Riding The Wave Of Freedom. Military Orders Mean Big Business for Vendors and Their Subs Who Are Willing To Go After The Work (14146)
To do its job, the U.S. military machine constantly needs goods and that keeps places like Accu-Counter Technologies Inc. busy. The northern Kentucky company, which sells shot counters for weapons, ships most of its products to clients like the U.S. Special Operations Command.

New conveyorized overhead stretch wrapper designed for fork truck loading or fully automated integration, with capacity to 80 pallet loads per hour (14040)
Straddle design is ideal for unstable or extremely heavy loads. Touch screen control allows easy reprogramming of wrap patterns, timers, etc., without computer or special software.

Paychecks Shrink and Insecurity Grows (14025)
Sometimes we would rather be wrong, but the numbers continue to reinforce our dour take on current economic conditions. The latest evidence comes in a set of numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday. Some quick calculations by senior economist Jared Bernstein showed that paychecks for typical workers are shrinking at an accelerating rate. January saw a loss of 1.4% in buying power, compared to steady real growth of 2.0% last year. The dive was caused by a combination of three factors: wage growth slowed, employers cut back on weekly hours, and inflation ticked up (boosted by high energy prices). Our prognosis is that wages will continue to stagnate or shrink through the year. As EPI President Larry Mishel said in a piece for The Nation by Nancy Cleeland, "For workers, this is as good as it's going to get for a while."

Outsourcing Debate Rages On By Joe Cogliano II (13919)
The outsourcing bug continues to pester Dave Siefring. The president of Cincinnati-based Laser Life, a producer of remanufactured toner cartridges, sees more prospects asking him to match lowball quotes that would wipe out any of his profit. Most of that pricing, Siefring suspects, is a result of products made overseas. “We feel it,” the 15-year industry veteran says of outsourcing. “I think anybody who says they don’t feel it is probably not being truthful with themselves

High Elevation Giving You Cold Feet? (13247)
Mountaineering requires energy, preparation, and the ability to persist despite inhospitable natural elements. But your body, hands, and feet can quickly chill when breathing in cold air, caught off guard by suddenly dropping temperature, or fighting "frozen facemask" syndrome, where breath moisture freezes to the wearer's facemask. Breathing cold, dry air can also hasten dreaded "climber's cough," which can cut even well prepared expeditions short. It can hinder climbing ability since lungs contract when breathing cold air, losing as much as 12% of vital lung capacity at 10 °F as shown in one human performance study.

Fiberglass Opens the Door To Cost-Effective Entry Options (13235)
While wooden front-entry doors have been the staple for hundreds of years, they certainly have had their problems. They require regular maintenance, especially if there are any extremes of heat, cold or precipitation. Temperature variations cause them to swell and shrink, creating problems with normal opening and closing. They're not well-insulated. And, last but not least, they're not cheap. In the 21st century, however, there is finally a cost-effective and durable alternative--fiberglass door systems.

Dayton’s Crown Partners Aquires Pheonix Systems Integration (12964)
Crown Partners, a leading provider of business content automation, has acquired the multiple companies of Phoenix Systems Integration, a global service organization, Platform Dynamics U.S. and Europe, an international software provider that specializes in the development of off-the-shelf enterprise products that enable and enhance EMC products. The combined organization represents the most comprehensive assembly of ECM services, products and solutions in the industry. With these acquisitions, Crown Partners has bridged the gap between content management and information infrastructure offerings by providing an end-to-end solution for enterprise clients.

Austin, Texas\' Si2 Announces New Design-For-Manufacturability Coalition(12664)
Si2 is an organization of industry-leading semiconductor, systems, EDA and manufacturing companies focused on improving the way integrated circuits are designed and manufactured in order to speed time-to-market, reduce costs, and meet the challenges of sub-micron design.

Use of DSM Somos Resins in ViperTPro SLA Proven Successful by Multiple Service Bureaus(12643)
DSM Somos, one of the world\'s leading suppliers of stereolithography (SL) resins to the rapid prototyping (RP) industry, reports that successful use of Somos SL resins in the ViperT Pro SLA® system is growing.

Wood Dale, Ill.\'s Prime Graphics Completes Asset Acquisition of Print Flex(12514)
Prime Graphics, Inc., a market-leading provider of innovative decorative packaging solutions, has announced the asset acquisition of Print Flex, Inc., a privately-held flexographic printer and packaging converter located in Bensenville, Illinois. The transaction is a strategic acquisition of a complementary business in the packaging sector, effectively doubling Prime Graphics’ capacity and increasing its capabilities.