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The European Metal Manufacturing Hotspots

Posted by Bert Maes , 13 October 2010 -

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During the past 8-10 years companies in metal processing (manufacturing articles on turning and milling machines, treatment and coating of metals, and mechanical engineering) have prospered. Between 2000 and 2006 the European Metalworking and Metal Articles (MMA) employment have grown 8%, whereas basic metals and electrical engineering saw diminishing...

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A video highlighting manufacturing career opportunities

Posted by Bert Maes , 11 October 2010 -

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SWOT analysis from the European Metalworking Manufacturing Sector

Posted by Bert Maes , 07 October 2010 -

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In November 2009 the European Commission published a clear and up-to-date report on the competitiveness of the EU Metalworking and Metal Articles sector. Below an overview of our manufacturing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Add to: Facebook | Digg | Del.icio.us | Stumbleupon | Reddit | Blinklist |...

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Partnering with schools: one of the best investments in your country

Posted by Bert Maes , 06 October 2010 -

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Sometimes an Economic Recovery Advisory Board has got interesting things to say. Last Monday they talked about what President Obama called “one of our most important economic issues of our time: the skills and education of our workforce, because every business leader in this room knows that the single most important predictor of America’s success...

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How to rebalance our economy.

Posted by Bert Maes , 04 October 2010 -

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The employment losses make it tempting to conclude that manufacturing no longer matters much. The economy is ruled by the financial sector, many say, not by the production and supply of goods that people actually use. But when the banks got out of control, they dragged the rest of us down. Avoiding that happening again...

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Manufacturing is dead. Long live manufacturing!

Posted by Bert Maes , 16 September 2010 -

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CNC machinists have got difficult times. Although they are in general paid relatively generously (close to $20/hour), there are fewer job openings available for those whose formal education stopped after high school. It’s not that jobs aren’t being created in manufacturing – they are. But they are fewer in number. Landing such work need...

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Four strategies to unlock manufacturing innovation today

Posted by Bert Maes , 14 September 2010 -

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Both the U.S. and the EU will have difficulties to compete on large-scale manufacturing again, but it can still continue to unlock value in its capacity to innovate. “Instead of a forest dominated by a few large trees, it will be nurturing a garden with many small flowers”: crowdsourcing and web-based collaboration, virtual micro-factories, small...

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Strong Manufacturing = Healthier Financial Nation. A study from Belgium.

Posted by Bert Maes , 08 September 2010 -

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- Over the past 40 years Belgium lost 17% of its manufacturing activities, a prominent Belgian economist finds, in collaboration with several entrepreneurial organizations (the presentation of the study – in Dutch). Only the United Kingdom is doing worse. The future of both countries in terms of competitiveness doesn’t look bright. Is...

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