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Quantum Storage Systems/M&M Plastics Continues Updating Aging Fleet of Molding Machines, Orders 11 New LS Mtron IMM’s

Plastics News

Their vast experience in manufacturing injection molded plastic parts enables supply and capacity of over 200 million products annually. Don Thomas, General Manager of Quantum, oversees the company’s manufacturing operations. The company footprint is over 1.3 The company footprint is over 1.3 improving its molding output).

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The future of micromobility: it’s not about the hardware

E&T

The first docked bike-sharing program was launched in Hangzhou, China, in 2008, and similar programs are operating in every region of the world today. The innovation is in cargo. With armies of gaudy, primary-coloured e-bikes and e-scooters, the micromobility industry is conquering our towns and cities. Innovation.

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Statiflo Celebrates 40 Years

MEM

Statiflo moved to Macclesfield in 1986 and settled in its current home on Wood Street in 2008. Large ships such as cruise liners, tankers and cargo carriers use a huge amount of ballast water, which is often taken from the waters in one region and then discharged at the next port of call.

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No end for Boeing labor strike as workers reject latest contract proposal

Canadian Manufacturing

Union machinists assemble the 737 Max, Boeing’s best-selling airliner, along with the 777 or “triple-seven” jet and the 767 cargo plane at factories in Renton and Everett, Washington. The last Boeing strike, in 2008, lasted eight weeks and cost the company about $100 million daily in deferred revenue. A 1995 strike lasted 10 weeks.

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Power and Innovation for the Canadian Surface Combatant

MEM

A proven engine, designed for the 21st century, it has been in active operation since 2008. Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine | The Home of Manufacturing Industry News The post Power and Innovation for the Canadian Surface Combatant appeared first on Manufacturing & Engineering.

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Dockworkers threaten to strike at key U.S. ports over automation and pay

Fastener News Desk

1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships. Heavier vehicular traffic would be likely at key points around the country as cargo was diverted to West Coast ports, where workers belong to a different union not involved in the strike. The gate has been in place since 2008.

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Boeing mfg. workers hold contract vote that could end their strike

Canadian Manufacturing

manufacturer and government contractor to resume airplane production. The labor standoff — the first strike by Boeing machinists since an eight-week walkout in 2008 — is the latest setback in a volatile year for the company. Unionized factory workers at Boeing were voting on Nov.