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Rob Neilley

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Peak oil? Ask an oilman.
Nov 09, 2009
We’ve all been reading and hearing about peak oil—that there is a fixed amount of crude oil in the earth, and we have by now extracted so much that the supply will soon pass the point of diminishing return, if it...
Unexpected brightness amid a gray economy
Oct 22, 2009
Innovation can be easier than you think.I have to get out more. Last month my spirits got an unexpected lift while visiting several industry supplier companies. Even though each of them said business is not great, and...
Deadline looming for ANTEC 2010 paper abstracts
Aug 13, 2009
Want to get your plastics-related technology in front of a most influential audience? The deadline for filing the abstract for a paper to be presented at the Society of Plastics Engineers ANTEC 2010 conference ...
Delphi on verge of exiting bankruptcy
Aug 01, 2009
On July 30, global Tier One auto supplier Delphi Corp. (Troy, MI) received approval from the New York court handling its bankruptcy process on its plan to sell its assets to a combination of lenders and the company...
Brace yourself: Here comes the recovery
Jul 30, 2009
Good news, bad news, same news . . . the economy has found the bottom.We all have been reading and hearing that the economy has to bottom out before we can have a recovery. The good news is, there is growing agreement...
NPE2009: Technology and innovation point the way forward
Jul 30, 2009
As always, the big show in Chicago did its job, providing a venue for the latest, hottest technologies to get you back on track or put you one step ahead. Here are some of the highlights.—Rob Neilley, Kate Dixon, and...
Are they laughing at us?
Jul 28, 2009
Recently, I was listening to a radio game show where listeners call in and attempt to answer questions based on what’s in the news that week. That would imply that the callers think they are up to date with what’s...
NPE2009 chatter
Jul 17, 2009
A journalist’s job is gathering information, so at a major show like last month’s NPE in Chicago, at a time when our business, not to mention the whole world’s economy, is drastically stressed, we were not only...
Let that teach you a lesson
Jul 14, 2009
Learn from mistakes—yours or others—but learn.One of my grandmother’s sternest lectures, usually sent my way after some misadventure like attempting to fly off the garage roof, was some variation of, “Well, that ought...
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