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Survey
Finds Two-Thirds Of U.S. Consumer Products Companies Outsourcing
More than two-thirds (68
percent) of large U.S. consumer products companies are currently outsourcing
some portion of their workforce, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers (New
York) Retail & Consumer Industry Practice report. Consumer products
companies, concerned about rising energy costs and tight margins, also
anticipate lower growth rates in the months ahead.
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Broin
Companies To Build Large Scale Ethanol Plant In Indiana
Economic
development incentives offered by the Indiana EDC include up to $50,000 in
training grants, $150,000 in infrastructure assistance to the local community
and up to $3,150,000 in tax credits based on anticipated employment and capital
investment levels.
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Toyota
Tops Quality & Assembly Plant Awards
Toyota
and Lexus topped the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Initial Quality study,
released June 7, capturing 11 out of 19 quality awards. Toyota also received
four assembly plant quality awards for producing vehicles yielding the fewest
defects. In the Asia Pacific region, Toyota's Higashi-Fuji, Japan, plant, which
produces the Lexus SC 430, received the Silver Plant Quality award while its
Georgetown, Ky. plant tied for second with DaimlerChrysler's Windsor, Ontario,
Canada plant in the Silver Plant Quality award for North and South American
plants.
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European
Laser Welding Equipment Makers Rethink Strategy
Rapidly increasing
demand for laser welding equipment has equipment suppliers rethinking their
strategies for growth, a market study firm reports.
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discussion forum among welding and fabricating professionals and enthusiasts.
Welding Projects
& Pictures -- 1958 Gas Pump That Sings!!!
"This gas pump started out its life pumping fuel back in 1958 in the town I
live in... I started out by doing some major mods on the thing and it ended up
with the TV, a three disc DVD and a VCR in it."
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General
Welding Questions -- Titanium's Natural Color?
"What is the normal /natural color of titanium? Because there are lots of
electric hair shavers out there that have titanium blades. But when I look at
the blades they are gold in color. But I always thought titanium was gray. So I
got confused on what color it actually is."
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MIG, TIG, Stick, And Oxy/Fuel Welding -- Welding Motorcycle Frames
"Sometime ago I read a post that said the only safe way to weld a motorcycle
frame was to use TIG... I know TIG is better for appearance and all that, but
will MIG work good enough for welding up a cycle frame?"
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the community to participate in this and other discussions at WeldingWeb.com.
Universal
Data Collection And Error Proofing, With Minimal Investment Or Change
Companies in the DoD, automotive or medical device supply chains will be using
Direct Part Marking (DPM) to track, monitor, and manage parts that range in
value from pennies to millions of dollars with minimal investment or process
change.
Attend this free IndustryWeek Webcast on June 21 to learn more about
this technology for tracking your parts and spare inventory -- and to error
proof your data collection processes.
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