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Well, It Beats a Sharp Stick in the Eye-- Mfg. Technology Consumption Up vs. Jan'09

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Submitted by joe feeley on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 17:35.

January manufacturing technology consumption 26% ahead of January '09  read more »

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The China Report

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Submitted by kbonfante on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 14:27.

Former editor in chief of Control, and now our VP of content, Keith Larson is in Suzhou, China, this week, attending industrial automation and embedded systems supplier Advantech's World Partner Conference. He's been Twittering (see @keithlarson) from the event. He has also sent the following report from one of opening speeches.

Advantech Reports New Organizational Strategy, Return to Growth  read more »

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Manufacturing's Pendulum

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Submitted by editor mike on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 01:31.

Steve Gunnerson, president of Nautilus Systems, sent a message about Jeremy Pollard's Embedded Intelligence column, “Lead the Horses to Water.”  read more »

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Saving Money in Tough Times

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Submitted by dhebert on Wed, 05/06/2009 - 13:34.

When times are tough, companies cut back on everything from salaries to travel to new product investment. Is your company cutting back? If so, how? Do you see light at the end of the tunnel, or are these cutbacks in place for the foreseeable future?

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Is the Economy Turning?

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Submitted by dhebert on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 12:56.

The stock market appears to have bottomed out. Auto sales were up strongly last month. Everywhere one looks there are signs that the worse is past. Is that what you're seeing in your business? Are there signs of life from your customers?

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Riding Out the Recession

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Submitted by dhebert on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 18:02.

What's the best way for you and your company to ride out the recession without crippling your ability to compete when business picks up? Machine builders have some answers, as do the system integrators and vendors that serve them. Staffing is a major concern, but other issues can also take precedence.  read more »

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Showcasing Your Job Skills

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Submitted by kbonfante on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 01:05.

Every day you read it in newspapers or you watch it on news shows, hundreds of companies are laying-off hundreds if not thousands of their employees. The economic crisis is hitting every industry. Hard working professional are at a lost today and no one is prepared to be laid off. Yet, budget cuts are a cruel reality and millions of Americans face the fear of being laid-off.  read more »

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Housing Down, Industry Up

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Submitted by dhebert on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 00:39.

With the economy in retreat, at least in the U.S., Europe and Japan, it's a good time to assess how the current recession will change future behavior. After the short term pain, their will be long term gain for industry in general and for machine builders in particular.

The catalyst for this slowdown was the residential real estate bubble. Favorable demographics and a raft of government incentives fueled an unsustainable rise in real estate prices. Now that the bubble has popped, consumers and investors will behave differently.  read more »

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2009 Looks Like a Good Year for Machine Upgrades

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Submitted by dhebert on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 14:46.

2009 looks like a slow year for capital spending in many manufacturing plants, and that's bad news for many in the automation industry. But money will still be spent in other areas, primarily from maintenance and plant operations budgets.  read more »

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