The Bi-Weekly Newsletter of the Council of Industry
June 17, 2021
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Manufacturing Industry News
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Ulster BOCES Selects Frank Falatyn As Hudson Valley Pathways Academy 2021 Honoree
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Each year Ulster BOCES' Hudson Valley Pathways Academy honors an industry/ community partner who has made a significant impact on the program and the local STEM community. This year's honoree is Frank Falatyn of Fala Technologies.
Frank is recognized for his commitment to the strategic path of the HVPA and more importantly, for his actions in allowing for our young scholars to have opportunities they would otherwise never experience. Frank is a founding member of the school and its steering committee. His contributions to the steering committee are vital to our strong public/private partnership and he advocates for the program publicly. He has provided our young scholars with workplace learning challenges since the program's inception. His thoughtful and thorough approach to these challenges have given our young scholars and staff valuable knowledge and feedback that has impacted the overall strength of one and all. He is a member of our internship committee and has hired four HVPA interns since the inception of the program. His current intern has accepted a full time position at the company. Proof positive that this type of commitment can have significant financial impact on a company. His actions and belief in the program is benefitting all involved.
Thanks to Stephen Casa of Ulster Boces for helping the Council of Industry recognize Frank!
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For over 25 years, The Certificate in Manufacturing Leadership program has offered attendees a range of leadership skills through concentrations of courses. Participants who complete the required courses are presented with the Certificate in Manufacturing Leadership by the Council of Industry.
All courses are interactive half-day sessions (8:30 am to 12:30 pm) with scheduled breaks, networking, and group discussions. These courses are offered online and require participants to have a working webcam and audio.
Though participants are encouraged to complete the course series for the most comprehensive supervisory education, the Council welcomes individual course registration as well.
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Study: IT Investment Paid Off When the Pandemic Hit
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One lesson from the pandemic was the importance of investing in technology before a crisis, as those companies outperformed laggards before and during 2020, according to an Accenture study. That tech spend goes beyond day-to-day operations and "includes speeding up software development cycles,changing business processes, and building new capabilities," the authors write.
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Rare Earth Metals at the Heart of China's Rivalry with US, Europe
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Rare earth minerals are crucial to the manufacture of magnets used in wind turbines and electric cars,and they are already present in goods such as smartphones.What if China were to cut off the United States and Europe from access to rare minerals that are essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines and drones?
At a time of frequent geopolitical friction among those three powers, Washington and Brussels want to avoid this scenario by investing in the market for 17 minerals with unique properties that today are largely extracted and refined in China.
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What’s Wrong With Just-In-Time... And What’s Not
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The recent pandemic affected Americans and businesses in many ways. In business, the most revealing issues that were exposed were the problems with Just-In-Time (JIT, or the pull method) supply chains. Lean took a lot of blame for many of the resulting shortages. But the problems weren’t attributable to JIT systems. Instead, blame the lack of leadership and corporate culture that embrace failed processes and methods that do not lead to Just-In-Time systems. Companies have “created a system that’s less effective and less resilient but can impress shareholders through short-term savings. How Toyota has effectively implemented this system fills books but many are just reading the covers.”
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The Continued Search for Operational Effectiveness
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All companies evolve at different rates. At some point, during their life cycle, each hits a ceiling. The life cycle of any business enterprise as outlined in Larry Greiner’s works identifies six distinctive growth stages experienced by all companies. The rates at which they reach the stages vary, but the cycle is indeed predictable. The six stages and their description follow:
- Growth through creativity
- Growth through Direction
- Growth through Delegation
- Growth through Coordination and Control
- Growth through Cooperation
- Growth Through Alliances
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OSHA Releases COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rule for Health Care Employers–Guidance For Other Sectors
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Council Associate Member Bond Schoeneck and King write that at long last, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finally released a COVID-19 standard that it has stated was coming since January. Healthcare employers will be required to abide by the new emergency temporary standard (ETS) published by OSHA (the last time OSHA issued an emergency standard was in 1983 to address asbestos exposure). The emergency workplace safety rule was published on OSHA’s website on June 10, 2021 and is effective immediately upon publication in the Federal Register. Voluntary guidance for other industries–including manufacturing–are in a separate guidance.
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WHO/ILO: Working Excessive Overtime Increases Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke
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The WHO and ILO conducted this first-of-its-kind study on death and health associated with working long hours. Their findings were published late May in the journal Environment International. Specifically, they found that working 55 or more hours per week is associated with an estimated 35% higher risk of a stroke and a 17% higher risk of dying from ischemic heart disease compared to those working 35-40 hours a week.
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Occupational Health Experts Offer Guidelines to Prevent Workplace Illness and Injury
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Last month the AIHA announced new guidelines for developing health metrics in workplaces to help prevent illness and injury. The group says that these guidelines,“Best Practice Guide for Leading Health Metrics in Occupational Health and Safety Programs,”are intended for both practitioners and managers in the broad occupational health community, including industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, occupational health nursing, engineering and human resources. Leading health metrics—as opposed to lagging health metrics—focus on disease prevention and health promotion. They are measurable, evidence-based indicators that are used to monitor, predict, influence, and manage exposures, hazards and conditions in a workplace that may impact worker health.
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Senate Passes Bill to Address Competition From China
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The Senate passed a far-reaching $250 billion China legislative package on Tuesday, offering a framework for how the U.S. plans to counter increasing competition from China. Much of the sweeping package is aimed at bolstering the country’s ability to out-compete China, with increased investment in research and development around advanced technology like artificial intelligence and funding for semiconductor production closer to home. The Senate voted 68-32 to pass the United States Innovation and Competition Act the same day the Biden administration released a report outlining initiatives to shore up critical supply chains of goods, including semiconductors, advanced batteries and rare earth minerals, and measures to address bottlenecks with a “whole of government” approach.
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Biden Moves to Grow U.S. Manufacturing of Drugs, Minerals to Bolster Supply Chains
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The Biden administration pledged to use funding and resources—as well as federal trade protections and wartime powers—to cultivate U.S. manufacturing of key products, including pharmaceuticals,semiconductors, and batteries, as a way to guard against supply shortages and create jobs.Last week’s 250-page report pledged an aggressive push to craft several national strategies for the U.S. industrial base. They will lean on the Defense Production Act, the Korean War-era law that allows the government to require companies to churn out products, and tariff authority—the Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 that currently taxes some imports of steel. The actions are a sign that the Biden administration will be keeping some Trump administration-era trade policies while taking more targeted federal action to drive results following the deadly pandemic.
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What's Happening in Your Association
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Please Note: Council of Industry Address Change
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The Council of Industry office is located at 263 Route 17K, Suite 106, Newburgh, NY 12550. Please ensure all mail is addressed to this location.
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From the Hill: Economic and Legislative Updates Impacting The Council of Industry Members--from June 17
As the U.S. economy begins to reopen, businesses and manufacturers are looking for ways to accelerate recovery. The latest relief package has greatly expanded cash funds available to business owners, but there is a lot of misinformation surrounding its provisions.
Former Senior Counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and alliantgroup National Managing Director, Dean Zerbe, shared exclusive insight on the latest relief package, the credits and incentives you need to know about, and what impact the new White House will have on legislative and tax policy for 2021, 2022 and beyond.
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Top 10 OSHA Violations for General Industry
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When: Wednesday, June 23, 2021
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Where: Zoom Webinar
Cost: Free for Members
Top 10 OSHA Violations for General Industry
This session will educate the participant on the Top 10 OSHA – “General Industry” violations from the year 2019-20 with an in-depth look on how to comply to these specific safety requirements. Year after year this top ten violations appear relatively unchanged.
Topics include:
- OSHA/ANSI/NFPA Standard reference understanding
- OSHA Interpretation letters and CLP
- Industry Best Practices
- QA/QC Member Forum
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The Manufacturing Matters Podcast
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Manufacturing Matters Podcast: Neil McGill,
Director of Operations, Allendale Machinery Systems
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In this episode, Harold King speaks with Neil McGill, Director of Operations, Allendale Machinery Systems about the manufacturing industry, automation, workforce development and the future of the machine tool industry.
Allendale delivers innovative, efficient and value driven solutions for the production needs of the region’s manufacturers.
Harold talks with Neil about the history of the company, his career path, the importance of investing in training and workforce development and the future of the machine tool industry including innovation and automation.
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Be a Guest on the Podcast!
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The Council of Industry extends thanks to all Manufacturing Matters guests and listeners for their support. With more than 40 episodes released, we've documented countless conversations with local manufacturers.
In 2021, we're looking to introduce new faces to the podcast. If you or someone you know is involved in the Hudson Valley manufacturing sector and would like to be a guest on Manufacturing Matters, please contact Johnnieanne Hansen at jhansen@councilofindustry.org.
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