Face Time - Establishing a succession plan is important. Leon Resnick discusses how to begin and follow through

Editorial: Caterpillar Inc. is one of the largest individual purchasers of metal products in North America and sources around the world for steel plate, sheet, tubing, special sections, special-bar quality, forgings and castings, rings, fasteners, aluminum alloys, magnesium, etc. For many metals suppliers, Cat is a top customer.

Editorial: Instead of resolutions I know I have a scant chance of keeping, I thought I would draft a wish list for the new year.

Guest Editorial - As OSHA expands the definition of confined spaces, ventilation can clear the air and help the bottom line

Guest Editorial - There are ways to transform obsolete and old materials to suit niche specifications

Face Time - Advanced Machine & Engineering taps resources across the globe to bring products, services to North America

Editorial: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

Guest Editorial - The globalization of the automotive industry has put a focus on mass customization, where product variance to meet individual market needs can put a strain on manufacturing capacity and resource planning.

Face Time - Christy Metals values its reach into diverse business activities but stays centered on service

Editorial: In her poem, “New Colossus,” Emma Lazarus describes our Statue of Liberty as the Mother of Exiles. Manufacturers, “tempest tossed” by the vagaries of the international marketplace, are rediscovering the New World as arguably the smartest place to produce durable goods.