The latest issue of Industry Today is ONLINE NOW.
Read it FOR FREE at www.industrytoday.com. Content includes feature articles and commentary on issues directly impacting your business in today’s complex domestic and global environment. Also, each issue includes profiles on the leading companies that are making a difference within industrial markets existing in North America and overseas.

Here’s what we offer in our latest issue:

COVER STORY
For more than 80 years, Hyster Company has pushed the envelope of material handling industry conventions. First it developed the most innovative lift truck designs. Now it offers the Invitation to Compare concept, which allows prospective and established customers to do comparison shopping. And Hyster doesn’t fear such head-to-head competition. Read why.

FEATURE
No one can control how and when disasters occur, but manufacturing executives and plant operators can indeed manage the aftermath. Proactive measures result in more efficient operation resumption. Jim Rogers, general manager (industrial services & motors) at GE Energy Services, offers a strong lesson in preparedness.

COMMENT
U.S. still remains the leading global manufacturer, but it will need to push hard to retain its pre-eminence. John Engler, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, offers some innovative competitive strategies.

ASSOCIATION
Has the U.S. economy become strictly serviced based? No way, says Gerald Shankel, president and chief executive officer of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association. American manufacturers still thrive but face a shortage of skilled workers. Shankel profiles America’s new "most wanted" list.

LEADERS
The Union Pacific name resonates with American history, but the company remains vibrant through technological innovation. Mike Iden tracks the railroad company’s forward path.

Companies featured in this latest issue include:
BMW, Komatsu America, Ontario Power Generation and Iveco.