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Touting "No Layoff" Companies
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Will Manufacturing Czar Actually Help Manufacturers?
Nanotechnology for NEMA member product industries closer than you might think
Will China Be the Home of the Next Great Innovation Revolution?
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Touting "No Layoff" Companies
Economic times are tough for all U.S. manufacturers, and many have had to lay off employees. But some advanced manufacturing facilities have opted not to fire anyone, event if it means switching their roles until production picks back up. You can count NEMA members among the companies that are keeping...
Published
Thu, Nov 11 2009 9:45 AM
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golds
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Economy
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manufacturing
Congressional Unveiling of Major Energy Savings and Carbon Reduction...
Do you want to save 4.48-7.95 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon annually (equivalent to removing approximately between 3-5.4 million automobiles annually)? Do you want to save 25 to 42 Terawatt hours (billion kWh) per year (equivalent to 3 to 6 nuclear power plants or 6 to 10 coal-fired plants)? Do...
Published
Tue, Nov 11 2009 9:22 AM
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Hansen, Dain
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Environment
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renewable energy
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Emerging Technologies
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Energy Resources
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Will Manufacturing Czar Actually Help Manufacturers?
" Bloom vows to boost manufacturing ," shouted the headline in the Detroit News last week. This should be significant, considering that Ron Bloom was tapped to be the senior counselor for manufacturing policy (aka, the manufacturing czar) by the president in early September. The article even...
Published
Tue, Oct 10 2009 9:49 AM
by
golds
Filed under:
manufacturing
Nanotechnology for NEMA member product industries closer than you might think
TC 113 U.S. Technical Advisory Group Chair Dr. Brent Segal , Lockheed Martin Corp ., tells me that there are 2 camps when it comes to nanotechnology advancement; those that think nano is 10 years away, and those that have already been producing nano-enabled products for 10 years. A new IEC Technical...
Published
Mon, Oct 10 2009 10:35 AM
by
leibowitzm
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Nanotechnology
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manufacturing
Will China Be the Home of the Next Great Innovation Revolution?
Tom “The World is Flat” Friedman, noted NYTimes columnist, has launched a shot across America's bow. His recent column, “ The New Sputnik ,” outlines a future in which China goes green – and cleans our clock on innovation. If that happens, and the next innovation revolution...
Published
Tue, Sep 09 2009 12:54 PM
by
golds
Filed under:
manufacturing
Will Washington Take Manufacturing's Loss Seriously?
Can the future be built in America? Business Week asks this question in an enlightening article this week -- and the answer is, "It depends." If we can't maintain our lead in large-scale high-tech manufacturing, don't expect future generations of Americans to experience anything close...
Published
Tue, Sep 09 2009 10:46 AM
by
golds
Filed under:
manufacturing
More Federal Incentives for NEMA Members...
Before leaving on August recess, Senator Bingaman (NM) introduced a bill, S. 1639, the Expanding Industrial Energy Efficiency Incentives Act. This bill includes the NEMA-advocated advanced motor technology tax credit. What makes this bill even more promising is that, Senator Jeff Bingaman is the Chairman...
Published
Thu, Aug 08 2009 9:31 AM
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Hansen, Dain
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Energy Efficiency
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Taxation
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manufacturing
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Tax
Will a New 4-Pt Plan Save US Manufacturing?
On his global blog " Manufacturing Crunch ," Pat Cleary skeptically points to a plan by Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) to jump-start the U.S. manufacturing sector. Her four-point plan promises to: Transition manufacturers to clean energy production, by investing $30 billion for states to help...
Published
Thu, Jul 07 2009 8:52 AM
by
golds
Filed under:
manufacturing
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