101 Gadgets That Changed the World

July 2011

Last Chance to Participate in 2011 MPI Manufacturing Study Find out today how your plants are compare against plants in and out of your industry. You can anonymously take the 2011 MPI Manufacturing Study today (deadline July 26) and receive valuable benchmarking tools for participating. Take The Survey 101 Gadgets That Changed The World The alarm clock. The personal computer. The smartphone. The radio. You know the greatest gadgets of all time (and you've probably owned most of them), but which has changed the world more than any other? To make our list of 101, a gadget had to be something you could hold in your hands, mechanical or electronic, and a mass-produced personal item. The rest was up to the judges. Check out our selections. Then, let the debate begin. Source: PopularMechanics.com Read Full Article Contact This Company New Toggle Clamps Offer Safety Locks New toggle clamps with safety locks come in four types: vertical-handle toggle clamps from 1100N to 4400N holding capacity; horizontal-handle toggle clamps from 2200N to 3400N holding capacity; latch-action toggle clamps from 1600N to 33000N holding capacity; and plunger-type toggle clamps with a holding capacity from 1300N to 11000N. All have a comfortable handle grip, and are made of durable high-grade steel (many also available in stainless steel). View Product Information Contact This Company VIDEO: The Science of Beer Grant Wood, a brewer with Sam Adams, discusses the chemistry involved in producing one of the world's most popular beverages. Source: ChemInfo.com Watch How Beer is Brewed! Supplier Quick View Several Master Bond epoxies, sealants and coatings are NASA low outgassing approved, USP Class VI certified, and UL94 V-0 recognized, among others. View Product Information Contact This Company You can't buy a better reel than a Hannay Reel. For reels that outlast and outperform all others, you can depend on Hannay, the leader in OEM, industrial and commercial applications. View Product Information Contact This Company Micro-Epsilon provides you the world's widest range of triangulation sensors for displacement measurement. Many different models of optoNCDT sensors fits nearly any application in the production and automation. View Product Information Contact This Company Patented CeramPump® valveless piston design by Fluid Metering. One moving part range from 2 µl per dispense up to 4,600 ml/min and up to 100 psig. View Product Information Contact This Company Ultrachem's synthetic lubricants, oils, coolants, greases and gels are ideal for use in compressors and vacuum pumps, chains, gears, and assembly lines. View Product Information Contact This Company Contact This Company Slideshow - The World's Longest Cross-Sea Bridge The world's longest cross-sea bridge, spanning 36.48 kilometers across the mouth of the Jiaozhou Bay in China's eastern Shandong province, opened to traffic on on June 30th, just four years after construction started. The bridge, connecting urban Qingdao with the city's less-developed district of Huangdao, cost about 14.8 billion yuan ($2.3 billion). Source: Rediff.com View Slideshow! Industrial Marketing Is Not Consumer Marketing Of all the strategies that manufacturers could use today to grow their businesses, industrial marketing is perhaps the most important, yet least understood strategy. One of the reasons industrial marketing is not very well understood is that it is not taught in most universities. I am really not sure why more schools don't teach these courses, but some professors have told me that their students are only interested in consumer products. Other professors believe that the principles of consumer marketing can be applied to any kind of products and industrial marketing is not needed. But I think the real reason is that academics know very little about industrial products and services and that marketing them requires very product-specific strategies. The strategies must be customized to the products and general strategies that can be applied to consumers won't work. Source: Manufacturing.net Read Full Article Two Top-Performing Industries The two top-performing industries based on speed, quality, and costs are chemical manufacturers and food manufacturers, according to data from the MPI Manufacturing Studies, 2006-2010. Read Full Report Metal Market Price Indicators June 2011 Indicators Aluminum Sheet & Cast: 121.5 No. 1 Heavy Melt: 150.8 Yellow Brass Solids: 141.8 Stainless 304 Solids: 103.9 AMM price indicators show trends in key scrap prices. Each figure represents the current month average dollar price relative to an average price over the last two years, for that commodity. These indicators will be published monthly to track these critical markets. More Market Trends Contact This Company The Key to Unwinding After Work Fascinating new research suggests that how a husband spends his time when he gets home from work can affect the stress hormone levels of his wife-and vice versa. The study also found that women have a harder time unwinding from work-related stressors then men, putting them at greater risk of health issues. Source: bnet.com Read Full Article VIDEO - Watch a 3D Printer Build a Wrench 3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is created by laying down successive layers of material. 3D printers are generally faster, more affordable and easier to use than other additive manufacturing technologies. 3D printers offer product developers the ability to print parts and assemblies made of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties in a single build process. Advanced 3D printing technologies yield models that can serve as product prototypes. Watch The Video! 2011 Global Trade Show Calendar World Industrial Reporter now offers a comprehensive list of global trade shows that will keep you up-to-date on the latest industry events in your market and around the world. Whether you are an exhibitor or show attendee, you'll find the shows you absolutely want to either exhibit at or attend. In each issue, World Industrial Reporter will provide a list of the next months trade shows as well as a complete list of all trade shows for 2011 on our sister website, solusource.com. August 2-5: MOVIMAT -- Intra-logistic - São Paulo, Brazil August 16-19: Shanghai International Assembly and handling Technology Expo - Shanghai, China August 30 - Sept 2: MICONEX 2011 - Beijing, China August 30 - Sept 9: FENASUCRO -- Sugar and Alcohol - São Paulo, Brazil August 31 - Sept 2: 13th AUTO-ID EXPO - Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan View 2011 Trade Show Calendar INDUSTRIAL LIBRARY Technical Shop Mathematics The most authoritative text for technical mathematics is now better than ever! Completely revised and updated, this new edition of a classic best seller provides the algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric concepts essential to solving problems commonly encountered in technical and trade occupations. Technical Shop Mathematics begins with a review of arithmetic followed by elements of measurement, algebra, graphing, geometry, and introductory trigonometry. Clearly written practical explanations, problem solving techniques, examples, and exercises are provided throughout with emphasis placed on applications. It has become a standard on-the-job reference for shop professionals. Preview This Book LOGISTICS CORNER Locating a Global Distribution Hub Before adding a global distribution hub, hone your skills in compliance and cross-border import and export, advises John Miller, senior vice president global business development, Flash Global Logistics, Inc. He offers these tips on what companies should consider when locating and choosing a global distribution hub. Read Full Article Contact This Company Contact This Company Contact This Company