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Factory Expansion Spurs Growth as Budget Cuts Loom

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

By: Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg American factories expanded in February at the fastest pace in almost two years, spurred by a jump in orders that is helping propel an economy about to be tested by federal government cutbacks.

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Raise productyivity By Investing In Labor

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Mike Schmidt, Manufacturing Business Technology Keeping labor costs down has long been a preferred method for manufacturers around the globe to achieve sustained success and profitability. However, lately it seems manufacturers have found investing in efforts to raise workforce … Continue reading →

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New Era of the High-Tech Machine Shop

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Travis Hessman, Industry Week At the center of every neat, double row of CNC machine tools at Smith and Wesson’s Springfield, Mass., plant, a single worker controls the operations and output of as many as 10 simultaneously running machines. … Continue reading →

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Output at U.S. Factories Slips in March

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Associated Press WASHINGTON – U.S. factory production fell in March after companies made fewer electronic products, steel and other metals. But the decline followed three months of strong manufacturing gains.

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MAPI Predicts Manufacturing Production to Outperform GDP Through 2013

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Industry Week Staff Manufacturing continues its forward growth, according to the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) U.S. Industrial Outlook report.

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