Rep. Frank Wolf A series of incentives aimed at helping manufacturing companies bring jobs back to America are included in an appropriations bill approved today in the House, according to Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA). The annual spending bill that funds the departments of Commerce and Justice, as well as many of the nation’s science programs, […]

A & E Custom Manufacturing hums with the sound of robotic presses and welders, automated laser cutters, and other state-of the-art equipment that bend and cut metal into precise shapes. More than 900 sheet-metal components for the New York City subway come from this shop, as do aluminum parts for an electric sports car in […]

Over 24 years, Joanne and Bob McIntyre built their Largo manufacturing firm Ditek Corp. into one of Tampa Bay’s little engines that could. The couple has weathered recessions and expanded beyond making surge protectors to contract manufacturing of industrial, medical and military devices. With demand for surge protectors increasing as much as 15 percent this […]

There was a “surprise increase” last week in the US Purchasing Managers Index, while the Euro zone data moved further into negative territory.  One of the possible reasons for this was covered in a recent report.  MFG.com surveyed US and European smaller manufacturing, and it was covered by my US colleagues: “In Europe, only 23.4% of respondents (out of a sample size […]