AMT hosts ISO Technical Committee Plenary meeting in Seattle - May 2008
In its role as the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (U.S. TAG) Administrator to ISO Technical Committee 199 (machinery safety), AMT had the pleasure of hosting the 13th plenary meeting of this committee in Seattle, Wash., March 27-28, as well as its European counterpart (CEN/TC 114) on March 26.
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AMT Trade Mission to Russia scheduled for October - May 2008
One of the next boom markets to follow China’s meteoric rise is widely predicted to be Russia. The group of four “BRIC” countries, Brazil, Russia, India and China, has long been predicted to lead the world in future financial/industrial development. This is why we have begun to recruit interested member companies for a mission to Moscow and areas east (Togliatti and Nizhniy Novgorod are being evaluated) in October.
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Business Development - May 2008
It is our job to help AMT members grow strong, successful businesses, so as long as the demand for our industries’ products and services is greater outside the U.S. than here at home, you’ll continue to hear a great deal from me about the global market.
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Compensation Surveys - May 2008
One of the most important issues in manufacturing today is generating maximum productivity on the shop floor as well as the office.
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Federal agencies identify R&D priorities - May 2008
Three of the major thrusts for federal research investments – hydrogen energy technologies, nano manufacturing, and intelligent and integrated manufacturing – are the focus of a new report by the government’s Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Manufacturing R&D.
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Federal Facts - May 2008
Where is the dollar headed? What is likely is that the dollar will weaken further. Exports will benefit greatly, particularly capital goods exports, and, concomitantly, as one would suspect, imports will slow. Whether that export boost will be enough to keep us from a deep recession, no one can predict.
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Financial Performance Report - May 2008
Annual Financial Performance varied within the industry in 2007 per AMT’s Financial Performance Report. The typical firm had sales of $17,167,077 – and a pre-tax profit of 3.9 percent. In contrast the high-profit firm had sales of $14,946,897 – and a profit of 7.6 percent.
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Global Marketing & Sales Committee - May 2008
Our lesson learned? Simply adding a new product to a rep/distributor’s sales bag doesn’t win you market penetration if that rep/distributor doesn’t have the intended customer markets on their “milk run” of everyday contacts.
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Global Service Committee - May 2008
After a six-year hiatus, AMT has contracted Jacobs, Jenner & Kent to perform a 2008 manufacturing technology-focused Service Benchmark survey.
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Market Data Review - May 2008
For all sectors of the economy, export strength is buoying GDP and helping ease the pains associated with the housing downturn.
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Patience + Diligence = Success, with Japanese-owned companies - May 2008
Doing business with Japanese-owned companies requires greater patience and diligence than Americans are generally used to, but those who embrace the challenge and are willing to adjust can be rewarded with a long-term commitment that usually grows over time.
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SBIR Program is up for reauthorization this year - May 2008
If the SBIR Program is not reauthorized by September 30, 2008, when it is set to “sunset,” there will be little likelihood that any of the departments will generate a similar program and participate voluntarily.
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