Lloyd Graff
Manufacturing a President
A little more than two weeks to go before the 2012 American election. It seems like business is stuck in the mud–slinging. I’m going to make the contrarian case that [...]
Printing Money?
One of the more interesting areas developing in manufacturing today is the three-dimensional printing of parts. The process is in vogue for the rapid prototyping gang. It merited a front [...]
Advertising Fatigue on the Web
I am suffering from a case of auction advertising fatigue on the Web. Every morning I see 15 or 20 ads for auctions on various sites. I used to open [...]
A Remarkable Season
It’s October and I can’t resist writing about one of my true loves – not politics – baseball. It’s been another remarkable regular season. Baltimore and Washington make the playoffs. [...]
Resumé Inflation
Richard Gonzalez, Chief Operating Officer of Abbott Laboratories (market cap $108 billion) has a Bachelors Degree from the University of Houston and a Graduate Degree in Biochemistry from the University [...]
Attack Iran?
By all accounts I have heard IMTS was a major success for the exhibitors. I am always skeptical about supposed pre-registration numbers at shows, but this year it appears that [...]
Gimme Shelter
For 10 years, once a month, I would leave my comfortable bed at 4:45 a.m., drive through the winter slush to a local Jewish temple, and schlep mattress pads off [...]
Mundane Meets Spiritual At IMTS
Today I get to celebrate the end of IMTS and the start of the Jewish New Year – Rosh Hashanah. For me these are surprisingly connected events to be treasured [...]
What the NFL and IMTS Have in Common
The NFL for 2012 began on Sunday and Monday. IMTS took the stage a short walk from the stadium where the Chicago Bears played the Colts. Both are big powerful [...]
Romney vs. Obama
The election is two months away. Polling data, which has been remarkably accurate during the primaries, is showing a close popular vote, but the electoral map favors President Obama. A [...]