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2008 Metalworking Survey Results

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 [...]

IMTS 08

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 [...]

John McCain Wins with Metalworkers Nationwide

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 [...]

Machines Are Not Taking Over

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