The American off-shoring movement has its roots back in the 1960’s and 70’s, but didn’t really take hold until the early millennium when businesses began shipping manufacturing and knowledge worker jobs overseas in droves. For…
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Metal Craft Taken to the Extreme
Sometimes I must pause and marvel at the significant role craft plays in Peridot’s success despite the expansion into CNC (Computer numerically controlled) machining. On our floor daily one can see the importance…
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This is an interesting and pertinent article: Manufacturing Jobs Readily Available With No Skilled Workers to Fill Positions Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/12/02/on-job-hunt-manufacturing-jobs-readily-available-with-no-skilled-workers-to/#ixzz1fPjPgxpX
Keep ReadingBattery Contacts R Us
I was recently contacted by a customer unhappy with his current manufacturer. He regaled my with that age old tale of woe regarding battery contacts that had failed to meet application specs. The…
Keep ReadingPeridot Bites the Big Apple
Debra and I flew into Newark and cabbed it into Manhattan Saturday afternoon. We met Mike our estimator and his wife Laura McGeachy who had arrived earlier that day. We were there for…
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