Archive for February, 2009
Industrial Suppliers Worldwide Promotes Over 1,500 by Online Manufacturing Trade
By admin at 28 February, 2009, 6:50 am
ArriveNEWS.com, the organizer of the International Industrial Trade Show at www.ArriveNews.com/iits.html announced today it re-designed and re-launched its online expo to further promote its 1,500 exhibitors to a global audience of industrial buyers. The company said the site includes offerings from hundreds of national and international industrial suppliers offering a wide range of industrial machines, […]
Read More >>Manufacturing execs see more regional approach
By admin at 27 February, 2009, 9:08 am
Tightening credit terms & an expected rebound in energy costs may shift manufacturing patterns, with multinationals producing goods closer to their customers than shipping them across oceans.
That could be seven of the major ways the world economy will look different when it emerges from the current downturn, executives said at the Reuters Manufacturing & Transportation […]
Manufacturing accounts for 38% of January mass layoffs
By admin at 26 February, 2009, 10:35 am
Employers took 2,227 mass layoff actions in January that resulted in the separation of 237,902 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on February 25. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single employer.
The number […]
Manufacturers to Take Stock of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Strategies
By admin at 25 February, 2009, 10:05 am
As the number of networked pieces of equipment continues to explode, is it time for most manufacturers to develop a comprehensive machine-to-machine (M2M) strategy?
What is M2M?
There seems to be a number of definitions, and different opportunities across different industry sectors, but in general, M2M leverages connectivity to enable machines—including manufacturing and telecommunications equipment, data centers, […]
California-based solar energy company Ausra appears to be banking on its Southern Nevada manufacturing plant
By admin at 24 February, 2009, 2:47 am
Last year, the company talked of developing solar plants in the Southwest in coming years on top of operating North America’s only solar thermal component assembly plant right here in Las Vegas.
California-based solar energy company Ausra appears to be banking on its Southern Nevada manufacturing plant.
Manufacturing & equipment supply is a safer route for the […]
Hawaii manufacturing down
By admin at 24 February, 2009, 2:46 am
Hawaii’s industrial employment fell 2.2 percent over the past 12 months, losing 569 industrial jobs between December 2007 and December 2008, according to a new report.
The report from Evanston, Ill.-based Manufacturers’ News Inc. said Hawaii has 1,211 manufacturers that employ 24,911 workers, down from 1,250 manufacturers and 25,480 workers a year ago. Hawaii ranks last […]