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Profiles
The Will-Burt Company
When TV news stations report on the scene, they often rely on The Will-Burt Company and its telescopic masts, President, CEO and Chairman Jeff Evans...
Read More... West Penn Wire
Forecasting demand for 600 varieties of products that are shipped in 24 hours or less but require five days to manufacture requires a bit of art and a lot of experience. But that expertise is what West...
Read More... Trenton Forging
In the quest for zero defects, the journey rather than achievement of the goal – a lofty statistic that might be unreachable – benefits a manufacturing company most. In its production of forgings and...
Read More... Teledyne Hastings Instruments
Teledyne Hastings has set the standard – and yet it continually raises the bar on process and product improvement. This philosophy has propelled...
Read More... SDI Inc.
When a company hires a third party to manage its MRO supply chain, it wants the peace of mind that the new partner will serve its best interests and provide the parts and components exactly when it needs...
Read More... Stein Seal Co.
Twenty years ago, Stein Seal Co. was shipping $10 million a year. Today, the company ships more than $40 million a year and its growth continues....
Read More... Starrco
The more challenging the project, the more excited Starrco gets. “We see ourselves as a solutions company,” says Bryan Carey, president of the modular...
Read More... RexCon LLC
RexCon LLC’s owners got their feet wet in the concrete industry decades ago. “My partner and I, Michael Redmond, we didn’t come from a manufacturing...
Read More... Raynor Garage Doors
The garage door is one of the most prominent parts of a home’s exterior, even if it’s not necessarily the first feature that comes to mind for most homeowners. Although most people are mainly concerned...
Read More... Radwell International Inc.
Radwell International Inc. is proud to be a one-stop shop for industrial equipment and repair needs. “We compete against repair companies, surplus...
Read More... Polyscience, a division of Preston Industries Inc.
Everyone knows what a griddle does. But what if you poured the pancake batter on a griddle and the batter froze instead of frying? That would just be a normal day at Polyscience, where creative thinking...
Read More... Plating Technology
Knowing what a customer needs is half the battle. Having the ability to actually provide it is where true victory comes in. Plating Technology,...
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EPA Proposes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards and Voluntary Quality Assurance Program
On Feb. 7, 2013, EPA proposed 2013 renewable fuel standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel and total renewable fuels that apply to all gasoline and diesel produced or imported...
Read More... Near-Shoring Takes Hold
Apple CEO Tim Cook made headlines recently when he announced plans to move production for at least part of an existing Mac line to the United States. In fact, Apple joins a growing list of North American...
Read More... Define and Prioritize
The article on Exporting in the last issue suggested that prior to going to a trade show or on a trade mission, that one have some idea as to the extent of the commitment and control one wanted to have...
Read More... Avoid the Training Tragedy: focus on your training ROI
Every year, businesses spend a significant amount on employee training. The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) reports that in 2010, employers spent close to $171.5 billion on employee...
Read More... Sustainable Competitiveness
The current initiatives of “insourcing” jobs offer new opportunities for U.S. manufacturing. However, they once again raise the question of the global long-term competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers....
Read More... Toxics Predictions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) resources are not expected to be robust. This will translate to further reductions in its operating programs such as the Office of Chemical Safety and...
Read More... Get Your Intranet Ready
Think for a moment about your corporate intranet. What comes to mind? A robust portal for collaboration, communication and knowledge management? A tablet- and mobile-optimized presence that addresses contextual...
Read More... Opportunity Zone
It’s a tough economic market. So, why are countless individuals and businesses today missing opportunities that could propel them ahead? Failure to recognize these openings is partly to blame, but even...
Read More... How Far Do You Want to Go?
Having taken many different types of companies and individuals over the last 35 years into foreign markets to meet individual prospects, to attend trade shows or to participate in trade missions, an interesting...
Read More... Value Alignment
Culture is the heart of a corporation. It is the life-source for the company’s values, mission, business standards, ethics and relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and shareholders. Because...
Read More... Special Focus
- Wauseon Machine and manufacturing
- Positech
- Global Technology Systems
- Applied Energy
- United Steelworkers
American manufacturing is poised for a comeback thanks to companies such as Wauseon Machine and Manufacturing (WMM). Founded as a small contract machine shop in 1983, the company continues to evolve as it nears its 30th anniversary in 2013.
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People who can set up a small shop to assemble material handling manipulators and tooling might consider themselves competitors to Positech Corp., but that is not the way President Mike Olson sees it. “We consider our strongest competitors to be about a dozen [companies], but if you look at people who sell material handling manipulators and tooling, they’re probably in the hundreds,” Olson calculates. “Anybody who can build this little piece of equipment in their garage gets to consider themselves qualified, but we don’t agree with that.”
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Unlike many battery manufacturers that work strictly for OEMs, Global Technology Systems (GTS) has made its name by working directly with end-users of its batteries since its inception in 1999. This distinction, according to COO Mike Grosberg, is the difference between customers getting the best performance available today vs. having to purchase new devices to get the latest in battery technology from manufacturers.
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Some firms limit the autonomy of their workers, but not Applied Energy Solutions (AES). Instead, President Vern Fleming says the company gives them the opportunity to make important decisions on its work floor.
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Labor Day is a happy civil holiday – most people enjoy a long weekend, and the holiday is filled with barbecues, parades and activities that allow Americans to enjoy the end of summer. But the reason for the holiday is to celebrate workers and their economic and social contributions to our society. And it is the manufacturing industry and its millions of workers that continue to contribute to the U.S. quality of life in a major way.
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