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This is an unpaid, unprompted shout-out to the Precision Machined Products Association’s (PMPA) Listserve. Every day, members jump on the association’s email forum with technical problems they encounter. It’s esoteric [...]

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To Share or Not Share

This is an unpaid, unprompted shout-out to the Precision Machined Products Association’s (PMPA) Listserve. Every...

The Shift from More to Better

I’ve closely studied two recent auctions of screw machines and ancillary equipment – Anderson Fittings...

The Davy Crockett of Screw Machines

Tim Haendle was pleased with himself when I talked to him Wednesday. He had bought...

Shop Doc – Custom Macro programming
Dan Murphy

Today’s Machining World Archives August 2010 Volume 06 Issue 06 Dear Shop Doc, One of our operators came from another shop and told us that we can use Custom Macro [...]

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Numberology

The World’s Biggest Public Companies

Courtesy of forbes.com

One world: one gigantic market place. This year, 63 countries have Global 2000 entries vs 51 in our inaugural list in 2004. Forbes Global 2000 are the biggest, most powerful listed companies in the world … In total, the Global 2000 companies now account for $38 trillion in revenues (up 6%), $2.43 trillion in profits (down 7%), $159 trillion in assets (up 7%) and $39 trillion in market value (up 7%). These firms also employ 87 million people worldwide. All metrics are up from a year ago, except for profits.

1. ICBC China

2. China Construction Bank

3. JP Morgan Chase

4. General Electric