Manufacturing Equipment Videos

Manufacturing accounted for 31% of August mass layoffs

Employers took 2,690 mass layoff actions in August that resulted in the separation of 259,307 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on September 23. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single […]

U.S. still leads world in higher-end manufacturing

It might seem as if the country that used to make everything is on the brink of making nothing.
In January, 207,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs vanished; it was the largest one-month drop since October 1982. Factory activity is hovering at a 28-year low. Even before the recession, plants were hemorrhaging work to foreign competitors with cheap […]

Sustainable food manufacturing right now

Technologies have been developed with the aim of improving air quality and water conservation, reducing energy use, and providing food industry companies with practical and efficient solutions.

According to Heat and Control, extensive research and development, along with close consultation with manufacturers, has resulted in techniques that can be measured and proven as a definite means […]

Innovalight takes $5M for solar manufacturing equipment

Innovalight, a San Francisco-based company that makes flexible thin-film solar modules, has taken $5 million in equipment lease financing from ATEL Ventures.
The most common substance for thin-film cells is CIGS, but Innovalight uses a printed silicon-ink process. The deposition technique uses less silicon, and allows for the greater flexibility of Innovalight’s modules.
Last year, Innovalight took […]

Outdoor equipment market in China

For Sarah Xu, challenges and opportunities are separated by a “thin line” and the difference in outcome lies with the amount of effort put into to the getting the objective.
As founder and chief executive of Runtitan Outdoor Manufacturing Co, a leading provider of Chinese outdoor equipment, she knows that her international competitors will present a […]

Sealcoating Equipment - Neal Manufacturing Company

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