In a recent survey posted on this blog, metalworkers favored McCain heavily. Here are 5 reasons manufacturers can be happy with the election results.
Democrats have been railing against the loss of manufacturing jobs – now you will find out if they have a solution or just a complaint.
The energy industry under the democrats should drive [...]
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Over the past three years LoSasso Advertising has been collecting data from people within the metalworking industry, whether from Engineers, Shop Supervisors or Owners. The purpose of this research is to gain insights regarding operational and business trends within the North American metalworking industry, and to gauge perceptions concerning the future outlook of the metalworking [...]
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Every time the economy slacks, there are companies that use the down trend to their advantage. During growth periods many companies need to channel their resources into sales and support versus research and development. This can slow innovation and delay the roll out of new initiatives. This will reverse in a slower market. Other companies remain aggressive with their [...]
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It is a sad state of affairs no matter how you slice it. This sheds some light while it will draw a much needed smile. Warning, this contains some adult language. Full screen mode shows best
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This is a great link to a story NPR ran on the 8/4 telecast that talks about how the weakening of the dollar has helped American manufacturing. They interviewed a Cleveland automotive part manufacturer that has seen their profits increase during a time when the economic news is bleak.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93203258
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I’ve been attending IMTS since 2000 and thus have witnessed both highs and lows in terms of business projections as well as moods. With the first part of this year holding strong, I went into this year’s show with great interest - would the industry reflect the growing fear and pessimism of the news reporting, [...]
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The International Manufacturing Technology Show (
IMTS) of 2008 was held in Chicago’s McCormick Place during the week of September 8-13.
Over 15,000 new machine tools, controls, computers, software, components, systems and processes were displayed by the 1,803 participating companies in the 1.2 million net sq. ft of exhibition space. This year had the strongest [...]
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In a recent survey conducted by
LoSasso Advertising and
Techspex, more than 1,000 members of the metalworking industry responded to a variety of questions about the state of their businesses and trends within the industry. More than 700 of the survey participants answered an optional question regarding the election this November. A whopping 62 percent [...]
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Many workers in today’s world of constantly evolving technology worry that machines and automation will take the place of hardworking Americans. Some sense that their jobs are being taken by the very things they helped build
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… Statistics from AgWeb on the impact export markets have had for U.S. farm machinery manufacturers…
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