. MOTOTRBO digital radios are used to enable the entire warehouse to talk radio to radio without a repeater; the crisp audio enables conversation even in the noisy environment; and the long lasting batteries last through multiple shifts for increased productivity. Click to continue

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