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FNA 2020 Virtual Draws Over 1,000 Attendees from 22 Countries
FNA 2020 Virtual Draws Over 1,000 Attendees from 22 Countries

Furnaces North America 2020 is excited to announce that it drew over 1,000 attendees from 22 countries from September 30 – October 2 at the first ever virtual trade show and conference in the heat treating industry. FNA 2020 Virtual provided 4 live sessions, 38 technical sessions in 5... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted10/8/2020


Titanium Scrap Shortage Could Last Until 2021
Titanium Scrap Shortage Could Last Until 2021

The titanium scrap market could remain at a deficit until late 2021 as the aerospace industry struggles to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, potentially continuing to support prices for ferro-titanium, CP grade ingot and slab, and Tg-Tv grade sponge. European prices for western grade... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted10/8/2020


Manufacturing Outlook
Manufacturing Outlook

The chief economist of NAM discusses the trends facing manufacturers today. If you’re looking for some guidance on what the future holds for manufacturing, the National Association of Manufacturers has some ideas. Chad Moutray, the Chief Economist of The National Association of... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted10/8/2020


LIDAR for Remote Sensing During COVID-19
LIDAR for Remote Sensing During COVID-19

As the global pandemic continues, some manufacturers are realizing they can repurpose their LIDAR systems for monitoring employee distancing. For manufacturers, there is no remote work option. As they reopen in the face of COVID-19, they need to take extra precautions, including remote... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted10/1/2020


Understanding Your Energy Contract: Part 1
Understanding Your Energy Contract: Part 1

APPI Energy provides our clients a comprehensive way to reduce energy expenses and create budget certainty. Unbiased and independent, we perform extensive due diligence of competitive suppliers in deregulated markets to provide data-driven expert consulting for the procurement of electricity and... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted10/1/2020


Rising Need for Workers in Manufacturing Jobs in Post-Pandemic Economy
Rising Need for Workers in Manufacturing Jobs in Post-Pandemic Economy

Every year the United States celebrates Labor Day and the impact American workers have had on the social and economic achievements contributing to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. As advanced manufacturing jobs return home in the post-pandemic economy, new factories need to... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted10/1/2020


Why Crisis can Provoke Ideas and Innovation
Why Crisis can Provoke Ideas and Innovation

Many companies and thousands of researchers are working on vaccines for COVID-19. Never before in the history of medical science have so many different teams, many from competing companies, come together to work for a common cause. And academics from the University of Chicago Booth School have... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted09/24/2020


Planning for Uncertainty
Planning for Uncertainty

Since March, when most countries started to go into lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, life for many organizations has been turned upside down. Despite the current easing of restrictions in some areas, it looks unfortunately likely that COVID-19 will pose a threat for the rest of 2020,... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted08/6/2020


Steel Market’s Views on COVID-19 Evolve
Steel Market’s Views on COVID-19 Evolve

Large portion of the industry looks to 2021 as the time normalcy will return to steel mills. Conditions in the steel sector are decidedly mixed, with demand surprisingly strong in some end-use markets and some regions of the country, yet disastrously weak in others. Overshadowing all is the... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted07/30/2020


Coming Out of the Crisis with a Stronger, Strategically Aligned Story
Coming Out of the Crisis with a Stronger, Strategically Aligned Story

2020 will go down in history. Not only because of the global pandemic, but due to the lasting impact it will have on the business community at large. Leaders are being asked—no, forced —to retool their businesses to be successful in what many believe to be our “new... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted07/30/2020


How Business Can Beat The Coronavirus: Confront the New Reality
How Business Can Beat The Coronavirus: Confront the New Reality

As the vast majority of companies rush to reopen, they’re falling into the trap of “getting back to normal.” They’re not realizing we’re heading into a period of restriction once again, due to many states reopening too soon. To survive and thrive in this new abnormal,... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted07/30/2020


How the Pandemic is Changing the Future of Automotive
How the Pandemic is Changing the Future of Automotive

Restarting the global automotive engine. Significant challenges lie ahead for companies trying to rev up the global automotive engine. It’s the question every backyard mechanic asks themselves just before they turn the key after rebuilding the engine on their favorite old car—will it... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted07/23/2020