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Cool Stuff Being Made
This week's "Cool Stuff Being Made" video profiles Mead Corporation, the Ohio-based forest products and paper company. Take a walk through the production of what are more precisely known as Mead composition books, a standard for would-be scholars everywhere.
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This week's "Cool Stuff Being Made" video profiles the Community Loudspeakers company in Chester, Pa., which manufactures commercial loudspeakers for arena events, concerts and any venue that requires high-quality audio.
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This week's "Cool Stuff Being Made" video profiles the Baker ballistics shield. It works like a collapsable tent - unfurl the flexible armor from its packed state and boom - protection from ammunitions fire and explosions. Watch how it's made and don't miss the product demo!.
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This week's "Cool Stuff Being Made" video profiles one of the building blocks of American manufacturing, only in this case, the blocks are tubes -- high-quality, precision metal tubes. John Reinhart, director of development with Superior Tube Company in Collegeville, Pa., shares his company’s “tubeology” and what it takes to manufacture small-diameter metal tubing for the mega-industries of automotives, aerospace and medicine.
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Grab your tonic water and a lime - it's time to see how gin is made! Watch how Bluecoat, American Dry Gin is made as Andrew Auwerda, President of Philadelphia Distilling, takes us through the highly technical process of gin-making.
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Rep. Young (R-AK) discusses the state of America's crumbling infrastructure,the Hardrock Mining Reclamation Act and the financial burdens placed on the mining industry and its manufacturers.
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New to the Cool Stuff Being Made RSS feed is the National Association of Manufacturer's America's Business vodcast. The weekly vodcast features Jim Talent, former Senator from Missouri and Honorary Chairman of the NAM's Alliance for Improving America's infrastructure. Talent discusses the investment necessary to make America's infrastructure better and safer.
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New to the Cool Stuff Being Made RSS feed is the National Association of Manufacturer's America's Business vodcast. The weekly vodcast features business news excerpts from the America's Business weekly radio show.This week features Rep. Anna Eshoo. Eshoo discusses the Internet Tax Moratorium.
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New to the Cool Stuff Being Made RSS feed is the National Association of Manufacturer's America's Business vodcast. The weekly vodcast features business news excerpts from the America's Business weekly radio show.This week features Rep. Anna Eshoo. Eshoo discusses the Internet Tax Moratorium.
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New to the Cool Stuff Being Made RSS feed is the National Association of Manufacturer's America's Business vodcast. The weekly vodcast features business news excerpts from the America's Business weekly radio show.This week features part 2 of an interview with presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee.
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New to the Cool Stuff Being Made RSS feed is the National Association of Manufacturer's America's Business vodcast. The weekly vodcast features business news excerpts from the America's Business weekly radio show. This week features part 1 of an interview with presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee.
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New to the Cool Stuff Being Made RSS feed is the National Association of Manufacturer's America's Business vodcast. The weekly vodcast features business news excerpts from the America's Business weekly radio show.
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New to the Cool Stuff Being Made RSS feed is the National Association of Manufacturer's America's Business vodcast. The weekly vodcast features business news excerpts from the America's Business weekly radio show. This week the Blue Dog Democrats take the spotlight.
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New to the Cool Stuff Being Made RSS feed is the National Association of Manufacturer's America's Business vodcast. The weekly vodcast features business news excerpts from the America's Business weekly radio show.
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New to the Cool Stuff Being Made RSS feed is the National Association of Manufacturer's video format 90 Seconds with the NAM. 90 Seconds provides a brief policy synopsis of current policy and news affecting U.S. manufacturing. Today's 90 Seconds video features NAM President John Engler addressing the Department of Labor's recent job loss report. The Labor report highlights an urgent need for reform to keep U.S. manufacturing globally competitive.
Watch VideoHow Potato Chips Are Made
"Central Pennsylvania is considered by many to be the snack food capital of the world," say the folks at Martin's Potato Chips in Thomasville, Pa., and judging by this video -- courtesy of our friends at the Pennsylvania Cable Network -- they've got the spuds to prove it. This 24-minute documentary shows the making of a potato chip from the raw potatoes' delivery at the plant to the packaged chips' placement grocery store shelves. Martin's process captures the complexity and attention to detail inherent in food processing in America today. And what's this? Martin's Potato Chips have flown on Air Force One? That's a trivia fact to be proud of.
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Lilliput Play Homes of Finleyville, Pennsylvania, was founded over ten years ago by Stephen Chernicky, after building one of these for his daughter Alyssa. He decided right then and there to make a go of it and more than a decade later, he's still at it, selling small-sized homes for kids. Some of these, as you'll see, have amenities and decorations that would rival those of big (i.e., normal-size) houses.The video jumps off to a quick start showing the CNC (for "computer numerical control") routers, then a more detailed human touch, framing (just like a real house) and shipping. Through it all, you'll see -- as with any manufacturer -- a lot of technology, a lot of TLC and attention to detail.
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Part Two of our video on how Chocolate Is Made
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Manufacturing may not be the first thing on the minds of those celebrating Valentine's Day this coming week, but many of the holiday's confectionary traditions come courtesy of American manufacturers of all sizes. This week's video takes us to Hershey, Pennsylvania, where we see how Hershey Kisses are made -- from the milk truck through the production process to the iconic foil wrapping known by generations of Americans. We feature a wide range of manufactured goods on this space (from candy to aircraft carriers), but you'll find a lot of similarities in these videos -- skilled professionals, high technology, and quality products. Those are traits shared by American manufacturers and what makes them global leaders. For those of you who may have more of a "Willy Wonka" notion of the inside of a chocolate factory, Hershey's Chocolate World on the grounds of the Hershey campus is a favorite for many families who either live in the area or are visiting. In the summertime, adjacent Hersheypark, a 110-acre amusement park, can help work off some of the sweets. Valentine's Day, family fun, and tasty treats -- all brought to you in part by great American manufacturer Hershey Company.
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Part Two of our video on how a Mattress is made
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