GEAPS Exchange 2021 will be held at Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, MO March 26-29, 2022. Control Chief will be at the show at Booth 2625 to showcase our Locomotive Remote Control Systems with our Locomotive Remote Control experts, Dave Tenney and Dan Sipko. We’re looking forward to talking to you about your […]
Control Chief Corporation will be featured at the following industry tradeshows in 2022. GEAPS Exchange 2022 Kansas City Convention Center Kansas City, MO March 26-29 Booth 2625 Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) Exchange Whether you have a major problem to solve or are looking to make small improvements, GEAPS Exchange will connect you with […]
Today is National Skilled Trades Day, a day set aside to bring awareness to the need for skilled workers in the United States. According to a report by Forbes, over 53% of workers employed in a skilled trade are nearing retirement age. But only 1 in 5 graduating high school seniors are pursuing a trade […]
According to economists and researchers at Wall Street’s top investment firms, as the global pandemic loosens its grip on the economy, markets are bracing for what it calls a “supercycle” in commodities. That could mean a high yield for investors, and manufacturers like Control Chief are bracing for an increased demand in industrial remote controls. […]
Manufacturing and Automation are often struggling to keep up, because of a shortage in STEM workers, according to this article in Industry Week. For the past 10 years, the U.S. has put a strong focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, but there is still a serious shortage of workers. In the […]
Steel production is up to a five year high globally, according to some recently released statistics. In line with the uptrend in steelmaking, capacity utilization in June increased to 78.5%, the highest level since April 2013 when it was at 80%. The June level was 3.8 percentage points higher than June 2017. Compared to May […]
Large Diameter steel pipes are being dumped and used to manipulate prices, according to the US Department of Commerce. In preliminary ruling Monday, Commerce officials said they are tentatively setting anti-dumping duties of between 3.5% and 132.6% on pipe from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea and Turkey. “The strict enforcement of U.S. trade law […]
Inbound and Outbound Freight is a complex dance – but there are ways to manage the logistics well between shippers and suppliers. MHLNews.com talks about how to coordinate inbound freight. According to analyst firm Aberdeen Group, a business can spend more than 40% of its annual freight budget on inbound operations. A more efficient inbound […]