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STEM Worker Shortage Affects Manufacturing
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 […]
World steel output at five-year high
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 […]
Commerce Department Takes Action on Pipe Imports
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 […]
Networking Might Help You Build the Next Classy Truck
Pumper Magazine did an interesting piece on how trade-show networking could impact the way you do business. It features a truck put together by John Holm & Son in Monroe, New Jersey. The importance of networking at trade shows is difficult to overestimate. Just ask Wayne Borsuk, whose Classy Truck is largely indebted to a […]
Electric Trucks Try to Unseat Diesel
Diesel has been the industry standard for Long Haul trucking for many years, but as electric vehicles gain traction on the road, what would it take to take over diesel? Industry Week delves into that question in this article. Electric trucks are coming, and they’ll be cleaner and cheaper to operate than conventional […]
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