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Video: Borghi’s GALAXY Brush Making Machine

Watch Borghi’s GALAXY brushmaking machine in action. The GALAXY is a fully automatic tufting machine with two filling tools, two drills and two trimming units for the production of cylinder brushes. 

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Abtex Launches New ARTIFEX USA Website

Abtex LLC. has enhanced and released a new and updated website at www.artifexusa.com that demonstrates the expanded surface-finishing capabilities resulting from its exclusive North American distributorship of Artifex polishing and surface-finishing products. Abtex is the world’s leading manufacturer of brush/machine deburring solutions for the manufacturing industry. Artifex is a German company with a distinguished manufacturing […]

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Tai Hing: International Trade, Acquisition Cost

An Interview With Tai Hing Purchasing Manager Elina Qian With many countries offering more transparent trade policies and the ease of sourcing raw materials throughout the world, global trade is now the standard. However, recent volatility in material and energy price, rising protectionism and the US-China trade war is making acquisition riskier and there is […]

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China and Italy Showcase the May PMI Numbers

While the Institute for Supply Management® reported a slight uptick to a 43.1 percent PMI for US manufacturers in May, Italy saw a strong rebound from an all-time low of 31.1 in April to 45.4 in May, which pushed the country above their six-month PMI moving average. In addition, China’s manufacturing index bumped up to […]

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ABMA: Congress Passes PPP Amendment Bill

The ABMA is reporting on Congress passing a new bill amending the Paycheck Protection Program, which was established in March. President Donald Trump is signed the new bill into law on June 5, 2020. The bill, which passed with a bipartisan vote, makes the following amendments to the PPP to provide relief to borrowers:

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Bringing People Back For Work

Set the Stage for Success with a Great Return-to-Work Program By Phillip M. Perry   Working from home is over. Partly, anyhow. And after weeks of telephone conferencing and video chatting, many workers are doubtless eager to return to their offices. In managing this reverse migration, though, businesses must coordinate a patchwork of safety procedures […]

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Monahan Partners Moves Into The Future With Acumatica, ‘The Cloud ERP’

In 2019, it became apparent that Monahan Partners needed to make a substantial investment in upgrades to their ERP system and began an exhaustive search for an alternative solution.  After evaluating a dozen vendors and spending countless hours in product demonstrations and understanding potential vendor culture and visions, Monahan Partners partnered with Acumatica, a cloud-based […]

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Daniel Pecora: 1944-2020

The ABMA has reported the passing of long-time Erie Brush & Manufacturing Corporation president Daniel Pecora on April 26, 2020. Based in Palatine, Ill., Pecora was born on October 23, 1944 in Milwaukee, Wisc. He is the beloved husband of Patricia; father of Laura Moses and Robert (Terri) Pecora; grandfather of Danielle (Dan) Robinson, Ian, […]

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Mill-Rose Golf Outing For June Cancelled

The Mill-Rose Company has announced the cancellation of the Annual Golf Outing that had been schedule for June, 25, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. It would have been the 60th anniversary of the annual event.

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COVID-19 Hits the April PMI Index Hard

The Institute for Supply Management® reported a massive PMI index drop to 41.5 percent for April for US manufacturers. That follows 49.1 percent from March and certainly reflects the broad shutdown across the US.

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