Category: World News

Check out Epcon’s article Multistage Heat Recovery in Process Heating Magazine’s June Issue focusing on Optimizing Heat Transfer https://digitaledition.process-heating.com/june-2022/epcon-oxidizers-featureIt features 4 different project case studies that highlight innovative methods for heat recovery. As leading industry experts in heat recovery, our team customizes multistage heat recovery to increase your process efficiency and save on operating cost. For […]

Serving its 8th year on the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) for the US Department of Commerce, Epcon is proud to continue to advise on climate related initiatives, trade policy as well as clean tech exports. Here are a few of the responses from Honorable Secretary Gina M. Raimondo. Visit https://www.export.gov/ettac to learn more.

Register today and connect with EPCON at booth 22  at the Thermoplastic Composites Conference, in San Diego, CA. For more information, visit www.acma.today/TCC2022 Exhibiting – Networking – Automation – Lightweight – Recyclability – Corrosive Resistance Composites TCC2022

Sophisticated control systems for optimal process operations A comprehensive control system, whether designing a new controls package or updating your existing system to a new controls scheme, is the most effective way to enhance any complex industrial manufacturing process — especially in more sensitive applications, such as coil coating or composite curing, where uniformity and […]

About 30 million American workers without four-year college degrees have the skills necessary for jobs that pay 70% more than their current roles, according to a new study cited by The New York Times (subscription). The Manufacturing Institute Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Gardner Carrick states that “We know that less than half the people that earn […]

China recently signed the world’s largest trade deal with 14 Asia-Pacific countries, called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which excludes the United States. Some of the members of the China-led agreement were part of the U.S. negotiated TPP. Under the phase-one deal, China agreed to purchase $200 billion worth of U.S. goods and services through 2021. […]

The strained presidential transition facing President-elect Joe Biden probably rings true for many CEOs and other #business leaders stepping into new positions of power. HBS interview with Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an #expert on leadership and change, discusses the challenges confronting Biden and #leaders who find themselves in similar situations.

Manufacturers added 26,000 workers in July, slowing from gains of 240,000 and 357,000 in May and June, respectively, but still a solid increase. Despite the increases seen over the past three months, however, manufacturing employment was down by 740,000 in July relative to the level seen in February, illustrating the steep climb still needed to get back […]