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Today's Daily News

Manufacturing Will Lose If Developing Nations Don't 'Get Real'
For more than a year, dramatic disagreements over farm subsidies and agricultural tariffs have kept 149 countries belonging to the World Trade Organization (WTO) from putting together a new international pact. And now there's another reason for manufacturers who would benefit from more open markets to be concerned. Read more

Siemens' China Division Hopes To Triple Production, Double R&D
Setting an ambitious goal of tripling manufacturing production capability and doubling its research and development power within the next three years, Siemens announced the Phase III expansion of its Siemens Numerical Control Ltd., Nanjing, China. Read more

Fewer Layoffs In Manufacturing
A product in part of fewer layoffs in manufacturing, initial claims for unemployment insurance fell last week to 313,000, some 2,000 fewer than the previous week's revised figure of 315,000, the U.S. Labor Department reported on July 6. Read more

ESAB Opens Second Plant In China
ESAB is opening a $30 million, 40,000-tons-per-year solid welding wire plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province. Read more


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Welding Projects & Pictures -- Chrome lamp set
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MIG, TIG, Stick, And Oxy/Fuel Welding -- "Walking the cup" on Discovery Channel
"Recently there was a episode of Extreme Engineering about some LNG refinery in Russia that took a tour of the facility... Well the speed at which they were weaving was insane... Is it normal for the 'weaving' to be so fast?"
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General Welding Questions -- Does welding affect smell/taste?
"I noticed last night after spending the afternoon doing some welding and grinding that I couldn't really taste my dinner very well. Back to normal now. Anybody else have this happen?"
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