Manufacturing 2.0
Rock River Valley manufacturing experts discuss the many facets of manufacturing: technology, education, training, events, people and any other aspects of this important segment of our economy. They’ll use this blog to get the word out and solicit feedback on local and global manufacturing. They hope to better engage our employers, employees and our future work force and increase their understanding of manufacturing.

Archive for November 3rd, 2009

Events at the Eigerlab

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 Learn how to make more money in your business, Patents and more here..  Eigerlog 11 02 09

UK Manufacturing Shows Signs of Emerging from Recession

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A surge in new orders has fuelled hopes that Britan’s manufacturing sector may finally be emerging from recession, after it grew at its fastest pace in two years last month…UK

The Wheels of Green

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I ran across a new green vehicle design that is quite intriguing. A car developed by Aptera Motors aspires to greater than Aptera Motors100 miles per gallon! You can find out the details at http://www.aptera.com/. The sleek aerodynamic design is like crossing a Chrysler Prowler with a peapod. It looks as sporty to drive as a Formula One car. Interestingly it looks very reminiscent of a similar attempt when the technology didn’t do the design justice. Starting before World War II and into the 50’s, Messerchmitt produced a three wheel car,

the KR-200 series. What comes around, goes around, especially when it comes to motor vehicles. The intersting notion is that entrepreneurs keep trying. And of course, new macnufacturing techniques and design materials can have an

impact on how viable your product can be. If you’re interested in seeing many more KR-200’s you can visit the micro car museum and take a virtual tour at http://microcarmuseum.com/index.html .

House Republicans Find 111 New ‘Bureaucracies’ in Health Care Bill

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 How on earth could a corporation, let alone the Federal Government, manage an organization with this vast bureaucracies?….ugh… bill

Manufacturers Not Happy With Health Bill’s Costs Impact

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Proposed 5.4% surtax on high income is in essence another tax on small businesses as majority pay taxes at individual income rate due to how they are organized.  See the rest here…  NAM

Toot your horn Rockford….

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Last night SJTI hosted the SAE for a tour and dinner meeting.  Needless to say we wowed them with the new technology…we’ve become quite the “geek” location. All of the attendees were from large companies with sister companies all over the
USA, the world. As they left each person said they were surprised this type of “thing” was going on in a “Small Company” in
Rockford! It has been our experience that some people in manufacturing think they have to leave town for anything “Specialized” or “Precision”…Rock River Valley Manufacturers we have not done a good enough job selling to our neighbors! There are exciting “new” things going on here! I have been selling my company, and the Regional capabilities, in (7) states over the last five weeks…who would have thought my own back yard needed the sales call! Do we need to have a “Rock River Valley Technology Fair?” Educating about our micro-machining and multi-axis laser technology or new innovative projects going on right here? More than the Angels group need to know!