As the Bush administration prepares to release a manufacturing initiative, small manufacturers are urging the administration to support one of the U.S. Department of Commerce's own programs.
ASTM International has announced the launch of a new Internet-based system designed to initiate, develop and track draft standards and revisions before and during their balloting stage.
U.S. manufacturers and government policy makers must develop unique strategies to contend with unprecedented global competition that is hurting U.S. businesses and costing jobs an industry leader told a group of executives from an aluminum association.