Content tagged with "china"
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May 8, 2007
Making it in Mexico
More than 160 exhibitors showcased their metal fabricating equipment at TECMA 2007. Mexico and the U.S.—two countries that are separated by a river, but in some ways it can be an ocean. The metal fabricating industry is a good example of this gulf. Just consider TECMA 2007, held March... Read more...
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April 10, 2007
Turning a machine shop into a fabrication shop
Like most contract manufacturers, Target Laser & Machining Inc. started out as an idea that became a concept that evolved into a plan that eventually developed into a business. It was Gary Reiter's idea, machining was the concept, and subcontracting a large amount of work for a local... Read more...
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March 13, 2007
Appliance demand flat
Photo courtesy of Whirlpool Corp.,Benton Harbor, Mich. A sluggish housing market and high prior-year comparisons are conspiring to keep appliance shipments flat in 2007 (see Figure 1 ). U.S. appliance shipments are forecast to grow 1 percent in 2007 from an average of more than 4 percent... Read more...
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January 9, 2007
China's Unusual Tax Move
The Chinese government's control policies are currently focused on controlling exports by increasing export taxes, said Patrick McCormick, World Steel Dynamics (WSD) managing partner. Normally, a value-added tax (VAT) is refunded on exports. "Because of the growth of steel, and because they're... Read more...
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March 7, 2006
The China-dominated manufacturing environment
Editor's Note: This article is adapted from William Barron's presentation, "China's growing economic influence—How are you reacting?" presented at the 3rd annual STAMPING Journal® Forum, May 10-11, 2005, Troy, Ohio. Anyone who reads the newspapers knows that manufacturing... Read more...
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September 13, 2005
Want a firsthand look at manufacturing in China?
It finally happened, and when most of us least expected it. While two Chinese companies, Haier and China National Offshore Oil Co. (CNOOC), were in the midst of bids to purchase two U.S. companies (Maytag and Unocal, respectively), the Chinese government took the plunge. While many were... Read more...
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February 8, 2005
FMA goes to China
The group had just spent 11 days last November traveling through Taiwan and China, visiting sheet metal stamping and fabricating operations, as well as the facilities of tour sponsors SEYI Presses and The TRUMPF Group. They had seen global PC brand logos applied to products in large... Read more...
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December 7, 2004
Pipelines to China
Joe Shooshani was smoking a cigarette outside Hall 4 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). He had traveled from Los Angeles where he owns Bobco Metals, a metals service center offering a range of services, including forming, bending, welding, and fabricating. Shooshani... Read more...
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August 14, 2003
Any good news in manufacturing?
This article was inspired by a reader's reaction to Part II of David Goodreau's two-part series about the state of manufacturing, The Perfect Economic Storm and the 100-year Flood in Manufacturing . The reader asked, "Can you find ANY good news out there for the industry?" While... Read more...
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April 24, 2003
Siege planning or strategic planning
Soon after that comment, toward the end of a globalization workshop titled China and the Middle Market Manufacturer, organized by GSSC and Harris Bank/Bank of Montreal, one frustrated attendee, likely representing a company that had never before been affected, lamented what many... Read more...
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February 14, 2002
Around the World: China drives toward world auto market
The demand for automobiles in Asia is estimated to reach 5 million before 2010, and China's share is expected to reach 3 million units in this period. If this forecast is accurate, China would become the world's largest automotive market over the next two decades, making the automotive industry... Read more...
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