Engineering the next generation

Sulzer sets up collaboration with Fontys University to provide students with real-world engineering knowledge Improving processes and unlocking future innovations relies on new ideas. Many of the engineers of tomorrow who will deliver these breakthroughs are currently learning their craft at university. However, students at Fontys University of Applied Sciences are already making a difference in the world of engineering thanks to an...

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Cheers to a New Year!

I hope that everyone reading this is coming off a great 2022 and is ready to come out of the gate firing on all cylinders in 2023.   As I write this article, topics such as inflation, interest rates, economic outlook, supply chain, automation, technology, competition for talent, and electrification of the North American forklift fleet remain at the top of mind for many lift truck dealers.  These topics and their impact on our industry...

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Continued Q4 decline in new Industrial Manufacturing with 118 planned projects in November 2022

IMI SalesLeads announced the November 2022 results for the newly planned capital project spending report for the Industrial Manufacturing industry. The Firm tracks North American planned industrial capital project activity; including facility expansions, new plant construction, and significant equipment modernization projects. Research confirms Q4 Projects Totals to be October with 129 new projects and November with 118 new projects...

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Decide to make everyday the First of the Year

Well, it’s a new year again. More resolutions, more goals, more plans. If the new year only ran until February, we would be fine. Most people can only keep their resolutions and goals going for about a month. Don’t take my word for it ask any fitness center. Crammed in January, empty in February. Hey, wait a minute. Didn’t someone say it only takes 30 days to make a habit? So how come if I can keep it up through January that I can’t...

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The time to start is now

Our topic this month deals with tax planning and an organized approach to minimizing your tax bite as part of your CASH IS KING business practice. The is no doubt about it, the uncertain nature of our economy, inflation, and a lack of qualified personnel justify a tax avoidance policy to pay as little as possible. Being that your 2022 book results and therefore your tax results are somewhat in the “can” already, I plan to suggest...

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Why your strategy isn’t working

Executives often spend months (sometimes years) putting together a strategy to grow their organization. However, these strategies are often abandoned, changed, or lose momentum within a year or less. Why? How is it that we spend so much time, money, resources, and effort in creating a strategy, which becomes proverbially obsolete once the rubber actually meets the road? Here are the top six reasons why it happens: Your strategy...

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New rail report calls for more data before new rules

The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) published its latest report Monday, The Safety Impact of Technology and Crew Size: An analysis of accident data, incorporation of technology, and train crew staff levels on rail safety trends. This report will also be submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration during the open comment period. Evaluating the potential benefit of a crew size mandate, the report finds that the...

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