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DEALING WITH THE RISE IN LABOR COSTS

Points To Ponder: The daily drama of the stock market, the consequences of the mortgage crisis and all the bailout-of-the-day headlines have obscured a more grim reality for executives: the oncoming rise in labor costs ? and their need to find ways to deal with it.

SOUND THE ALARM

Don?t Rock The Boat: Check out how this builder of alarm systems for boating safety avoids going overboard on production startup expenses by using a fourslide manufacturing process.

A TOAST

Commentary from Mike Riley: A salute to no more cone tops, no more crowntainers, no more church keys, and – with all due respect to Jimmy Buffet – no more pop tops.

NEW HYBRID LASER PUNCH COMBINATION MACHINE OFFERS SPEED, RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, FLEXIBILITY

Murata Machinery USA, Inc. offers the Motorum 2558 Hybrid, a laser punch system that combines high-speed processing, reliable and accurate punching and forming and the flexibility of laser cutting. The Motorum 2558 Hybrid?s advanced technology incorporates a high-performance CNC control and laser oscillator that increase overall productivity by integrating bending, forming, tapping and other processes with standard punching and laser-cutting operations.

PLASMA/PUNCH FABRICATING CENTER FOR HEAVY-DUTY PART FABRICATION

W.A. Whitney‘s 4400 MAX plasma-punch combination machine combines punching, cutting and forming for high strength plate up to 1 in thick with the ease of an open architecture CNC. The 4400 MAX boosts maximum speed, tonnage, capacity and capability for manufacturers and job shops needing heavy-duty parts. 100 tons of hydraulic force punches and creates forms.

FASTENERS WITH PAIRED WAVE WASHER ALLOW CONSISTENT PIVOTING OF TWO METAL PANELS

PennEngineering® offers its PEM® SpotFast® fasteners, paired with a specially designed wave washer to allow reliable attachment of two thin metal parts in applications additionally requiring repeatable pivoting or hinging action. These self-clinching fasteners (Type SFW) permanently join the two metal components to create a flush-attachment connection without protrusions on either side.

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