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China. Lincoln Asia Pacific had owned 48 percent of the company, and acquired the remainder from Taiwan- based Kuang Tai Metal Industrial Co. and other partners. Jin Tai’s annual- ized sales for the first half of 2009 were $130 million.
Business Notes
Take Online Test to Help Manage Cash Flow
Plante & Moran, PLLC, Southfield, MI, has launched a liquidity stress test designed to help com- panies understand their cash requirements and manage cash flow. The test, downloadable from the firm’s website, gathers and interprets data related to a company’s revenues and costs, and then forecasts its cash needs.
Managers then can use the data to make decisions related to improving cash position. Among the metrics projected by the test: month- ly cash disbursements, monthly cash flow, line-of- credit requirements, calcu- lated collateral for line of credit, and projected cash cushion. Take the test at www.stresstest.plantemoran. com.
Market Study Covers the Domestic Press Industry
Albrecht Associates, Richmond, IN, has pub- lished the 13th edition of its annual Market Study of the Press Industry, compil- ing sales data for the domestic market for mechanical and hydraulic presses. The study looks at
trends over a 20-yr. period, and shows that while press shipments for 2008 stayed level with those for 2007 and imports climbed by 29 percent, 2009 shipments likely will be down. To order the study ($215, $365 to Europe and Asia plus $15 for priority mail), call 765/962-4903.
Training
Online Training on Welding, Robotics and Load Rigging
Toolingu.com, a provider of online training for manu- facturing companies, has introduced three new train- ing programs on welding, robotics and rigging. Its new welding course expands on the existing arc-welding cur- riculum to focus on oxyfuel welding, plasma-arc cutting and visual weld inspection.
A new robotics depart- ment offers courses on robot installation, maintenance, programming and other top- ics. And, the rigging depart- ment has developed back- to-basics entry-level classes on the proper attachment and use of cable, chains, slings and hoists, as well as proper load calculations and rigging safety.
Detroit Tool Metal to Train Hundreds in Robotic Welding
Ozarks Technical Com- munity College (OTC), Springfield, MO, has part- nered with Detroit Tool Metal Products Co., Lebanon, MO, to directly support job train- ing for as many as 250 Detroit Tool employees.
Detroit Tool, due to
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hire an additional 225 at its Lebanon facility by the end of 2010.
OTC will offer Detroit Tool employees a robotic-welding- specific course in advanced manufacturing, to help the firm establish a new engineer- ing center with an emphasis on tooling design, product improvement, improved manufacturing processes, product qualification and new-product design.
Internet
Wind-Energy Supply- Chain Database Online
The Great Lakes Wind Network (GLWN) has launched its Internet-based Wind Energy Supply Chain Database and Mapping Sys- tem, an interactive geo- graphical information sys- tem map and searchable supply-chain database. It contains information on more than 1000 North American manufacturers and supporting organiza- tions, so that OEMs, manu- facturers, and suppliers, as well as economic-develop- ment officials, consultants and others can network. Check it out at www.glwn.org.
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New Website for Manufacturer of
Tube End-Forming Machinery and Tooling
Manchester Tool & Die, North Manchester, NH, which supplies tube end- forming machines and tool- ing with capacity to 3-in. OD, has a new website at www.manchestertoolanddie. com. View product details and specifications, includ- ing options and advanced features, and download literature.
New Website for Sutherland Presses
Visit Sutherland’s new website, at www.sutherland- presses.com, to learn all about its link-motion presses, single-point straightsides, eccentric double- and four- point straightsides, fineblanking hybrids and hot-forging presses. It’s been redesigned, say com- pany officials, to be an edu- cational tool for metalform- ing companies.
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