Col-Met Engineered Finishing Solutions’ team joined with city officials and development partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of their new facility being built in Rockwall, Texas.

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US Factory Orders Down 0.7% In November

The AP (1/6, Crutsinger), citing Commerce Department data released Tuesday, reports that orders to US factories declined for a fourth consecutive month in November, with a 0.5% drop in demand in the “closely watched” category of primary metals, industrial machinery, and military aircraft, indicating that planned business investment was down for the third month in a row. The AP said economists nonetheless “remain optimistic that the drop in orders is a temporary soft patch” and that a strengthening economy fueled by greater consumer spending “will trigger a rebound in demand in 2015.” The Commerce Department also said that demand for durable goods fell 0.9% in November, the third decline in the past four months. On a seasonally adjusted basis, total factory orders in November amounted to $492.7 billion, giving the first 11 months of 2014 a gain of 3.4% over the same period in 2013.

For more news from the National Association of Manufacturers, visit www.nam.org.

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US Factory Orders Down 0.7% In November The AP (1/6, Crutsinger), citing Commerce Department data released Tuesday, reports that orders to US factori...

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Analysis: In 2015, Manufacturers’ Challenges Will Persist, But Demand Should Improve.

In an analysis of business trends for 2015, the Wall Street Journal (1/5, B1, Subscription Publication) predicts that US manufacturers that export will see a continuation of challenges from 2014, when the nation’s trade deficit in manufactured goods grew yet larger – to $606 billion for the first 10 months of the year, mainly due to weak demand in Europe and Latin America, even as the dollar grew stronger and the US increased imports of merchandise from China. In 2015, demand for US goods is likely to be a bit stronger from Europe, Japan, and Latin America, according to economist Daniel Meckstroth of the research foundation MAPI. He also forecasts that the US economy will grow at a faster pace than those of other advanced economies, a trend that would help boost imports to the US.

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Upgraded ElcoMaster 2.0 comes with a new vastly improved user interface, as well as many seamless integration features to work along with the company’s core product categories; digital coating thickness

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To celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of the Elcometer 456, the company has released its latest free product upgrade. Customers connect their gauge to a webenabled PC running ElcoMaster™ 2.0 software and the on-screen instructions will guide the user through the free 

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LDPE snap-in sheet metal finishing hole plugs provide an attractive finish and a secure fit. These items are used to plug holes on appliances, automobiles, tanks, cabinets or anywhere a finished look is needed. Designed to be easy to install and remove, they are available in both flush

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Dualscope MPORr is a pocket-size instrument with PC-interface for convenient and fast coating thickness measurement on virtually all metals.

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Magic Rack® MP paint rack is specifically designed to allow adjustability for E-Coat systems as well as other finishing applications. The necessity of buying dedicated racks for specific finishing is no longer required. One

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PPG Industries’ coil and extrusion coatings group has launched an online tool that helps architects and building owners select the best cool roof coating color, based on reflectance, for new and retrofit building projects. Users can compare hundreds of cool roof coating colors, many 

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