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Could this be it? Part 2 22 Aug 2013 | 09:36 pm
If you try to keep up with all of the experts, seers, and mad scribblers who try to predict which way the economy is heading at any particular time, you’re well aware that consensus in this fie...
Could this be it? 16 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm
Welcome to the wonderful world of stability. At least that’s how many metal fabricators see their business. In the inaugural Forming & Fabricating Job Shop Consumption Report from the Fabricators & Ma...
Who’s behind the steering wheel? 13 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm
The prime minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, made headlines this week with a bold campaign strategy: he took a shift as a taxi driver. No, not a gun-toting, bent-on-vengeance sort of Travis Bickle,...
All for one and none for all 9 Aug 2013 | 08:10 pm
Metal fabricators don’t have a lot in common when trying to compare one job shop to another. The same goes for the customer segments they serve—with one major exception. Most don’t, and have no desire...
Show me the jobs, good jobs 9 Aug 2013 | 01:15 am
We keep hearing/reading that the U.S. job picture is improving. An article published today on nbcnews.com, “Jobless claims point to healing employment market,” said “the number of Americans filing new...
Happy birthday, Curiosity! 8 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am
If you heard champagne corks popping on August 6, it was for a good reason. That was the staff at NASA celebrating the first birthday of the Curiosity mission. The rover landed on Mars on August 6, 20...
You need a vacation 2 Aug 2013 | 03:41 am
A co-worker called a few minutes ago, and I asked her how things were at the office. You see, I work several states away in my home office, where it’s always quiet. Just me, my computer, phone, and a ...
The gut-punch of Detroit in bankruptcy 30 Jul 2013 | 02:27 am
In 2009 I landed in Detroit and saw a billboard I’ll never forget. I was on my way to FMA's ALAW, the Advanced Laser Applications Workshop, and there was a massive billboard advertising something you ...
Covering all the bases to keep the registers ringing 26 Jul 2013 | 01:43 am
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post that centered on a Costco Connection poll asking if U.S. manufacturing jobs are still important to the economy. The magazine presented arguments supporting both th...
Laser focus on an ever-changing market 25 Jul 2013 | 08:19 pm
“We don’t think one size fits all. It depends on the application,” said Al Bohlen, national sales manager, Mazak Optonics Corp., to a crowd of fabricators attending a seminar during the company’s Lase...
