December 2015 - Industry Today - Leader in Manufacturing & Industry News

Magazine Issue December 2015

National Spotlight: Manufacturing's Big Day

Whitehall Industries

Lightweight Value

Whitehall Industries, a longtime industry leader in the manufacture of automotive sunroofs, has expanded its core business to provide aluminum extrusions used in automotive structural components. David Soyka reports on this company’s tremendous growth in supplying components essential to achieve…

Auto Suppliers

Seize New Manufacturing Opportunities in Mexico

Doug Donahue is Vice President of Business Development with Entrada Group, which guides foreign manufacturers in establishing and running their own cost-effective Mexican operations in order to enhance global competitiveness.

M&M Refrigeration

In the Deep Freeze

Cubes of ice harvested from frozen lakes once sufficed as refrigeration technology, but in the last 45 years, one company in particular has advanced the industry into the digital age, in particular through its unique Co2 Cascade system that none…

Milwaukee Valve

In Control

With over a hundred years of design and manufacturing experience in the books, Milwaukee Valve stands today as one of the most reliable and capable valve manufacturers in the United States and beyond. And with a diverse product line that…

JAXUSA Partnership

Heating Up: Jacksonville’s Growing Prosperity

When looking across the United States at regional areas that serve as major drivers of industrial growth and overall economic prosperity, the city of Jacksonville and its surrounding counties are often (unfairly) left off the list. While it has long…

IDC Manufacturing

IDC Manufacturing Insights Innovation Survey: Quality, Analytics

Manufacturers are dramatically changing the way they design, engineer, manufacture, and service products because of multiple factors - the increase in complex, "smarter," connected products, unique, dynamic demand from customers, and highly competitive markets particularly in emerging economies.

Manufacturing Day

National Spotlight: Manufacturing’s Big Day

Manufacturing Day this year was hailed as a significant victory for U.S. manufacturers and their efforts towards raising awareness about the modern state of manufacturing and its integral role in the nation’s past, present and future success.

HB&G Building

All-Star Casts

HB&G Building Products offers a wide variety of PermaCast™ architectural products that will make any home exterior a standout. From columns to ceilings to porch railings, these products will stand the test of time, as has the company itself –…

JRL Marine Concepts

A History of Success

For nearly 40 years, Marine Concepts has served the marine industry and beyond with some of the most precise, high-quality composite tooling solutions available. Combining a talented, experienced workforce with innovative leadership, the company is hitting a new stride in…

Airbus

Landing in America

World-leading aviation company Airbus recently completed construction of a $600 million manufacturing facility in Mobile, Ala., sending a message to the U.S. that not only have they finally brought production to the world’s largest market, but that they’re here to…

Craig Technologies

Mission Controls

Cape Canaveral is the space hub of Florida, where Craig Technologies operates in a 160,000-square-foot facility with 2,000 pieces of equipment engineered to deliver space-age technologies in combination with old-fashioned quality and customer service. Anticipated to triple in size over…

Custom Profile

Extrusion Excellence

Custom Profile—the name says it all. In business for the last 23 years as a plastic extruder known for its wide range of manufacturing capabilities, the company today presides over production facilities in the U.S. and Mexico, and is recognized…

DEL Equipment

Body Builders

A leader in the design and manufacture of custom/standard dump truck bodies, and truck equipment up-fitting, Diesel Equipment Ltd. (DEL) has commanded a top spot in an ever-changing industry through velocity and an innovative spirit. Lorie Greenspan tells the story…

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