Administration Wins One On Trade!
“Absolutely must provide reciprocal access to US exporters.”
Win Win.
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6 Keys To Using Free Machining (12XX) Steels
Free Machining Steels in the 12XX series- 12L14, 1215, etc., are selected in order to reduce the time needed to make large volumes of complex parts. This reduces the cost per part. The factors that make these steels highly machinable also influence behavior of the products in service.
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Its The Trade Deficit…
Unless the President addresses the trade deficit with China, he simply won’t accomplish
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Material Impacts Report Posted
Raw materials prices ended the year up double digits or more. Copper and Brass more than doubled since Dec 2008.
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Don't Forget To Post Your OSHA 300A
February 1st is the deadline to have your OSHA 300A form posted for all illnesses and Injuries from last year.
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Manufacturing Education for Congress and Administration
Guest post by Jeff Wiltsie, Vanamatic Company It’s time for a reality check. Congress authorized the administration to spend hundreds of millions of dollars of stimulus to keep unemployment from reaching 8% which is now at 10%. The real unemployment rate is estimated to be as high as 17% when you include the people that…
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WTO to Hear Chinese Tire Tariff Appeal
Chinese filed an appeal to the WTO against US tariffs against Cheap Chinese Tires that were found to be dumped.
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Agility More Than Just Lean
“You can choose to organize to make decisions quickly. Or you can have the market ignore you.”
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President Obama Visits EMC Precision Machining Company
President Obama Visited EMC Precision Machining today to connect with small business owners to discuss how we can get people back to work. Continuous education and training, staying up to date with the latest technologies and investing in priorities has kept EMC competitive despite difficult times.
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Massachusetts and the Change Americans Want
China undervalues its currency to subsidize its products on U.S. store shelves, and keep out U.S. exports. It’s time to bite the bullet. Either China agrees to revalue the yuan to rebalance trade, or President Obama should tax the conversion of dollars into yuan to effect the same change. China undervalues its currency to subsidize its products on U.S. store shelves, and keep out U.S. exports. It’s time to bite the bullet. Either China agrees to revalue the yuan to rebalance trade, or President Obama should tax the conversion of dollars into yuan to effect the same change.