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360 Degree Hollow Circular Pattern Atomizing Spray Nozzle
Products July 5, 2017
360 Degree Hollow Circular Pattern Atomizing Spray Nozzle
EXAIR's patented 1/4 NPT No Drip internal mix 360 degree hollow circular pattern atomizing spray nozzle atomizes fluid and sprays away from the nozzle in all directions. These can provide a smooth, even coating on the inside diameter of a pipe or similar ductwork.
U.S. manufacturing growth credited to foreign investment
News July 3, 2017
U.S. manufacturing growth credited to foreign investment
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports: "Years before President Donald Trump began promising to bring back good manufacturing jobs by getting tough with U.S. trade partners, such jobs had already been on the rise, largely thanks to foreign companies now cast as villains in Trump's narrative. A Reuters analysis of federal jobs data shows that out of 656,000 new manufacturing jobs created between 2010 and 2014, two-thirds can be attributed to foreign direct investment."
News July 3, 2017
The Atlantic: ‘Death of Manufacturing Exaggerated’
The sector has shrunk, but "it still draws more than a third of foreign direct investment in the country, and foreign companies still employ nearly 1 in 5 people in manufacturing jobs," the feature points out.
Start ’em old? 70-year-old graduates from welding course
News June 30, 2017
Start ’em old? 70-year-old graduates from welding course
Canada's CBC News reports on Allan Robichaud, who decided to go back to school at age 69—making him twice as old as his instructor—after nearly a decade of retirement. Now 70, he just completed a year-long course in welding and metal fabrication at New Brunswick Community College—the best year of his retirement, he said.
Start ’em young: Nebraska companies awarded grants to expose middle-schoolers to manufacturing
News June 30, 2017
Start ’em young: Nebraska companies awarded grants to expose middle-schoolers to manufacturing
Omaha World-Herald: The grants, worth up to $175,000 each, are provided through a program proposed by Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and started in 2015 to help meet Nebraska's need for skilled workers. The initiative aims to reach middle school students and get them thinking about careers in manufacturing and technology. The companies will work with their local schools in developing the local programs.
Capgemini report: Smart Factory investments, expectations are booming
News June 28, 2017 Michael C. Anderson
Capgemini report: Smart Factory investments, expectations are booming
Capgemini's Digital Transformation Institute reports that manufacturers expect investments in smart factories will drive a 27 percent increase in their operation efficiency over the next five years. This would add $500 billion in annual added value to the global economy. Fifty-six percent of surveyed manufacturing executives said their companies have invested $100 million or more in smart factory initiatives over the past five years, while 20 percent claim to have invested $500 million or more.
Analysis of US manufacturing sector warns of possible pitfalls, severe declines
News June 27, 2017
Analysis of US manufacturing sector warns of possible pitfalls, severe declines
Creditsafe USA has released the findings of an in-depth analysis of the US manufacturing industry. Despite recent overall consistent performance, the study highlights several areas of concern across the entire sector in particular the rate of bankruptcy signaling the possibility of an industry slowdown. With the manufacturing industry being the largest area of employment in the US, any decline could have a catastrophic effect on the overall US economy.
Study: automation may extend job losses beyond the factory floor
News June 27, 2017
Study: automation may extend job losses beyond the factory floor
Communities with large numbers of residents who have only high school degrees or earn low salaries are at risk of losing many jobs to automation and offshoring, says a new report from Ball State University. "How Vulnerable Are American Communities to Automation, Trade and Urbanization?" also found that the rise of automation and offshoring could extend such job losses beyond the factory floor. n
The Lean Journey
News June 27, 2017
The Lean Journey
"I wish I knew then what I know now". Who among us would disagree with that statement? Such is the case for so many things in life, and Lean is no different. As we all progress along our Lean journeys, we will sometimes pause and wonder why we didn't see certain things as we do now. It's important to remember that you can only make decisions based upon the data you have at the moment … so in other words, don't beat yourself up because you only achieved "better" and not "best." It is referred to as "continuous improvement" for that very reason – it's a process, not a magic bullet, and it takes time to do right.
Next phase in industrial dust explosion protection
News June 27, 2017
Next phase in industrial dust explosion protection
For a wide range of facilities that manufacture, process, blend, convey, repackage, generate or handle items that could be categorized as combustible dusts or particulate solids, new NFPA standards and even the first deadline to conduct a dust-hazard analysis are now on the books, adding to the responsibilities of owners and operators of such facilities.
Spray Nozzles for Evaporative Cooling
Products June 27, 2017
Spray Nozzles for Evaporative Cooling
Vortec introduces spray nozzles for ultrafine droplet-sized sprays suitable for evaporative cooling. Spray nozzles atomize the liquid stream by high-velocity compressed air to create a range of 20-200 micron-size spray droplets, resulting in greater surface coverage than conventional nozzles.

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