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December 11, 2006   Invensys Demonstrates Unique new InFusion Condition Manager

DALLAS, TEXAS, USA (PRWeb) December 6, 2006—Invensys is demonstrating a new intelligent real-time condition management component for the company’s InFusion enterprise control system (ECS) at the 2006 Invensys Customer Conference. 

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December 11, 2006   KANBAN CARDVIEW ALLOW AND DISPLAY INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND PRIORITY PRODUCTION IN ONE GLANCE

December 7, 2006 – Nothing is more important in a lean manufacturing setting than workflow and inventory management. Managers and employees struggle with easy, efficient and consistent communications channels through which to track inventory levels and prioritize jobs. Magnatag’s line of Kanban CardView Systems, including the Next-Job(TM) Board and the Kanban Do-Done(TM) Board are keeping manufacturing facilities running efficiently.

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December 11, 2006   USS Frank Cable sailor dies from injuries sustained in steam leak accident

Dec. 8 - A sailor assigned to USS Frank Cable died from injuries he sustained Dec. 1 when a steam pipe ruptured in the engineering spaces of the Guam-based submarine tender.

The crewmember, who was a fireman assigned to the ship’s engineering division, died Dec. 7 at Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. His name is being withheld pending next of kin notification.

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December 11, 2006   DuPont cutting 1,500 jobs

WILMINGTON, Del. - Chemicals maker DuPont Co. on Monday said it will cut 1,500 jobs and consolidate manufacturing in its seeds unit in a move to lower operating costs by $100 million a year.

DuPont expects to book a related $200 million pretax charge in the fourth quarter to cover the restructuring.

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