IndustrialMegaSearch.com 5 New Company Listings

5 new company listings, including their social media links, on IndustrialMegaSearch.com

Southeast Regional Handling  -  Wholesale Pricing on Drum Handling Equipment, Pallet Rack, Used Pallet Rack, Ridge u Rak,Shelving, Dock Equipment, Scissor Lifts, Pallet Jacks, Casters,Containers, Work Platforms, Turnkey Installation
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Other Site: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/glenn-adams/4/18b/362

Cardinal Carryor  -  Provides the most innovative & professional material handling services, products and system solutions for the warehouse, distribution and manufacturing industry.
Located In: Louisville, KY 40213
FaceBook: http://on.fb.me/Abo4eG
Blog URL: http://www.cardinalcarryor.com/news/
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YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CardinalCarryor?feature=mhw5
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RelightDepot Energy Efficient Lighting  -  RelightDepot sells energy efficient lighting for industrial, commercial and warehouse facilities and performs turn-key lighting retrofit projects across the US.
Located In: Boca Raton, Florida 33432
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Blog URL: http://relightdepot.com/news
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/RelightDepot
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Contained Material Handling Equipment  -  Tote® Systems is a domestic manufacturer and single source for dry powder and liquid based contained material handling products and systems.
Located In: Fort Worth, TX 76140
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YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ToteSystems/videos
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Construction Systems Supply  -  Seven unique industrial grade coatings available for the most demanding requirements. Whether for commercial use or even the home garage, these superior floor coatings will last and last.
Located In: Seattle, Washington 98136
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Just for Fun: Wheel of Lunch

Are you and your friends debating about where to go for lunch? The Wheel of Lunch is ready to help!

I don't know how you handled enormous decisions like this before the age of the internet, but now there is a great tool, the Wheel of Lunch, to help you out. With the Wheel of Lunch, all you have to do is enter your zip code and click on the "Spin" button.

Then like Wheel of Fortune or like a roulette wheel, your options will spin around and when the wheel stops, your restaurant will be chosen for you! How great is that? It may very well change life as we know it! Have fun!

Character and Word Counter Tool

Did you know that the first sentence of the Gettysburg Address has 30 words and 175 characters? Me neither. But that's not the important point.

The important point is that we sometimes accidentally send a message before we're ready to send it. In this day and age of tweeting and other micro-blogging services, it is sometimes helpful to be able to count the characters in your message before you actually put that message in a tweet. In fact, that can be handy on all kinds of forms.

I recommend a free and very easy to use online tool called WordCounterTool.com. You can do the same thing in Microsoft Word, but this is much easier. So give it a try next time you need to know how many words or characters are in your message!

Oh, and by the way, in case you were curious, here is the first sentence of the Gettysburg Address:

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." (more)

I hope you find this tool tip to be handy!

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The Evolution of Manufacturing in America - Personal Stories from One Company

Maddie Parlier at work.  (photo by Dean Kaufman/The Atlantic)

This is one of the best articles I have ever read on the current state of American manufacturing. The author takes an in-depth look at one company that started a century ago. He compares and contrasts production methods and workers of not-too-long-ago versus workers of today. He compares and contrasts the skill levels of workers today and yesterday.

The personal examples of two machine operators illustrate the need today for advanced training in precision machining, CNC programming, metalurgy and other advanced manufacturing skills. But he also discusses how the high level of automation will make traditional manufacturing jobs scarce and difficult to obtain.  Plus, he constantly addresses the issue of competition with low wage countries like Mexico and China.

Most gripping, however is that the story features a few specific people in the company, really driving home the personal stories about how changes in manufacturing technologies have affected real Americans. The stories are compelling and educational and they have a much larger meaning for American manufacturing and our society overall.

So here is the must read article:  Making It in America - January/February 2012 Atlantic Magazine

This article was also featured in a two part audio series on NPR:

Part 1: The History Of Factory Jobs In America, In One Town
Part 2: The Transformation Of American Factory Jobs, In One Company

Thank you to the AmericanManufacturing.org Blog for it's article The new factory worker which led me to the original article in The Atlantic Magazine.

Please join or start the conversation here by adding your thoughts to the comment section below.

Regional Industrial Trade Shows List

UPDATED: January 10, 2012

I recently made a Facebook post about the value of smaller, more specialized regional industrial trade shows for SMB industrial & manufacturing companies. It was based on an excellent article I read on Regional Manufacturing Expos.

My twitter friend and fellow industrial marketer @Achintamitra added even more insight to the subject in his Internet Marketing Today blog post about B2B Industrial Marketing.

So to carry on this discussion thread, here is a...
list of smaller, more specialized industrial trade shows.

• Design2Part Trade Shows - Job shop design & contract manufacturing shows. Upcoming spring 2012 shows include Grapevine, TX; Santa Clara, CA; Atlanta, GA; Secaucus, NJ; Schaumburg, IL and St. Charles, MO.
• Process Technology Expo International (PTXi) / International Powder & Bulk Solids
• AmCon Design & Contract Manufacturing Expos - Spring 2012 shows in Orlando, Seattle, Denver, Minneapolis, and Houston
• Facilities Expos - spring 2012 shows in Portland OR, Modesto CA, Anaheim CA, Santa Clara CA, and Phoenix AZ
• Building Facilities & Maintenance - upcoming shows in NYC & Tampa. Recent shows in Charlotte, Philadelphia, Ft. Lauderdale, Washington DC
• Plastics - a huge list of trade shows and events around the US and worldwide. Hadn't thought about exporting? Maybe you should!
  

The organizer of the following shows groups all of these shows together in locations nationwide to cover all of these market sectors simultaneously in various cities. They're basically shows within shows. Upcoming locations include:

Charlotte NC  |  Philadelphia PA  |  Chicago IL  |  Boston MA  |  Fort Worth TX  |  Anaheim CA

also Montreal & Toronto

• Medical Design & Manufacturing
• Packaging  
• Design & Manufacturing 
• Plastics 
• Automation & Assembly
• Electronics

#### BELOW SHOWS ADDED JANUARY 5, 2012 ####

• NTMA Purchasing Fair - June 13-14, 2012. The show's purpose is to "align OEM's and large companies with highly competitive and skilled domestic small to medium sized manufacturers that specialize in machined, stamped and fabricated parts, special tooling (dies, molds, jigs, fixtures and gauges) and special machines, ultimately providing a more economical resource for sourcing needs. (show site not yet updated for 2012 show).
• Composites Manufacturing 2012 - March 13-15, 2012. Mesa, Arizona. Practical solutions and cutting-edge knowledge on composite applications, processes and best practices. 
• Fabtech Canada 2012 - March 20-22, 2012. Toronto, Ontario. The ONLY exclusive fabricating, welding and metal forming event in Canada.  
• Westec 2012 - March 27-29, 2012. Los Angeles. Twitter: #westec  
• Micro Manufacturing Conference & Exhibits - March 28-29, 2012. Boston, MA
• Nano Manufacturing Conference & Exhibits - March 28-29, 2012. Boston, MA
• FABTECH Mexico 2012 - May 2-4, 2012. Mexico City
• Manufacturing 4 the Future - May 8-10, 2012. Hartford, CT - manufacturers supplying aerospace, defense, medical & energy sectors
• Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show (MMTS) - May 14, 2012. Montreal, Quebec
• RAPID 2012 Conference & Exposition - May 22-25, 2012. Atlanta, GA. Additive manufacturing solutions.
• Medical Manufacturing Innovations - October 24-25, 2012. Missisaugua, Ontario. Connects medical and dental device manufacturers with companies that supply their production technology and equipment
• FABTECH 2012 - November 12-14, 2012. Las Vegas. North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event. 
• AeroDef Manufacturing 2013 - March 19-21, 2013. Long Beach, CA. aerospace and defense manufacturing.
• EASTEC 2013 Exposition - May 14-16, 2013. West Springfield, Massachusetts. 

#### BELOW SHOWS ADDED JANUARY 11, 2012 ####

• Amerimold 2012 - June 13 - 14, 2012. Novi, Michigan. Tool and mold making, molding and additive manufacturing.

If you know of other industrial / manufacturing trade shows, especially smaller local or regional shows, or specialty industrial / manufacturing trade shows, please take a moment to list them via the comment section for this article. We'll then update our list above and tweet it out to the world. We hope you find this list helpful and we hope you'll add to it!

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