Manufacturing & Materials

Magazine articles on manufacturing and material mining and processing.

Old Articles: <Older 721-730 Newer>

IndustryWeek January 12, 2005 John S. McClenahen	Manufacturers Alliance Outlook Index Dips Again But the alliance's latest manufacturing index figure seems consistent with forecasts that U.S. economic growth will be relatively strong in 2005, although not as strong as in 2004.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Aluminum Sides: Shiny and Dull Earnings are evidence that rising commodities aren't always simple. While it's true that the price of Alcoa's product has gone almost straight up since 2002, the prices of two key ingredients -- fuel and caustic soda -- have risen as well.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2005 Patricia Panchak	Fund The Future To make U.S. companies and the workers they employ more competitive, policymakers have to think in terms of investing in the industries of the future, not those of the past.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2005 John Teresko	Reinventing Heat-Treating Get ready to reconsider process strategies about the heat-treating of metals. A new approach, based on microwave-absorbing plasma, potentially changes all the rules
The Motley Fool January 11, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Turnaround for Alcoa? With its debt in check, Alcoa might be poised to put up really good numbers. Wall Street discounted the stock 2%.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Know Your Sleep Number Select Comfort's recently sleepy slump may turn into a welcome awakening. As a growing brand trading at just 21 times this past year's earnings, investors may want to check this stock out.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2005 Rich Smith	Novamerican Still on a Roll The Canadian-American metals company reported another bang-up quarter last week. But that might not be a good thing for steel investors.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2005 Rich Smith	Schnitzer Sees Slowdown Steelmaker reports big profits, disturbing trends.
Fast Company January 2005 Paul Lukas	Spill Saver Solo develops a disposable coffee-cup lid with a reclosable opening. Easily deployed via a flick of the index finger, it's an elegant and satisfying solution to the problem of on-the-go spills.
Fast Company January 2005 Michael A. Prospero	Private-label Pioneer This month, the Fast Company/Monitor Group Innovation Scorecard, an ongoing assessment of the best innovators by industry, takes on the food and personal-care sector.
<Older 721-730 Newer> Return to current articles.