Resolving the Challenges of Outsourced Manufacturing through Integrated Decision-Making (14410)
Today’s enterprise has emerged as a shared resource of global manufacturing relationships. When a company outsources manufacturing, critical data for operations planning and execution is now beyond the scope of traditional Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. As a result, the enterprise has poor visibility into this fragmented and discontinuous information now held in these external systems. In creating a lean manufacturing enterprise, organizations must address key challenges inherent in outsourced manufacturing including weak supply chain visibility, limited agility associated with supply and demand matching, diminished control over quality and challenges associated with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance. Frustrating efforts to streamline outsourced manufacturing are increasing supply-chain complexity and pressure for real-time decision support.

The Hines Group Announces Plant Expansion in Philpot, Kentucky (14377)
Owensboro, Kentucky,-– The Hines Group, Inc., parent company of Premium Allied Tool, Inc. and Owensboro Manufacturing, LLC, is expanding its plant in Philpot, Kentucky to accommodate growth in its metal stamping and assembly business. The Company will also consolidate operations now at the Mid-America Airpark into its main Owensboro (Philpot) campus. The expansion and integration process is expected to be complete by second quarter 2009.

Spanish Transmission Components Maker to Expand in Delaware County (14362)
YORKTOWN, Indiana - Lt. Governor Becky Skillman joined executives from Spanish transmission components manufacturer Miasa Automotive LLC today to announce the company's plans to expand its operations here, creating more than 55 newjobs by 2012.

Goshen, Indiana-based Seating Technology, Inc. and its Affiliated Companies ("Seattech") to be Acquired by Drew Industries Incorporated Subsidiary, Lippert Components (14241)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., -- Drew Industries Incorporated (NYSE:DW) has reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, Inc. ("LCI"), has agreed in principle to acquire the assets and business of Goshen, Indiana-based Seating Technology, Inc. and its affiliated companies ("Seattech"). It is expected that the acquisition will be funded from available cash.

BAE Systems Delivers Company's 10,000th Engine Controller for the Army's AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters (14198)
FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Governor Mitch Daniels and executives from the U.S. Army's Aviation and Missile Command joined executives from global defense and aerospace developer BAE Systems to celebrate the delivery of the company's 10,000th engine controller for the Army's AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

MISCOR Group Announces New Locomotive Contract With Australia-Based Laing O’Rourke. American Motive Power Subsidiary Triples Backlog with Contract. (14196)
SOUTH BEND, Indiana – Industrial services provider MISCOR Group, Ltd. (OTC BB: MIGL) has announced its subsidiary, American Motive Power (AMP), has been awarded a contract worth approximately $6 million by the Australian construction and services company Laing O’Rourke for the remanufacture of five freight locomotives at its Dansville, NY location.

Gearing Up For Combat. New Military Hardware Will Give U.S. Forces an Edge in Battle While Keeping Manufacturers Busy (14148)
Take a look at the battlefield of the future: an unmanned helicopter hovers over enemy territory providing reconnaissance while searching for signs of chemical or biological weapons. Meanwhile, U.S. troops sitting across a mountain range don’t have a clear line of fire, but still manage to launch a tank attack and hit several targets at once.

Riding The Wave Of Freedom. Military Orders Mean Big Business for Vendors and Their Subs Who Are Willing To Go After The Work (14146)
To do its job, the U.S. military machine constantly needs goods and that keeps places like Accu-Counter Technologies Inc. busy. The northern Kentucky company, which sells shot counters for weapons, ships most of its products to clients like the U.S. Special Operations Command.

CTS Corporation Announces Acquisition of Orion Manufacturing, Inc. Acquisition Broadens Customer Base Within Targeted Markets (14143)
ELKHART, Indiana -- CTS Corporation (NYSE: CTS) aquired Orion Manufacturing, Inc., a privately held company, for approximately $10 million in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, CTS may pay a contingent earn out of up to $1.75 million in cash, based on the achievement of certain financial targets in 2008 and 2009. Orion is a contract electronics manufacturer based in San Jose, California, providing turnkey electronics manufacturing services to customers in the defense and aerospace, industrial and medical markets. Full year 2007 sales were approximately $27 million. CTS expects the transaction to be accretive in year one.

Mutual Tool In Dayton To Add Machines, 65 Jobs (14138)
Dayton-based Mutual Tool announced plans to invest $2.1 million at one of its two facilities. According to a press release from the city of Dayton, the money will go for new machinery and equipment as well as building improvements. The move is expected to help the company add 65 new jobs.