Manufacturing Daily

ATMC filling with fledgling businesses.
This is just a different kind of manufacturing then what they are used to-textile manufacturing skills are skills that are transferable.’ With South Carolina competing with Massachusetts in the renewable energy field, Petrovic said recently unveiled plans like Fall River Energy Enterprise and the Southcoast BioPark will help attract more alternate energy businesses to the state. He said Fall River isn”t that much different of a place than Lowell, where he was the business development director for UMass Lowell. More than ten years ago with Lowell playing the part of a rundown mill town, the city converted itself into biotechnology center that continues to pay dividends in jobs, grants and exposure. ‘It was a 14 year vision, but companies see this success and they decide to come here,’ said Petrovic.more

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SRS Energy Appoints Three Senior-Level Executives.
Peter Zinni has been appointed director of manufacturing. Zinni bring more than 15 years of experience in manufacturing and operations to the position, having previously directed manufacturing at AVA Solar. He also served as general manager at Celestica. Zinni earned a B.E. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Rhode Island. In his new role at SRS Energy, he will oversee the construction and operation of all manufacturing facilities.

‘SRS is currently experiencing significant growth. We introduced Sole Power Tile(TM) to the architectural world at the recent AIA convention in San Francisco as part of our California launch,’ said Marty Low, CEO of SRS Energy. ‘The addition of these three seasoned professionals will enable SRS Energy to streamline our domestic expansion in 2010, and continue to forge global roofing partnerships.’

About SRS Energy

SRS Energy develops and manufactures premium solar roofing tiles designed to integrate with traditional roofing products.more

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Business week in review.
The business, formerly called HPG Plastics, will be renamed i2M (Innovation to Manufacturing) and continue manufacturing the same plastic products made at the plant for years. Hiring has begun, and the plant could resume manufacturing within a month. About 150 employees are expected to be hired within three years.

Credit card overhaul coming

Americans with a credit card will see sweeping changes in the market, with limits on sudden hikes in interest rates that drive consumers deeper into debt.

The changes will revolutionize the market by restricting when and how a card company can raise an individual”s interest rate, who can receive a card and how much time people are given to pay the bills. The new rules - which go into effect in nine months - will protect debt-ridden consumers from many of the surprise charges common in the industry, such as over-the-limit fees and costs for paying a bill by phone.more

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Walking down memory lane.
Organizations such as ICIM, HCL, DCM, ECIL etc came in to fill the void and so began the saga of the IT manufacturing industry in the country. In 1982 was an era characterized by proprietary hardware and operating systems. Prices were ridiculously high and vendors pushed anything and everything to the customer from desktop calculators to punch card machines to 128 K mini computers. An 8-bit machine would cost as high as Rs eight lakh. This continued until about 1983.

The first PC was launched at CSI-Delhi in March 1985 by Minicomp. The Government announced the setting up of NICNET to provide connectivity between the centre and the states.

Then came 1987-88 where technology occupied the front seat and new products and trends began to hit the market rapidly. Networking and LANs came into being.more

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Nightcaps performing for 50th anniversary.
‘My grandchildren were in awe,’ said Shine, now 69 and retired as a furniture manufacturing representative.

After a half-century, Shine is still the Nightcaps” lead singer, and Haufler still plays guitar.

Dennis Mills has been playing bass for the Nightcaps since 1962 and his brother, Lenny, has been on rhythm guitar since 1969. The newest member, drummer Mark Minton, has been with the band for the past dozen years.

The Nightcaps still play 10 to 20 events a year, mostly private parties and class reunions – especially those from the classes of “58 through “66.

The Nightcaps never quite hit the big time, but they came close. While playing the local scene, a Dallas businessman named Tom Brown heard them play and asked if they wanted to cut a record. He tried to arrange a deal with RCA Victor, based on the strength of ‘Wine, Wine, Wine’ and ‘Thunderbird,’ another catchy song written by Shine during another Jesuit study hall.more

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EASTEC leads manufacturers into new DoD opportunities..
EASTEC, the largest annual manufacturing event on the East Coast, has partnered with the Regional Technology Corporation to help end that confusion. On Thursday, May 21, the RTC will offer three informative presentations at its EASTEC DoD/Homeland Security Business Opportunities Resource Center to help manufacturers develop new business opportunities. ‘There are definitely strict procedures and tactics necessary to successfully enter the DoD market,’ notes Ellen Bemben, president of the RTC. ‘That”s why we pulled together MOM database, laser and lean experts. Understanding the potential of each area and taking advantage of what they have to offer will not only help open the door to DoD business, but in doing so, will offer a competitive advantage in other markets as well.’ RTC presentations will include: The DoD Manufacturing Opportunities Matching (MOM) Database: “MOM” Knows Best! - Russell Kruzelock, PhD, president and CEO, Cenovance LLC, San Antonio, Texas Laser Processing for Aerospace - Terry VanderWert, president, PRIMA North America, Chicopee, Mass.more

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Design, manufacturing, marketing defects lead to product liability.
Explaining products defects, the Florida injury lawyers say, ‘Products become defective due to manufacturing fault or due to problems with product designs or products might not carry proper warning of use, thus injuring people who use such products.’

Manufacturers have a duty to design and manufacture products that are safe for their consumers to use.They are also required to alert consumers of any potential problems related to their product.When a manufacturer creates an unsafe product, or when it fails to warn consumers that its products might be dangerous, people may suffer as a result.

The responsible parties may include the manufacturer of component parts, an assembling manufacturer, the wholesaler, and the retail store owner. Any of these companies and individuals could be responsible for a dangerous product and lack of notification.more

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Isola Grants Square Weave Patent License to Sanmina - SCI Corp.
Isola”s investment in research and development, technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and practices results in superior value to our customers, with innovative solutions to minimize costs and cut manufacturing time. Our commitment is reflected in our global network of sales and distribution offices allowing us to meet evolving customer needs and provide a full spectrum of services.

Isola”s broad range of products are used in multiple applications including: aerospace, automotive, broadband telecommunications, military, chip packaging and testing, high end computing, high speed digital designs and other specialty markets. Isola operates multiple manufacturing, R&D and sales offices throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. For a complete listing of product offerings and facilities visit our website at www.isola-group.com.more

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EconPop Series (1): A Tale of Two Recessions, or Will the Dead Cat.
Same contrast with manufacturing and government jobs. If employment shrinkage had been distributed equally 467,980 manufacturing jobs would have been lost. In reality over a million jobs disappeared in this sector. In contrast, if employment shrinkage had been distributed equally 758,984 government jobs would have been lost across the country. In reality this sector gained 487,900 jobs.

Will the Dead Cat Bounce?

What”s the story here?

The employment situation is actually much worse than it appears. The impact of the recession on unemployment is being moderated by government spending. The problem is that much of the money being spent is being pissed away into sectors that don”t need.

The prime example of this is the amount of money being directed towards keeping the financial sector afloat.more

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Research and Markets: Office Machinery Manufacturing Industry in.
The Office Machinery Manufacturing Industry report is the most comprehensive market research report available on this industry. With complete 2008 data and sophisticated forecasts for 2009, the report provides the most updated data and analysis on the industry”s key financial data, cost and pricing, competitive landscape, industry structure, and trends and opportunities.

This 158-page report includes the most recent information on the domestic market, global market and overseas growth opportunities. This detailed information resource, independently researched and supported by 10 years of historical data, identifies best and worst case scenarios of today”s pressing challenges. While the breadth of coverage leaves no aspect of the industry uncovered, the depth of analysis delves into granular macroeconomic data on personal consumption, channel mix, government demand index, and pricing fluctuation.more

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