Top 10 Most Annoying Employees, Take Travelers IQ Challenge, and Global Market Regulations

June 2011

Managing Regulatory Challenges in a Global Marketplace Meeting requirements in emerging markets makes regulatory compliance an increasingly difficult issue for manufacturers. A new study sheds light on the challenges and how leading companies are meeting them. Source: IndustryWeek.com Read Full Article Super-E® Motors: EISA Compliant Since 1983 The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is now in effect. Because electric motors consume more than 63% of electricity used by U.S. industry, the act addresses new energy savings regulations that will directly affect the electric motors you use in your facilities, as well as motors used in new equipment design. When you choose Baldor's Super-E motors, you're ready and compliant immediately. For any design or application, there's a Super-E to meet even the most demanding applications. View Product Information Slideshow: The Most Dangerous Roads in the World The road from Bolivia's main city, La Paz, to a region known as the Yungas was built by Paraguayan prisoners of war back in the 1930s. Many of them perished in the effort. Now it is mainly Bolivians who die on the road - in the thousands. In 1995, the Inter American Development Bank christened it the most dangerous road in the world. And, as you start your descent, and your driver whispers a prayer, you begin to see why. See images of this road and the 9 other most dangerous roads in the world. Source: Darkroastblend.com View the Most Dangerous Roads! Supplier Quick View Featuring a new gear crank rewind which faces front for easy access, G2400 Series twin-hose welding reels from Hannay Reels are designed to improve the efficiency of welding operations. View Product Information With the most knowledgeable technical staff around, dozens of selector guides, FAQs, and advanced industry resources, Master Bond makes choosing an adhesive a breeze. View Product Information 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 The Meggitt Sensing Systems industrial vibration training course videos on www.wilcoxon.com are designed to help maintenance and reliability professionals learn the fundamentals of vibration analysis in a user-friendly online format. View Product Information OAI designs and manufactures precision lithography equipment for MEMS, Nanotechnology, Microfluidics and Semiconductor industries for over 35 years. Driven by customer requirements and engineering and service support, OAI produces quality products at budget friendly prices. View Product Information Play The Traveler IQ Challenge® - Flags of the World How well do you know the flags of the world and the countries they represent? Try this fun, interactive game by matching the flag to its country on the world map. Source: travelpod.com Play the Game! New Stainless Steel Valve Sirai's new model of L182 stainless steel series can be used in all the applications using non brass compatible fluids: car washing tunnels, the agricultural milking robot system or in the food sector. Further to the notable advantages guaranteed by stainless steel, among the benefits of this range can be counted the NSF Compliance (pending), the availability of coils with low power absorption, and the availability of coils with protection degree IP67. View Product Information How Good Are You? Do you know how your company and operations compare to peers and competitors? Two cost-effective ways to quickly find out? Read Full Report Metal Market Price Indicators May 2011 Indicators Aluminum Sheet & Cast: 123.3 No. 1 Heavy Melt: 149.3 Yellow Brass Solids: 143.2 Stainless 304 Solids: 111.8 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 Top 10 Most Annoying Employees: Don't Become One! These days we've got heavy competition for our products and services and even stiffer competition for our jobs. The one thing none of us needs is to make matters worse by shooting ourselves in the foot. br> Source: bnet.com Read Full Article GlobTek - Your Power Partner GlobTek, Inc. is an ISO 9001, ISO 9002 & ISO 9000:2001 certified manufacturer of electronic components. Products offered include switch mode and linear, medical and ITE wall plug-in, desktop and open frame power supplies; batteries, battery chargers, transformers, adapters, coils, cord and cord sets, connectors and cable assemblies. Products available for customized engineering, to meet specifications for domestic and worldwide requirements are, AC/AC, AC/DC & DC/DC power supplies, power cord sets & battery packs. View Product Information 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. July 1-4: India Packaging Show 2011 - Hyderabad Int'l Trade Exposition Centre, India July 21-23: Weld India Expo - Chennai Trade & Convention Centre, Chennai, India July 27-29: PV JAPAN - Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan View 2011 Trade Show Calendar INDUSTRIAL LIBRARY Design for Reliability None of the few Design for Reliability (DFR) books currently available addresses the process from the owner's (or buyer's) perspective. Instead, they approach DFR strictly from the seller's (or manufacturer's) viewpoint. As a result, few assets are designed and developed with the intent to meet the future owner's specific needs for reliability, availability, and maintainability over the life of the asset. This groundbreaking new book intends to correct the imbalance in how DFR is often implemented by providing owners with the tools they need to ensure that their requirements - not the seller's - are followed in developing new assets. This book will be an invaluable guide to everyone involved in the design, development, or purchase of new assets. It will help owners take the necessary steps to get what they really need, and it will help sellers "deliver the goods" that their customers - the owners - actually want. Preview This Book LOGISTICS CORNER Whip Your Warehouse Into Shape A warehouse is an assemblage of parts that work together to keep the whole body healthy and alive. Companies that operate warehouses use many different strategies to keep those parts running in top form.Some people argue that in an ideal world, goods would move without pause from manufacturer to ultimate consumer.But nothing is ideal- certainly not the synchronization of product supply and customer demand. That's why businesses need warehouses- nodes where inventory waits while supply and demand catch up with one another. What does a highly optimized warehouse look like? What makes its heart beat and blood flow? Let's take a look inside. 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