Industry News

Gear Grinding gets Integrated at IMTS

by Matthew Jaster, September 10-15, 2012, Gear Technology

More than 100,000 visitors arrived at IMTS in Chicago from September 10–15, making it the strongest showing
for the manufacturing technology trade show in over a decade. While many attendees and customers were looking for expert partners, some were acutely aware that they needed gear grinding capabilities that would improve grinding times without sacrificing gear quality. This means customers are seeking advanced solutions.

Customers are looking for technologically cutting edge solutions at a competitive price and process flexibility. Overall, the following features, capabilities and concepts were discussed during IMTS:

• Faster setup times
• Higher productivity
• Maximizing machine utilization
• Quality
• Process flexibility
• Total cost ownership

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World Standards Week 2012

Upcoming event: October 9-12, 2012, Washington DC

The World Standards Week (WSW) is an annual event hosted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) where standards and conformity professionals come together in the spirit of collaboration and cooperation. (ANSI is the coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system.) ANSI will hold a new member orientation as part of WSW; the orientation will be held October 10.
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2012 Roadblocks to U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness

by David R. Butcher, August 28, 2012, Industry Market Trends

Manufacturing has been driving recent economic recovery in the U.S. However, a new study reveals that “maintaining and strengthening the nation’s manufacturing competitiveness in the global market will require tremendous planning, effort and focused financial investment.”
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Cutting through Red Tape in Government Procurement

by Michael Keating, July 10, 2012, Thomas Net Industry News

Do government purchasing departments drown prospective vendors and contractors in paperwork and procedures?

Michael Keating believes that “Despite the many obstacles to contracting with the government, the second half of 2012 offers many lucrative government selling opportunities.”
Read his full article in ThomasNet News

Worldwide Steel Output Remains Strong

by Ilya Leybovich, Oct 27, 2011, Thomas Net Industry News

Worldwide Crude Steel Outputs: Aug 2011 – 125 million metric tons, Sept 2011 – 124 million metric tons.

In spite of the September drop in global crude steel production and month-to-month slowdown in several key steel-producing regions last month (September 2011), the forecast remains strong for the global steel sector. Currently, U.S. steelmakers have produced 64.7 million metric tons of crude steel (which is 6.2 percent more than the same period of 2010).
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