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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Tony Elmasri
North American manufacturers consider the United States the most desirable country for expansion over the next three years, according to a survey released today by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) (www.nam.org), The Manufacturing Institute, the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
The largest number of North American companies (44 percent) say they intend to expand production in the United States over the next three years. 57 percent of U.S. manufacturers say they will become more globally competitive over the next five years across the supply chain from sales, marketing and customer service to engineering and information technology.
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Wednesday 2 July, 2008 12:35 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by George Tan
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CINCINNATI - For manufacturing companies striving for lean ERP , the ability to embrace product and engineering changes is central to achieving responsiveness to demand, according to Mike Burkett, Vice President of Research, AMR Research, Inc. This is especially true for those in aerospace and defense (A&D).
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Tuesday 1 July, 2008 08:33 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan
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Corus Process Engineering (CPE) , part of Corus Northern Engineering Services (CNES), has successfully completed the manufacture and assembly of two, six-metre-diameter steel lifting girdles. These will be used to remove 400-tonne heat exchangers from the reactors at Calder Hall nuclear plant in Cumbria.
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Sunday 29 June, 2008 04:09 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Rose Shah
NEW YORK - Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc . said Thursday it will invest $200 million over four years to boost manufacturing capacity in India, as part of its plan to increase its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Caterpillar will raise production of off-highway trucks made at its facility near Chennai, which are used for coal and other mining jobs in India.
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Friday 27 June, 2008 08:46 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Administrator
OTTAWA - Hugh Thompson knows he's part of a dying breed, a Canadian manufacturer who still makes products that come with the red-Maple-Leaf emblazoned "Made in Canada" label.
The president of Cambridge Towel Corp., specializing in bathroom towels, rugs, shower curtains and other accessories, Thompson sells his Canadian-made products throughout the country through retailers such as Wal-Mart, The Bay, Zellers and Sears.
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Friday 27 June, 2008 04:43 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Sean
A high street litter bin that sorts waste and a device to help deaf musicians feel the beat are just two of the latest ideas by Cambridge University students hoping to bring new products to market.
The ideas went on display, along with eight more prototypes, at the Design Show run by the University’s Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) this week.
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Friday 27 June, 2008 04:04 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Yan Chu
As South Africa’s infrastructure and capacity build-out for 2010 accelerates, tech innovator Tellumat is adding steadily to its already impeccable tech supply credentials.
The company’s standing in telecoms, defence and electronic manufacturing and supply continues to grow, with a formidable increase in its portfolio of products, services and capacity over the last few months.
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Thursday 26 June, 2008 10:37 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Susan Decker
There is this sort of belief floating around that the increasing costs of energy are going to drive increases in efficiency, and so this is a good thing.
This is a belief that is held by economists, tree huggers, joe public, and in fact just about everyone who isn't an actual engineer.
All it takes is US$200 bbl oil and Ford will stop making Suburban SUV's and start making Volkswagen Rabbits... The ONLY reason Ford don't make a VW Rabbit now is no one would buy one... allegedly... no engineer believes this for a second.
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Thursday 26 June, 2008 02:35 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dave Ellery
BERLIN, - If the U.S. economy slows, China suffers and so do the German firms that supply the Chinese with manufacturing machinery. Right?
Not necessarily.
Some German firms that supply Chinese industries with export exposure are indeed suffering as the U.S economic downturn lowers U.S. demand for Chinese products, and in turn Chinese demand for the German capital goods used to make them.
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Wednesday 25 June, 2008 10:33 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by jackson Browne
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Vision Engineering has despatched its 1000th Hawk non-contact measuring system to a fresh food packaging firm, Cryovac, to measure packaging film.
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Wednesday 25 June, 2008 06:05 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Administrator
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SIPA enters the market for horizontal presses for PET and PP preforms with its first model of a new family of machines manufactured completely in the Hanghzhou plant in China, where the company has been manufacturing dies for blowing and preforms since 2006.
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Wednesday 25 June, 2008 12:23 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Administrator
On what's now a parking lot at the University of Mississippi between the engineering building and the old chemistry building, Ole Miss plans to build a center to teach manufacturing management skills.
Gov. Haley Barbour, Ole Miss officials and Toyota executives announced the $22 million Center for Manufacturing Excellence on Monday in Jackson.
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Tuesday 24 June, 2008 06:59 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Administrator
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Chennai: UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) ran a series of high profile advanced engineering events in Bangalore (19 May), Pune (21 May) and Chennai (23 May 2008). The focus was on the UK’s capability in 3 key technical areas - advanced materials; design engineering and advanced manufacturing.
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Monday 23 June, 2008 04:36 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Susan Decker
PHILADELPHIA - CDI Corp .announced today that its CDI Engineering Solutions division has signed an
agreement to form a joint venture with Emtiaz Engineering & Energy Holding
Company (Triple E), a subsidiary of Al-Imtiaz Investment Company, to create a
Kuwait-based Engineering, Procurement & Construction Management (EPCM) firm.
The firm will develop oil & gas, chemical, power, water development and
infrastructure projects in Kuwait, Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC) countries.
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Monday 23 June, 2008 12:20 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Bob Smith
“We’ve had to review costs practically on a per-purchase basis to see where we stand,” said Telesca, owner of Northeastern Plastics Inc. , a Scranton manufacturer of flashlights, armrests, pool accessories and ladder materials.
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Monday 23 June, 2008 04:14 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by George Tan
European producer of polyethylene bin liners and refuse sacks CeDo has spent £1.5m on a lean programme at its manufacturing facility in Shropshire, the UK.
CeDo said adopting lean techniques has allowed it to become more competitive while still maintaining overall performance and service levels.
The main focus of the programme has been to reduce waiting time and accumulation of product. This has led to the commissioning of bespoke conveying systems and two centralised packing areas within the manufacturing facility.
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Sunday 22 June, 2008 06:09 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan
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Procurement, historically an uncelebrated topic among business strategists, is now taking center stage. These days, purchasing departments are playing pivotal roles within global firms in ways old-fashioned purchasing managers could never have imagined.
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Saturday 21 June, 2008 06:05 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Bob Smith
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At ARC’s European Manufacturing Automation Forum (EMAF), held in Frankfurt, Germany last month, attendees heard speeches from end users and suppliers on a variety of subjects ranging from Emerging Technologies to the Digital Factory.
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Saturday 21 June, 2008 12:30 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Administrator
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TITAN is a bit of a hulk . It can lift a BMW into the air with just one arm, swing it around and then set it down again in exactly the same spot with barely a quiver. Moving cars is a piece of cake for the world's strongest robot. Built by KUKA, a large German robot-maker, Titan lifts 1,000kg and with its arm extended is as tall as a giraffe. It works out by moving huge concrete structures, steel-castings and pallets loaded with glass.
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Friday 20 June, 2008 10:29 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Barot Casha
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ROCK HILL, S.C.-3D Systems Corporation, a leading provider of 3-D Printing, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing solutions, has announced that it will run a newly developed polypropylene-based material on its Sinterstation® Pro SLS® System at the Design Engineering & Manufacturing Solutions Expo (DMS) from June 25-27, 2008, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Friday 20 June, 2008 08:28 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Rose Shah
The B3m 300-kg Motoman will do as her master wishes but let her perform a concert at Bitec first, writes Nareerat Wiriyapong
Motoman loves the sound of music. The 300-kilogramme Japanese DJ, with an electronic brain and industrial arms, plays music and signs autographs as she travels to Thailand for her commercial debut. Motoman SDA 10 is the latest intelligent industrial robot developed by Yaskawa Electric, which has sold more than 200,000 units worldwide of predecessor robots invented three years ago.
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Thursday 19 June, 2008 04:00 AM |
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