Is Lean manufacturing dead? 2010-04-22 Author: Brendan Coyne From: Quality Manufacturing Today Magazine What to make of the ongoing Toyota saga of safety and quality revelations? Toyota, the originator and best exemplar of Lean manufacturing - otherwise known as the Toyota Production System - appears not to have followed its own prescriptions in its headlong dash to be the world’s number one car mak Hyperlink to Original Source
Vero Software wins Queen's Award for Enterprise 2010 2010-04-21 Author: Michael Richards From: Machinery Magazine Vero Software, a leading provider of CAD/CAM/CAE solutions for the tooling industry, has been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2010. The Queen's Awards are the UK's most prestigious business awards and further endorse Vero as a leading UK company with a global reputation. Vero Software has b Hyperlink to Original Source
Flowserve Releases the NAF-ProCap Capping Valve2010-04-20 Author: World Pumps Magazine Staff From: World Pumps Magazine The NAF-ProCap from Flowserve features eccentric hubs, which load the seat and provide tight shutoff to reduce maintenance and maximize uptime. The ball sector is manufactured with high-grade alloy, which prevents damage in the sealing area from wood chips and chip dust. The stem, eccentric hub and Hyperlink to Original Source
Aluminum Tops Magnesium, Steel in Energy Savings2010-04-19 Author: CanadianManufacturing.com Staff From: Canadian Metalworking Magazine Automotive Engineering International covers the latest news and developments in cars, light trucks, commercial vehicles, and motorcycles. A new international sustainability study on automotive materials highlights aluminum’s and magnesium’s superior lifecycle greenhouse gas Hyperlink to Original Source
Andreas Evertz Takes Helm of Tooling Giant Walter AG2010-04-16 Author: European Tool & Mould Making Magazine Staff From: European Tool & Mould Making Magazine Andreas Evertz became CEO of the global tooling company Walter AG on April 1 when Peter Witteczek retired from the position. Evertz , joined Walter AG in 2008 and is responsible for the areas of R&D, logistics and production on the company's executive board. He had been acting as deputy CEO since Oc Hyperlink to Original Source
Making fittings for the USA2010-04-15 Author: Machinery Market Staff From: Machinery Market Magazine Vire Engineering, the Totnes-based sub-contractor, is emerging from the recession relatively unscathed. It manufactures hose and pipe end fittings for brake, fuel, oil and coolant assemblies used in the motor-sport and defence sectors, and it has bought a Traub TNC65 twin-spindle turning centre from Hyperlink to Original Source
Virginia Tech Breaks Ground on New Casting Center 2010-04-14 Author: Modern Casting Magazine Staff From: Modern Casting Magazine Contractors began construction of Virginia Tech’s Foundry Institute for Research and Education (VT-FIRE) on March 29, following a long struggle to raise the capital necessary for the project. According to Robert Hendricks, professor and associate head of the Materials Science and Engineering Departm Hyperlink to Original Source
Hardinge Board Asks Shareholders to Reject Romi's Offer2010-04-09 Author: American Machinist Magazine From: American Machinist Magazine Staff Directors of machine tool builder Hardinge Inc. voted unanimously to recommend that shareholders reject the $92-million cash tender offer from Industrias Romi S.A. The offer is in effect through May 10. It was made March 30 after several months of unsuccessful efforts by Romi to reach an agreement o Hyperlink to Original Source
Tech-Con Automation signs deal with Flow International2010-04-08 Author: CanadianManufacturing.com Staff From: Canadian Metalworking Magazine Tech-Con Automation Inc., Burlington, ON, has signed an exclusive agreement with Flow International Corp. ,Kent, WA to provide the automotive market with robotic waterjet cutting systems. This agreement covers new robotic waterjet cells and includes service contracts and retrofits on any existing in Hyperlink to Original Source
Sheridan Machine Shop Sells to Competitor2010-04-07 Author: Cutting Tool Engineering Magazine Staff From: Cutting Tool Engineering Magazine David Biddle remembers how his uncle would hand out silver dollars to his employees at Biddle Precision Components as an incentive for them to quit smoking. Rather than lay off workers when business was slow, his uncle, the late Kenneth Biddle, would have employees paint fence posts at his farm or p Hyperlink to Original Source
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