Manufacturing & Materials

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Financial Planning February 1, 2012 Ilana Polyak	The New Gold Standard New York-based Tocqueville Asset Management has been a fan of gold far longer than recent gold bugs have even known where to find the spot price of gold.
Chemistry World January 27, 2012 Rebecca Trager	Obama calls for renewed focus on manufacturing The US chemical industry applauded President Obama's emphasis on manufacturing and energy during the annual State of the Union speech. But the sector is also stressing the need for balanced, rational regulations that don't stifle innovation.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 David Lee Smith	Alcoa's Picture is Brighter Than You Think Despite initiating earnings season with a miss, there are reasons to take a shine to Alcoa.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan Cracks a January Homer With its rare Grasberg strike resolved, Freeport-McMoRan is revved for expansion.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Tamara Rutter	GE Sends Mixed Signals A look at the conglomerate's quarterly earnings.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Alex Planes	Why Doesn't Canada Trust This Company? They're not so keen on Westport Innovations north of the border.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Rebecca Lipman	Gold Outlook: A Closer Look at the January Gold Rally Will the commodity that has proven a winner for 10 consecutive years make it to 11?
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Nike Wants to Take You by the Wrist Nike is pinning its hopes on a new wristband device.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Seth Jayson	H.B. Fuller Beats Estimates on Top and Bottom Lines For the quarter ended Dec. 3, H.B. Fuller beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Seth Jayson	Parker Hannifin Meets on Revenue, Misses on EPS For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Parker Hannifin met expectations on revenue and missed on earnings per share.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Seth Jayson	General Electric Beats Analyst Estimates on EPS Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on General Electric is outperform, with an average price target of $20.73.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Seth Jayson	Insteel Industries Increases Sales but Misses Revenue Estimate Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Insteel Industries is outperform, with an average price target of $15.50.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Seth Jayson	Rockwell Collins Beats Analyst Estimates on EPS For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Rockwell Collins met expectations on revenue and beat expectations on earnings per share.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Seth Jayson	Sealy Whiffs on Revenues For the quarter ended Nov. 27, Sealy whiffed on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Seth Jayson	PPG Industries Beats Estimates Yet Again For the quarter ended Dec. 31, PPG Industries met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Could Kodak Still Make You Rich? The NYSE did the right thing with Kodak, but are the shares worthless?
IndustryWeek January 19, 2012	2012 Manufacturing Outlook: Are the Shocks to the System Over? U.S. manufacturers are bullish about 2012 despite lingering economic problems.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Seth Jayson	Plexus Beats Up on Analysts Yet Again For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Plexus met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Seth Jayson	Johnson Controls Meets on the Top Line, Misses Where It Counts For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Johnson Controls met expectations on revenues and missed on earnings per share.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Primero Mining Can Boom in 2012 Let's look at this year's prospects for this company.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Brian Stoffel	Here's Why American Manufacturing Will Make a Comeback The rising Chinese middle class, along with rising fuel costs, creates a perfect storm.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2012 Seth Jayson	Amphenol Beats Estimates on Top and Bottom Lines Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Amphenol is outperform, with an average price target of $49.67.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2012 Seth Jayson	Fastenal Beats Analyst Estimates on EPS Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Fastenal is hold, with an average price target of $39.57.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2012 Travis Hoium	Molycorp Still Bullish on Rare-Earth Minerals Molycorp's CEO gives his reasons for optimism in the sector.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2012 Dari FitzGerald	Troubling Developments for Kodak Is bankruptcy on the horizon?
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Safety Agency Pushes for Combustible Dust Standard Significant accumulations of combustible iron ore powder fueled the flash fires that led to the fatalities at powdered metals plant last year.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	2012 Outlook: Cash Is Abundant, but Optimism in Short Supply There's plenty of money in the financial supply chain, but companies are still reluctant to spend it.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Why Candor is Good Business Companies that practice straight talk with their shareholders outperform their obfuscating peers.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Compromise on Trucking Rules Leaves Nobody Happy DOT's new trucking regulations could hike the cost of transportation for manufacturers.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Mobile Apps Break Into Manufacturing Adoption is slow, but manufacturers are using more mobile apps designed for specific industrial processes.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Managing Security and Violence in Mexico Drug-related violence has U.S. manufacturers reviewing their strategies for operating in Mexico.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012 Pat Panchak	Making Manufacturing a Competitive Advantage How Industry Week Best Plants winners leverage production to boost the bottom line.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	2011 IW Best Plants Winners: The Best Never Rest IndustryWeek's 2011 Best Plants winners pursue operational excellence with a determination that is both endless and relentless.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Northeast Indiana's Instrumental Assets Medical-device manufacturers are finding the 10-county Northeast Indiana region a prime location with a skilled workforce.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	General Cable Plays Offense with Lean With the help of lean and Six Sigma, General Cable's Gregory Kenny is forging a best-cost manufacturer with growing global reach.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Klein Steel Service: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 At Klein Steel Service, success is driven by talented people who embrace a set of core values and seize the initiative.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	L.B. Foster Co. -- Pueblo, Colo.: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 In the never-ending quest to control costs and boost productivity, plant manager Bart Peterson has found that small, incremental process improvements can add up to big gains.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Life Technologies: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 This plant transformation created a true manufacturing environment in a science-based culture and major revenue wins.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Lufkin Operations: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 Plant leaders, employees ensure quality products during major expansion.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Carrier Collierville: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 Like many manufacturing plants whose fortunes are tied closely to the U.S. housing market, this 900,000-square-foot facility has had to weather tough economic conditions that show few hints of an impending turnaround.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Ethicon Inc.: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 Dedication to continuous improvement and training help employees meet production challenges and new-product demand.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 Toyota manufacturing teams focus on improving processes while company leaders build a supportive environment.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	General Cable Corp. -- Lawrenceburg Plant: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 A drive for productivity puts increasing responsibility in the hands of plant operators.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	General Cable Corp. -- Lincoln, R.I.: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 After decades of batch-and-queue production, a veteran workforce has embraced the switch to cellular manufacturing.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	Swagelok Company Main Plant: IW Best Plants Profile 2011 Swagelok pursues a quality goal even tougher to achieve than Six Sigma.
IEEE Spectrum January 2012 Neil Savage	Electronic Cotton Circuits could be woven from conductive and semiconducting natural fibers
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