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S&OP: A Primary Weapon for Enterprise Profitability in a Global Market?

Ever-stricter customer demands. Shrinking profit margins. Longer lead times due to global sourcing. If you're like most companies, you're facing these challenges. If you're like today's leading companies, you're looking to improve your S&OP to overcome them. Join AberdeenGroup and Infor for this informative discussion. Register today!

Lufthansa Pays $85 Million In Cargo Pricing Probe
A cargo price fixing probe launched in February by the U.S. Department of Justice and European Union competition authorities has reached agreements with three airlines. Lufthansa got fined, United Airlines and American Airlines were not. Read more

Dell To Manufacture In India
Dell, Inc. announced on Sept. 22 that it would invest $30 million over five years in a manufacturing plant in Sriperumbudur, on the outskirts of Chennai. Read more

Diecaster Plans To Restart Missouri Plant
Spartan acquires former Intermet facility and will be up and running in 2007. Read more

Cryogenic Equipment Prices To Rise
Harsco GasServ will boost prices for its cryogenic equipment products, effective October 2, because of continued increases in the price for its raw materials. Read more

Cutting And Cleaning With Liquid Nitrogen
Liquid nitrogen technology stems from a Department of Energy program for cutting storage tanks containing radioactive materials. Read more

PracticalMachinist Web Forum

Visit PracticalMachinist.com, the official online bulletin board and discussion forum for American Machinist. PracticalMachinist.com is the leading online discussion forum for the metalworking community.

General -- Machineability of steel -- decreasing over the years?
"I have been watching, with some concern, the ever-increasing levels of residual alloying elements in pressure vessel and structural steels over the years. The increased levels of these residual elements have caused the strength levels of many steel products to rise significantly."
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Manufacturing in America and Europe -- Manufacturers need educated employees
"This year we will hire 10 people (shop, engineering, project management, etc.) -- most all of which will have some college education if not advanced degrees."
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CNC Machining -- Automating surface grinder
"I have a grinder I want to automate via timing belt drive on existing hand-wheels. What is the best/cheapest/most simple way to do this with good results?"
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That Blur In The Rearview Mirror Is China
The U.S. machine tool industry has lost 38.8% of its market share in China over the past decade. That loss has occurred during a period in which China has become the largest machine tool market in the world. Read more.

Webcast: Hawker de Havilland On Efficiency

Better Building The 787: Boeing Subsidiary Hawker de Havilland Maximizes Efficiencies
Hawker de Havilland, one of the Boeing 787 program technology partners, plays a vital role in the production of the next generation Boeing 787 airplane. Learn how the company updated its 787 manufacturing and production operations environment to maximize efficiencies, through the implementation of an integrated manufacturing operations solution. This free Webcast takes place Oct. 4.

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