February 2013 - Industry Today - Leader in Manufacturing & Industry News

Magazine Issue February 2013

US Manufacturing Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?

National Association of Manufacturers

Time to Fix the US Immigration System?

The immigration issue has arisen to the forefront of political discourse – indeed it will be a major issue in 2016. But rather than making i

Standish Executive Search, LLC

Business Growth: New Leadership Paradigms

Ventures – both new and old – need forward-thinking leaders, both humbled by and respondent to prevalent challenges. True, that’s a difficul

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL); The Manufacturing Institute

Moving Beyond the Boys’ Club

The manufacturing sector – ever in need of new talent – can attract and retain a valuable human resource: talented women. Further, it can ad

Pematec Triangel

What Provides a Natural Drive?

For Pematec Triangel, a leading, Brazilian maker of automotive parts, it’s an Amazonian plant that has paved the way to a sustainable, profi

US Manufacturing

Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?

Yes, but it’s qualified. A recent Washington DC event – about the state of US manufacturing – provided hope, but speakers pointed out the se

HP Pelzer

Acoustically Sound

HP Pelzer engages in the most advanced – and sound - technologic and business practices. Vertical acoustic system integration is a specialty

MacLean Engineering

From the Ground Up

MacLean Engineering prides itself in being at the forefront of safety & productivity, providing the mining industry with quality equipment.

Metso Brasil

Rock, Paper, Success

Present in more than 50 countries and in business for more 50 years, Metso Brasil has been playing a winning hand in Brazil, where the need

National Machine Group

What Price Glory?

Sometimes a company’s effort is forgotten in a heroic effort – such as the Hudson River crash and subsequent, successful rescue attempts. No

North American Stamping Group (NASG)

How Do You Overcome the Recession Especially When Focused on Automotive?

Pluck supplants good luck. Look at North American Stamping Group: This resilient enterprise – which has endured for more than 40 years

EXM Manufacturing

Outside/Inside the “Box”

A box need not confine. Ask EXM Manufacturing. The Canadian-based enterprise offers BoxCAD technology, a computerized innovation that expand

Grob do Brasil

How Has Grob Grabbed a New Angle?

Look to five-axis machining. This Latin American leader in machining systems places money on new market growth. Reuben Ford describes an inn

Degrémont

How is Degrémont Tapping its Resources?

This global leader in water treatment is pulling out all the stops to provide universal water management solutions. Reuben Ford explains the

Estaf Equipamentos

Easier Access

Boasting 35 year’s experience – and wide-ranging solutions – Estaf Equipamentos rents aerial access equipment to Brazil’s industrial and con

AIDA-America

Pressed for Success

How Does Extension Contribute? Dayton, Ohio-based AIDA-America expands parent company footprint by building on a century-long tradition of q

Blue Giant Equipment Corporation

How Did Blue Giant Become a Material Handling Colossus?

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2013, Blue Giant Equipment Corporation makes its customers’ operations hum by offering the best loading

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