Manufacturing
Man found with marijuana manufacturing equipment
By admin at 30 September, 2009, 8:40 am
A Floyd County man is charged with multiple counts of felony drug possession after a raid of his home late Sunday by drug task force agents, reports stated.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
James Edward Salmon, 54, of 31 Surrey Trail, is charged with felony possession of marijuana with intent to sell, […]
Hill leads hearing on ways to keep biotech firms in California
By admin at 23 September, 2009, 10:23 am
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — California should explore tax incentives and other measures to keep biotechnology companies like Genentech from moving parts of their operations to other states or countries, those in the industry and lawmakers said Monday.
“We need to hear practical solutions,” state Sen. Mark Wyland, R-Carlsbad, said during a hearing […]
Ottawa plans to drop tariffs on manufacturing equipment
By admin at 22 September, 2009, 12:05 pm
OTTAWA – The Canadian government plans to permanently eliminate all remaining tariffs on imports of machinery and equipment used by manufacturers, offering some relief to businesses pained by a sharp rise in the currency.
A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Ottawa would launch public consultations on the planned […]
Lean Manufacturing Equals Value
By admin at 22 September, 2009, 12:02 pm
Italian manufacturers who pursue efficiency through streamlined production processes and energy savings pass value on to customers through lowered costs and timely deliveries.
Forward-looking manufacturers around the world have adopted segments of lean practices. These companies consider an expenditure of resources for any goal other than creation of value for the end […]
About 2,000 US sporting goods manufacturing companies operate in the US
By admin at 11 March, 2009, 9:25 am
About 2,000 US sporting goods manufacturing companies operate in the US, with combined sales of about $14 billion. Large companies include Callaway Golf Company; Easton-Bell Sports; Russell Corporation; Wilson Sporting Goods (a subsidiary of Finland-based Amer Sports); & Rawlings Sporting Goods (a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation). The industry is fragmented: the 10 largest sporting goods […]
Read More >>U.K. manufacturing shrank more than economists forecast in January
By admin at 11 March, 2009, 9:24 am
U.K. manufacturing shrank over economists forecast in January & posted the biggest quarterly drop in at least one decades as the recession throttled demand for British goods from cars to machinery.
Factory production dropped 2.9 percent from December, the Office for National Statistics said today in London. Economists predicted 1.4 percent, the median of 18 forecasts […]