http://www.metalfinishing.com/blog/ Copyright Elsevier Ltd Intuitiv Ltd (www.intuitiv.net) Thu, 23 May 2013 13:37:55 GMT http://www.metalfinishing.com/blog/ http://www.metalfinishing.com/_common/img/template/metal-finishing/site-logo.gif http://www.metalfinishing.com/blog/2013/4/2/guest-blog-import-penetration-still-outweighs-reshoring-trend/851.aspx <p>BY MICHELE NASH-HOFF. In January, the U. S. Business and Industry Council released a <a href="http://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/USBIC/attach/USBICImportPenetrationReport2013Final.pdf?utm_source=Import+Penetration+Still+Outweighs+Reshoring+Trend&amp;utm_campaign=Import+Penetration&amp;ut ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:50:52 GMT http://www.metalfinishing.com/blog/2013/4/2/guest-blog-import-penetration-still-outweighs-reshoring-trend/851.aspx http://www.metalfinishing.com/blog/2013/3/5/making-reviews-worthwhile-for-employees-and-managers-alike/822.aspx <p>BY MARKO DUFFY. It&rsquo;s&nbsp;a new&nbsp;year, and if you&rsquo;re like me you&rsquo;re absolutely giddy over the excitement of starting another round of meaningful and impactful performance reviews of all your employees. There&rsquo;s nothing like starting the process of thinking back over the ... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:50:09 GMT http://www.metalfinishing.com/blog/2013/3/5/making-reviews-worthwhile-for-employees-and-managers-alike/822.aspx http://www.metalfinishing.com/blog/2013/2/2/automotive-oems-are-riding-the-wave/792.aspx <p>Coming off a year which saw a rally in both automotive production and sales &ndash; mostly evident in the US and China &ndash; it&rsquo;s not surprising to see that momentum course through the entire parts manufacturing supply chain. In fact, a newly released survey of global original equipment a ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:46:50 GMT http://www.metalfinishing.com/blog/2013/2/2/automotive-oems-are-riding-the-wave/792.aspx http://www.metalfinishing.com/blog/2012/12/18/guest-blog-what-a-plater-thinks-of-masking-for-high-tech-applications/739.aspx <p>By Marko Duffy. This is how we platers <i>think</i> it goes&hellip;An engineer calls his co-workers over to his cubicle to show the latest device he&rsquo;s created&mdash;an intelligent, innovative work of technological art. Wild celebration breaks out with engineers high-fiving and breaking out ... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:28:21 GMT http://www.metalfinishing.com/blog/2012/12/18/guest-blog-what-a-plater-thinks-of-masking-for-high-tech-applications/739.aspx