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Black Friday this year was marked by violent incidents as consumers scrambled to get televisions at low prices across the country. But it was also marked by the spread of an industry-changing rumor: that Apple was planning to launch the iTV sometime in the near future. An Apple product in the television market could mean [...]

For toy manufacturers, the holiday season means two things: high sales, and an increased scrutiny of toy safety. Public interest groups and federal organizations alike will be working vigilantly to watch for high levels of toxic chemicals, small parts that could pose a choking hazard and other potential hazards—like higher than typical volume that might [...]

Innovation and production are crucial and important parts of our economy and lifestyle in the twenty-first century. In fact, many of our manufacturing processes create a more efficient system than we had even fifty years ago. Whether insulating industrial processes, controlling the flow of precious resources, creating a repair for a failing product rather than [...]

Who knew an industrial metal heat treatment process could have so much in common with marriage? Take one look at induction brazing and you’ll see exactly what I mean. You start with two metals that can be the same or complete opposites. Either way, they’re about to have something in common: a bond, created by [...]

High temperature thermal insulation requires using the most current manufacturing processes and a high level of specificity in every aspect of production. If you are a manufacturer or purchaser of thermal insulation products, including blankets, boards, modules, papers, ropes, felts or any other variety, it’s crucial to understand what makes for a quality insulation product. [...]

Bob Puls, President Zion Industries, Inc.   This is an attempt to briefly explain the mechanics of how a hardness tester works.  Hardness testing can be done with many different tools.  There are simple hardness files, Rockwell hardness testers, and also Micro-hardness testers.  I will briefly describe and tell the uses for each one. A [...]

Government websites are there, but they don’t make it into the everyday lives of most people—perhaps because they aren’t as useful as possible or perhaps because their usefulness isn’t entirely understood. This is a guide to helping those in the manufacturing industry understand what Manufacturing.gov—the US Federal Government’s manufacturing information hub—as to offer. Policy As [...]

With so many manufacturing jobs being sent overseas, it’s nice to hear about a company who’s doing the opposite: bringing those jobs back to America in an effort to meet the needs of the industry and our workers. Caterpillar is providing the US manufacturing industry with two great boosts. At the end of this week, [...]

Economists are offering good news as we head into the holiday season: the economy is showing some signs of a rebound, especially in retail and the manufacturing sector. The automotive industry is seeing surprising—but strong—increases in business as we head into late 2011. It turns out consumers, after years of sticking with what they have, [...]

Because Americans build so many wood-frame structures, nails are the most basic element of building construction in America. They seem so simple, but even nails need to be manufactured to meet specific requirements. The average home in America uses between 20 and 30 thousand nails of various sizes and types. The manufacturing process begins with [...]