Manufacturing Industry

Small but critical.(Editorial)

Advanced Materials & Processes, May, 2004 by Hunt, Margaret W.

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Casting, machining, heat treating, welding, and similar technologies are the basis of manufacturing. They are the critical industries on which automotive, aircraft, chemical process equipment, and most other industries depend. However, these industries are mainly concentrated in small businesses, and many of them are closing because their costs are too high in the face of foreign competition.

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For example, according to the Investment Casting Institute, more than two foundries per week are going out of business. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The state of Michigan has lost 175,000 ...

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Manufacturing Industry

Small but critical.(Editorial)

Advanced Materials & Processes, May, 2004 by Hunt, Margaret W.

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