Manufacturers can use their leftovers to feed various industrial applications but should still try to avoid scrap before it's created.

With very little margin of error when it comes to downtime, small and midsize manufacturers are adopting multipronged Maintenance strategies to keep their equipment going.

Driving Innovation: Intellectual Property Strategies for a Dynamic World, By Michael A. Gollin, Cambridge University Press, 2008, 414 pages, $29.99

Global market dynamics make for huge market opportunity for forward-thinking technology provider Emerson Process Management.

Filter manufacturer says computers need maintenance, too.