我们每个人都知道someone-coworker colleague, neighbor, spouse–who has been laid off from the manufacturing sector during the economic turndown.
What a gross understatement to say it’s been a difficult time for manufacturers. A shrinking economy, rising labor costs, skittish consumers, global and national terrorism, and then war. Every time the economy starts to get its head above water, another crisis pushes it back down. Is there a way to turn the tide for manufacturing?
国家制造商协会主席Jerry Jasinowski，在今年国家制造业的地址（NMW）的地址上展示了Nam的“成长和更新”战略。首先，这些是专注于工厂楼层的卓越;其次，创造了更强的经济增长环境;第三，对国际贸易政府政策进行审查;第四，促进学校和社区制造业。
NAM has lobbied strongly for tax and tort reform, and changes in U.S. energy, trade and intellectual property policies. In May, NAM members appealed directly to U.S. senators for passage of a dividend tax-cut initiative as a means to stimulate growth and job creation in the manufacturing sector.
美国商务秘书唐·埃文斯在纳姆的一个地址，讨论了制造业对一个国家经济的重要作用。失去工作云中的银色衬里，股权和资本投资是该部门的急剧增益。埃文斯秘书Zalan Greenspan将20世纪90年代后期称为“非理性繁荣”。如果是这种情况，那么这一定是清醒的恢复力。虽然我们大多数人都无法影响我们各国的贸易和货币政策，但我们可以采取其他行动。
This premiere issue of Automation World is dedicated to showing you ways to make your manufacturing enterprise more competitive. Each article, news story and department page is written to give you an edge—better throughput, improved productivity, reduced downtime, more control.
赚钱
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我们的编辑任务是促进成功的自动化项目，即将制造企业的业务目标转发。我们希望为您提供工具，以应用推动投资返回的系统。从传感器到千万美元，大型项目，您的自动化实施必须满足整个公司的需求。随着GM吞吐工工程师Kevin Kohls在p上的文章中观察。34，“赚钱必须是我们所有人都关注的事情之一。”
抵抗惯性，建立势头
We at Automation World strongly believe that the appropriate application of automation can make any manufacturing enterprise more competitive. We’ve set some lofty goals, not just for the magazine, but for industry as well.
Together, we can reach these goals. We welcome you to our “world” and hope you’ll spend time with us each issue. Let us know what tools you need. Let us be your eyes and ears on the automation industry.
Resist the impulse to say there’s nothing you can do to improve the state of manufacturing. Build on the productivity gains your company has achieved. Apply systems that drive business results. The job you save may be your own.
