| Optimize Your Product-Launch Press |
| “Product launch is one of the most important parts of your business,” writes Laurie Harbour, “and we have found it is not a priority for many companies and is only addressed when there is an issue—this is a missed opportunity for most.… The process starts with establishing the end goal based on expectations you created in collaboration with your customer and works backward identifying the deliverables needed to achieve that goal.” |
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| MagSlide Conveyor for Maintenance-Free Operation |
| Bunting
MagSlide conveyors are engineered to provide you outstanding
performance and value, when handling materials such as dirty and oily
metal chips, parts, jagged or abrasive scrap, and other punishing
materials where conventional belted or steel hinged conveyors risk being
damaged. For more information visit www.buntingmagnetics.com. |
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| Put Your Company at a Competitive Advantage |
| Position your company as an industry leader when you utilize PMA resources—ITR Econ Trends reports, trade publications, One Voice and FABTECH trade shows. A PMA membership will provide your company and all of its employees with a range of valuable industry resources that are designed to help you become more connected, more informed, more efficient, more competitive and ultimately more profitable. |
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| Understanding Machine Life-Cycle Triggers; Deciding Whether to Repair or Replace |
| “These triggers can be both internal and external factors that affect the machine’s performance, reliability, and maintenance needs,” notes this Bystronic blog post. “Identifying and closely monitoring these triggers allows businesses to implement appropriate maintenance strategies and make informed decisions regarding equipment repair or replacement. |
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| Seeking Small Victories: Continuous Process Improvement |
| Many
companies use the common continuous-process-improvement methodologies
PDCA (plan-do-check-act) or DMAIC
(define-measure-analyze-improve-control), which provide a structured
approach. PDCA forms the basis for kaizen, where DMAIC follows the same
principles as Six Sigma. |
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| When Will the 2030s Great Depression End? |
| The second Great Depression is set to arrive at the turn of the decade, say the experts at ITR Economics, opining that it will “alter the way today’s generations think, act and feel for the rest of their lives.” With this economic decline set to define the decade, just when will the 2030s Great Depression end? |
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| A Costly Road Ahead: Taxes and OSHA |
| Pending tax legislation raises full expensing under bonus depreciation back to 100 percent from the current 80-percent rate and restores the EBITDA standard under 163(j) for the deduction of interest on business loans. If Congress does not raise bonus depreciation back to 100 percent, on January 1, 2024, the law will lower the rate to 60 percent, reducing a company’s purchasing power. |
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| Want to Be Part of a Comeback Story? |
| MetalForming
contributing editor Kate Bachman shares two metal forming company
comeback tales, in the context of her own comeback story, joining the
PMA team. |
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