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. New High-Temperature Advanced Materials - Progress has been made in the field of advanced materials, developing intermetallic compounds that break traditional rules and ceramics that can withstand extreme temperatures

. SME's Automated Manufacturing and Assembly Summit - The Automation & Assembly Summit is an all-new showcase for cutting-edge automation and assembly equipment. May 2004

. Pressureless molding of steel powders using hybrid inorganic-organic binder - Hybrid material is capable of wetting the powders and of assuring a sufficiently low viscosity of the slurry to meet the requirements of the shaping process.

. New Aluminum Forming Technology Announced - The new process, "HotForming" is able to produce sharp radii on key features. This offers the designer of covers some new options.

. Plastic fantastic: Composite materials, plastics, aerospace, automotive industries - Most companies with expertise in producing high-strength, low- weight structural parts in composites have their origins in the aerospace or track racing businesses.

. Tooling, cutting tools and tool holders - Highlights and Links for Modular tip drills, ceramic composite cutting tools, carbide drill inserts, parting and grooving, and more

. IDES and Granta Design Form Strategic Partnership to Deliver World Class Polymer Selector - With Granta Design, IDES will be able to extend their market reach to other industry segments including colleges and universities where students first learn the characteristics of product design and material selection.

. From model to prototype - Plastics are continuing to gain more importance in virtually every sector of manufacturing.

. Robot applications, machine tools and machining robots - Low-cost machining robot launched at Euromold. CAD/CAM developer Delcam has linked with industrial robot manufacturer KUKA to develop a machining robot.

. Centralized Human Resources Organizations: Beating the Budget Cuts - Human Resources departments are often easy targets for companies looking to cut excess costs, and consequently, current HR organizations must optimize operations within limited resources

. Adept to Provide Robots and Guidance Vision for Automated Medical Device Assembly System - The TrueFlex™ system offers medical device manufacturers a flexible and cost-effective method for introducing automation into their manufacturing operations.

. Moldflow Ships New Plastics Advisers - Moldflow Corporation, the leading global provider of automation and optimization solutions for the plastics injection molding industry, announces the immediate availability of Moldflow Plastics Advisers(R) 7.0 software.

. Elopak to establish production in China - World's leading supplier of packaging systems has announced it is to build a state of the art production plant in China.

. Polymer Group, Inc. Announces Plans to Build New Plant in Shanghai, China - Polymer Group, Inc. announced plans to install a state-of-the-art Reifenhauser spunmelt line at a new facility to be located near Shanghai, China.

. Dow Chemical Sampling Resin Film - Dubbed porous SiLK Y, the dielectric resin is tough enough to withstand conventional back-end-of-line, BEOL, process steps for interconnect fabrication, including chemical mechanical planarization, according to the company.

. Blow-moulded plastics potential - Packaging firm giant announces that it is to conduct a strategic review of its blow-moulded plastics operations in North America, South America and Europe.

. ProMECH Engineering Resources - We provide plastic product solution, from conceptual design to manufacturing. Mould Design and Manufacturing.

. State-of-the-art nonwovens installation - Polymer Group, Inc.'s Bonlam Operation Announces Completed Installation of Multiple-Beam Spunbond Line.

. Astro Molding Inc. - A custom injection molder of precision rubber and silicone products

. Scottlamp Ltd. - Plastic injection moulding services. In-house tooling, long/short runs. Retail and wholesale lighting products.

. Europack Machines (India) Pvt Ltd - Sheet Extruders, Thermoforming, Vacuum Forming Machines. Complete Plant for Disposable Tea / Coffee / Mineral Water Cups, Glasses and more.

. DuPont announces a commercially available system of thick film materials - The specialized thick film compositions support materials for a wide variety of electronic applications in the automotive, biomedical, commercial, military, and telecommunications markets

. Rexam Packaging to close US plant - Rexam PLC, the global consumer packaging company, announces that, in a step designed to bring its beverage can and end making capacity into line with market demand, it will be closing its aluminum can end manufacturing plant in San Leandro, California.

. IDES and Granta Design Form Strategic Partnership to Deliver World Class Polymer Selector - With Granta Design, IDES will be able to extend their market reach to other industry segments including colleges and universities where students first learn the characteristics of product design and material selection.

. New Technology Promises to Revolutionize Mold Making Industry - The patent pending technology is called Step Reduction Milling™ or SRM™ for short, and it promises to bring dramatic improvements to the way manufacturers create molds and dies.

. Human Resources/Organizational Development: - The Manufacturing Extension Partnership recognizes the impact that people, culture, and skills have on the competitive abilities of small and medium-sized manufacturers...

. SIG Alfa: roll-fed leader on the labeling market - Machinery specialist SIG Alfa has launched a new roll-fed machine to meet the ever-increasing demands of the bottling industry....

. Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (Factory Orders) - HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PRELIMINARY REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS. New orders for manufactured goods in October increased $7.3 billion or 2.2 percent to $341.2 billion, the Department of Commerce, Census Bureau reported today.

. Corning Consolidates - Job opportunities with Corning. Approximately 70 new jobs will be created at the Canton and Corning Tropel facilities as a result of the consolidation.

. American Carbide - Provides American made End Mills, Burs and custom cutting tools at Wholesale prices. Cutting your tooling cost and making you more competitive.

. Handling the human side of change - Quality efforts and their accompanying flurry of training activities continue unabated in many organizations. Many have morphed to adapt to the current crazes of Six Sigma and lean. However,....

. Hayward Industrial Products Offers Free Measurement Converter Software - The free measurement conversion software is a quick download and requires no special knowledge to install or set up.

. Conveying : New USDA-Approved Flexible Screw Conveyor - A new, re-designed Flexible Screw Conveyor for product applications in the food, chemical, plastics and other industries.

. Three tips to make the most of your CRM investment - You know the importance of implementing CRM for your organization now. It can help you not only retain the customers you have today but position you to acquire the all-important new customers you’ll need to stay competitive in the future.

. Jaguar XJ's Performance Enhanced by Alcoa's Cast Components - Improved stiffness, ride and handling and structural performance are just some of the advantages that Alcoa automotive products are capable of providing.

. Sky Fabrication Inc. - Manufacturer of Machined Parts, Assemblies, Tooling for the Aerospace and Aircraft Industry with on Site CNC Programming.

. Plastic Packaging Makes Substantial Gains - Plastic films used in barrier flexible packaging have made substantial gains against metals, paper, and glass, according to a recent study by...

. Robots offer speed and flexibility in packaging applications - Automation often is the solution to high turnover of packaging employees, which adds to the cost of doing business, or an increase in repetitive stress injuries.

. Amplified polyolefins - Functional Polymers - The family of "Amplify" Functional Polymers provides new or improved capabilities for the coatings, compounding, adhesives, and tie-layers markets, says Dow.

. Accutech Design Limited - Designs and manufactures proprietary machinery for material handling, packaging, bottle & case re-cycling. Canada

. Product Development Executives Offer Insight to Ensure New Product Success . - We asked several Product Development executives to share their insight and experience on ways to optimize the evaluation, selection and development of successful new products. Here's what they had to say.

. Integrated Visual Data Technology Inc.
- Manufacturer of automatic onboard scales, freight weight verification systems. Toronto

. Machining dry is worth a try
- Reducing cutting fluid use offers the chance for considerable cost savings. Tool life may even improve.

. Fueling the chemical industry's future
Nanotechnology, as a whole, is still an emerging area with the need to make progress in both scientific and technological terms before enormous commercialization of products may occur.

. Aseptic lines: Spumador doubles the stake
With an output of almost one billion filled containers a year, Spumador has again placed its trust in SIG Simonazzi, Parma, Italy; considered a privileged partner in meeting the growing demand for high value-added products.

. U.S. Dept. of Commerce - THE ADVANCE REPORT ON DURABLE GOODS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
NEW ORDERS for manufactured durable goods in October, up five of the last six months, increased $5.9 billion or 3.3 percent to $184.5 billion, the Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau reported today.

. How much is in YOUR wallet? Dialers Revealed, Part One
If the user is aware and has agreed to the use of the dialer, this can be a convenient method for quick system configuration or commercial transactions. Where the problem arises is when they are installed without the user's knowledge.

. FANUC Robotics New P-50i Robot Offers Maximum Performance
It offers precise, reliable, and affordable coating solutions to a wide range of industries, including consumer goods, appliances and automotive components.

. Help-Wanted Index—A Key Job Barometer—In Holding Pattern
In the last three months, help-wanted advertising declined in seven of the nine U.S. regions.

. AMA Online Training and Development Courses from FlexStudy

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