DiFruscia Industries, Inc. located in Cranston Rhode Island, is the industry leader in protective coating applications, serving over 550 customers throughout the United States.
DFI provides environmentally sound and cost-effective coating solutions to a wide variety of industries including Marine, Electronics, Electrical Enclosure, Computer Hardware, Semi-conductor Equipment, Electrical Components, Furniture, Industrial Equipment, Recreational, and Consumer Markets.
Energy: Timmons noted that access to abundant energy is a national security issue, especially in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and highlighted manufacturers’ all-of-the-above energy strategy. He also laid out some of the key policies that will help achieve .. READ MORE
A second union has voted against ratifying a proposed contract between the Class I railroads and their workforce, increasing the possibility of a rail strike before the end of the year, according to... READ MORE
After contracting in the first two quarters of 2022, the U.S. economy rebounded in the third quarter, expanding 2.6% at the annual rate. Strength in consumer spending on services, government, net exports and nonresidential fixed investment
increased by 32,000 in October, up from 23,000 in September and continuing to rise solidly. Currently, the manufacturing sector has 12,922,000 employees, the most since November 2008... READ MORE
Clark Valve has created a new valve, the Dilating Disk, that the company says could prevent methane from causing atmospheric damage and keep hydrocarbons within their pipeline. The...
Wind power (Blue Economy) is growing rapidly. RIMA has formed a working group monitoring and being an active participant in the various meetings and workshops on the Blue Economy. RIMA will be working closely with Polaris and will be attending... READ MORE
During the October Constellation monthly Energy Market Intelligence Webinar, the commodities management group (CMG) team covered an outlook for winter weather, how energy is impacting inflation and key fundamentals on natural gas storage, product and policies.
“Time for the Business Community to make a Political Statement”
This election year is critical for the business community. We have more individuals in the State House who are anti-business. The business community is a well that they draw monies from. They want more of your hard-earned dollars for “their” programs..... READ MORE
Constellation is the endorsed energy supplier to the RIMA. With winter electricity costs higher than they have ever been before - Constellation can help navigate RIMA members through this very volatile time with energy solutions for all size members. Fuel security risks in New England during the winter continue to be an issue in the region as physical constraints on the natural gas pipeline bringing supply to the region can create an imbalance of supply and demand during prolonged periods of cold. These imbalances create price spikes and tremendous market volatility. There are an unlimited number of strategies Constellation can provide that can fit your manufacturers energy procurement risk/reward tolerances – even in an extremely elevated and risky price environment such as the one we are experiencing today.
Manufacturing associations across almost 40 states joined with the NAM in calling on the White House to safeguard intellectual property at the World Trade Organization. What’s happening..... READ MORE
NAM President Jay Timmons discussed the need for a more favorable tax code, which plays a major role in the ability of manufacturers in the U.S. to compete, he said..... READ MORE
The NAM is interested in a U.S. trade agenda that supports open global markets so that manufacturers can benefit globally from the same principles that we value at home: nondiscrimination, fairness, equal opportunity and competition...
Amgen offered during the summer of 2022 an opportunity to the Davies’ Biomanufacturing instructors to participate in an externship offered by Amgen and hosted at URI. Two Davies instructors had the opportunity to... READ MORE
WEST WARWICK – Data visualization company AstroNova Inc. recently began production of the QL-E100, a new addition to its QuickLabel printer line aimed at an entry-level market.
During the November Constellation monthly Energy Market Intelligence Webinar, the commodities management group (CMG) team covered a cold winter forecast, a midterm election recap, natural gas fundamentals, and a special look into the ISONE market with a volatile winter approaching.