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Greenhouse Gas Emissions- Global Problem Requires Global Solution
speakingofprecision wrote 17 hours ago: Guest Post By Jeff Wiltsie, Vanamatic Company. Here is a photo of manufacturing in China. Proposed U … more →
6 Rules For Stifling Innovation
speakingofprecision wrote 4 days ago: Tired of innovation? Fed up with other people’s ‘good ideas?’ Here are 6 rules to … more →
Rethinking Lean-Not Just The Shop Floor
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speakingofprecision wrote 5 days ago: Now is the time for innovation- throughout our organizations, not just the shop floor. Today we … more →
Top 10 Sources of Oil Imports to the U.S.
speakingofprecision wrote 1 week ago: I went to the U.S. Government’s Bureau of Economic Analysis Site the other day looking for so … more →
Canadians See U.S. Manufacturing Recovery
speakingofprecision wrote 1 week ago: Perhaps distance and perspective give them clarity. It's the value of the dollar... We follow th … more →
Basics of the North American Steel Grade System- Carbon
speakingofprecision wrote 1 week ago: In this post we’ll take a look at the significance of the last 2 digits of the steel grade des … more →
Net Operating Loss Provision Passes, Signature Expected Today
speakingofprecision wrote 2 weeks ago: The bill is H.R. 3548. The House passed the bill yesterday and the President is expected to sign it … more →
Chinese Resource Hoarding Dispute Before WTO
speakingofprecision wrote 2 weeks ago: The US, EU and Mexico have just (2 hours ago) jointly made a formal request to the WTO for a disput … more →
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
speakingofprecision wrote 2 weeks ago: Put this subject on your watch list… This act charges the EEOC with issuing finalized regulat … more →
GE CEO: Manufacturing Jobs Should Comprise 20% of US Employment
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speakingofprecision wrote 3 weeks ago: Actions always speak louder than words. Made in China. Protect the environment. Here’s what … more →
Guest Post: Manufacturing- Mark J. Perry
speakingofprecision wrote 3 weeks ago: I wanted to write a post about how manufacturing in North America is still a vital part of our, and … more →
Baldrige & ISO – Which Is Relevant To Manufacturing?
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speakingofprecision wrote 1 month ago: Submitted by Monte Guitar, PMPA Director of Technical Programs The Malcolm Baldrige National Qualit … more →
5 Questions To Turbocharge Your 5-S Program
speakingofprecision wrote 1 month ago: It's more than a slogan on a sign. How do I start a 5-S program? How do I get my 5-S program bac … more →
4 More Reasons The Precision Machining Industry Is Recovering
speakingofprecision wrote 1 month ago: The August 2009 PMPA Business Trends Report increased to 73 in August up 3 points from July, up 4 po … more →
Balkan Dreams
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ADM Jim Stavridis wrote 1 month ago: Over a decade ago, the brilliant writer Robert Kaplan published an award-winning study of the long h … more →
The Secondary Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2009
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speakingofprecision wrote 2 months ago: Stealing scrap metals Clerical errors at scrapyards could become a federal crime under provisions o … more →
Focusing on the Fundamentals
ADM Jim Stavridis wrote 2 months ago: Meeting with the Minister of Defense of Portugal, Nuno Severiano Teixeira, on 21 SEP 09. I had a goo … more →
A Simple Question
speakingofprecision wrote 2 months ago: China is currently spending its reserves buying natural resources all around the world that will be … more →
Will Johnny Damon be a Yankee in 2010?
Trevor wrote 2 months ago: Yankees.com and MLB beat reporter Bryan Hoch had a few things to say about Johnny Damon and his chan … more →
