
Globalization of manufacturing and retail industries is bringing rapid change and greater complexity to all aspects of business and manufacturing operations,as well as increasing competitive pressures.
Are there verifiable indications of recovery or are we doomed to another six months of painful recession?
There is no lack of bleak news. Just take a minute to think of fast rising consumer loan delinquency rates, home prices that are still moving lower, tighter lending requirements, the lowest year-over-year growth for Retail Sales in 16 years, Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy, government bailouts that will probably add billions to the federal deficit and rising inflationary pressures.
Low power consumption is a critical product differentiator for all types of battery-powered wireless devices.
One of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States is bringing out the best in its citizens—and the automation industry is no exception.
The automotive industry’s migration to a build-to-order paradigm is full of challenges, not the least of which is aligning the hundreds of component suppliers to an automotive manufacturer.
If you missed one of the most important documents on manufacturing to come out of the current government, you’re not alone. On January 16, the Bush administration unveiled its strategy to bolster the United States’ manufacturing sector in an 88-page report titled, “Manufacturing In America.” Unfortunately, the announcement, which was made by Secretary of Commerce Donald L.
GE Fanuc Automation, Charlottesville, Va.-based affiliate of GE Industrial Systems (www.gefanuc.com), has aggressively entered the embedded computing space and leveraged the technology to upgrade its industrial automation offering.

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