When Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s 44-foot mobile CNC lab made an appearance at Bonduel High School, the pieces fell into place for junior Race McClone. McClone, 16, is planning a career in manufacturing. If he becomes a mechanical engineer and welder as he plans, it will be another in an increasing number of successes for […]
Federal formaldehyde emissions regulations proposed by the EPA are being criticized by a number of wood industry groups for their inclusion of laminated products and the ban on adhesives containing urea formaldehyde. Calling the proposed regulations a “jobs killer,” the groups say EPA’s proposed emissions regulations ignore the directive by Congress and instead go […]
In a press release, the National Association of Manufacturers (10/15) announced the Supreme Court said it would accept the National Association of Manufacturers and other associations’ petition challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of greenhouse gases. The Hill (10/15, Geman) “E2 Wire” blog reported Jay Timmons, President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, […]
From Steve Minter in The Global Manufacturer The Critical Shortage Facing US Manufacturers Optimism is on the rise among US manufacturers, according to the latest quarterly PwC Manufacturing Barometer, but one critical shortage is still bedeviling the manufacturing community – the lack of skilled workers. More than three out of four (77%) manufacturers told PwC […]
PwC’s Manufacturing Barometer is a quarterly survey of US-based executives in large, multinational industrial manufacturing businesses. The survey captures participants’ assessments of the direction of the US and world economies and their company’s performance and expectations in such areas as revenue growth, margins, inventory, and costs. Other sections explore plans for investment, mergers and acquisitions, […]
OLEAN — Area industry leader Chris Napoleon equates part of his job — as a recruiter of up-and-coming talent — to that of a pro sports scout. His battle involves watching over local students who show interest and potential in manufacturing careers. Given the “brain drain” drawing those young men and women elsewhere in search […]
The Federal Wood Industries Coalition (FWIC), a broad-based group convened by the Composite Panel Association, which supports adopting California’s CARB rule as a national standard, submitted a final letter to EPA last week. The FWIC includes Association of Woodworking & Furnishing Suppliers, Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association, Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association and National Wood Flooring […]
New composite wood formaldehyde emissions standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency are “arbitrary and contrary to the intent of the law,” says the American Chemistry Council’s Formaldehyde Panel. The chemists group filed its comments last week with the EPA following publication of proposed standards by the regulatory agency. ACC’s Formaldehyde Panel says it supports […]
If you live in Texas, Tennessee or Michigan – jobs are headed your way! General Motors Opens Stamping Plant in Texas Hankook Tire to Invest $800 Million to Build First US Production Plant in Tennessee Auto Parts Supplier to Open $110 Million Plant in Michigan
Chew this . . . Hershey’s new candy brand is Lancaster Caramels will come in three flavors: caramel; vanilla and caramel; and vanilla and raspberry. And for the first time it is taking a double barreled approach, debuting the candy in the U.S. and China at once. The move comes as China increasingly becomes a […]
