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. |
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Add comment November 5th, 2009 07:58am Teresa Beach-Shelow
FABTECH is coming 11/15/09 to 11/18/09 See links below and watch the Blog for more information!
· Link for FABTECH Conference information: http://www.fmafabtech.com/educational-sessions.cfm
· Direct show link: fmafabtech.com
Add comment November 5th, 2009 07:39am Bob Trojan
The U.S. has never been more important in global manufacturing. Manufacturing.net spoke with Dr. Chris Kuehl, Economic Analyst, Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, to learn what he believes the future holds for U.S. manufacturing. See it here.. US
3 comments November 4th, 2009 05:00pm Bob Trojan
Read it here… Fox
Add comment November 4th, 2009 04:00pm Bob Trojan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has reportedly told fellow Democrats that she’s prepared to lose seats in 2010 if that’s what it takes to pass ObamaCare, and little wonder. The health bill she unwrapped last Thursday, which President Obama hailed as a “critical milestone,” may well be the worst piece of post-New Deal legislation ever introduced. bill
2 comments November 4th, 2009 02:54pm Bob Trojan
Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today told President Obama’s Chief Climate
Change negotiator, Todd Stern, that the massive tax increase and new spending
programs proposed in the Democrats’ “cap and trade” legislation will result in
enormous job losses and an exodus of American businesses overseas.
During a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing today, Manzullo disputed the
Administration’s claim that enacting cap and trade legislation will rejuvenate
the economy by creating new jobs and reducing greenhouse gases. Manzullo is the
lead Republican on the House Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global
Environment, which has legislative jurisdiction over the State Department’s
Office of Global Climate Change. Manzullo also co-chairs the House
Manufacturing Caucus.
According to a landmark study published by the University of King Juan
Carlos in Spain, the Spanish economy suffered enormously after adopting a cap
and trade framework that is eerily similar to the proposal in Congress.
The study notes that for “every renewable energy job that the [Government] manages
to finance…the U.S. should expect …about 9 jobs lost for every 4
created[.]” The study also calculates that since 2000, Spain has spent
over $840,000 for every green job created, including massive government
subsidies for certain industries.
“One of four people I represent in northern Illinois earns their living in
manufacturing. What the Democrat majority is trying to do with cap and
trade will put even more of them on the unemployment lines,” Manzullo said. “As
the study conducted by the University of King Juan Carlos in Spain shows,
adopting a cap and trade regime costs far more jobs than it creates.
Furthermore, signing on to a multilateral treaty to bind the U.S. to
unrealistically high requirements to stop emissions, while rapidly emerging
economies in countries such as China and India collude together to exempt
themselves from similar limitations, is nothing more than unilateral
disarmament. It will simply result in the transfer of pollution problems
to these nations and a massive tax on the American people.”
Please click here
to view Manzullo’s comments during the hearing.
Add comment November 4th, 2009 02:05pm Teresa Beach-Shelow
Energy Dynamics, Machesney Park, was invited to share it’s successes as a Supplier Keynote speaker at the SEA (Supplier Excellence Alliance) CEO meeting on September 10th. Included in the update was our progress on implementing Lean manufacturing, winning new Aerospace customers due to our Lean supply chain and improved performance metrics. For example, On Time Delivery performance over the last 18 months has gone from 80 % to 100 % on time since implementing small lot size, 1 piece flow and Kanban deliveries. You tube link, http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSEAOnline#p/u/10/8zdu6yyEjBs
Additionally, Energy Dynamics Inc. was nominated for an Industry award for Leadership and Culture in implementing Lean business systems. The winners will be announced at the annual meeting in November.
Stay Tuned!
Add comment November 4th, 2009 12:15pm Bob Trojan
Now here’s a guy that is out-in-front for us manufacturers. John Ratzenberger, known as “Cliff” on the long running and very popular TV show “Cheers” has dedicated to the careers for young people in manufacturing.
I and a few others had the privilege of having dinner with John earlier this year when he was doing some filming at the Techworks/Eigerlab.
This story is worth reading… Cheers
Add comment November 4th, 2009 11:47am Bob Trojan
There are more than 400 journalists, photographers, analysts, dealers, public officials and PR folks filing into Chrysler’s styling dome today for CEO Sergio Marchionne’s long-awaited five-year business plan.
Here’s a live link to the discussion updates from Detroit Free Press… FIAT
Add comment November 4th, 2009 09:00am Bob Trojan
Here is a web site that is promoting local products… Michigan
Add comment November 4th, 2009 07:47am Teresa Beach-Shelow
Well now you can shop in an entire store of American Aisles where nothing is made in China or anywhere else beyond our great American shores at www.AmericanAisle.com. And if you happen to live in the Chicagoland area, you can even stroll down the actual brick-and-mortar aisles of the American Aisle store!
At American Aisle, they carry an inventory base of which over than 90% is from small businesses spread out across America, who are also surviving in this cut-throat competitive economy due to their ingenuity, creativity, and passion.
You can read the whole article at WorldNetDaily.com at the following link:
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