The Huffington PostThe boom in U.S. natural gas production from shale formations, enabled by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques lumped under the label of "fracking," has come like a valentine for U.S. manufacturers. Natural gas from shale has injected new life into the U.S. chemical industry and has begun to bolster energy-intensive manufacturing sectors such as aluminum, steel, paper, glass and food.
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Manufacturing Business TechnologyNew research from Ipanema Technologies and Loudhouse reveals that manufacturers are struggling to deal with increasingly complex IT estates, as 83 percent of firms report a rise in IT complexity driven by more users, increased locations, new applications and adoption of cloud computing.
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IndustryWeekFacilities with outdated equipment, disengaged workers, and a correspondingly meager order book can exact a terrible toll. According to a study by the Center for American Progress, turnover costs roughly 21% of the average employee’s salary. Here are five tips for better engaging the workers you’ll need to turn around your troubled factory.
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Manufacturing.netOver the last several weeks, crews at GE Aviation’s flight test base in Victorville, CA, at the edge of the Mojave Desert, installed a next-generation jet engine with ceramic components and 3-D printed parts to the wing of a modified Boeing 747, and readied it for its maiden flight. The engine, called LEAP, successfully took to the skies on Monday.
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Live MintHyundai’s example is illustrative—the company has exported 1.92 million cars of the 5 million it has produced in India. It ended 2013 with revenue of $5 billion (around Rs.30,750 crore today). The Indian business is the third largest contributor to the South Korean MNC’s revenue after its home market and China, and in 2013, accounted for 14.5% of global sales.
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Manufacturing.netThe National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Task Force on Competitiveness & the Workforce presented an action plan from its yearlong effort to improve workforce preparedness and capabilities to the NAM Board of Directors and Chairman Doug Oberhelman, chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc.
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Manufacturing Business TechnologyCreating a LEAN Supply Chain is a journey that companies undertake to eliminate waste within their organization. The concept of "Lean," which is essentially a team-based approach to continuous improvement, focuses on eliminating non-value added activities or "waste."
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Aerospace Manufacturing and DesignEuropean Aviation has signed a four-year exclusive agreement with Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions for jet engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for their fleet of 60 CFM56-3 jet engines. The agreement includes extensive CFM56-3 turbofan repair services provided on-site for European Aviation, with most of the MRO work performed in Montreal, Canada, and the remainder in San Antonio, Texas.
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