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Manufacturing PMI® at 49% New Orders and Backlogs Contracting Employment and Production Expanding Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too Low Prices Decreasing; Exports and Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in September for the 11th consecutive monthfollowing a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s …
The following article was originally published by Axios. Roughly 200,000 to 250,000 new manufacturing jobs could be added in the U.S. over the next two years, according to a new estimate from Goldman Sachs. Why it matters: The increase, which amounts to about 2% of current manufacturing employment levels, is partly due to the incentives …
Manufacturing PMI® at 46.4% New Orders, Production, Employment and Backlogs Contracting Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too Low Prices Decreasing; Exports and Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in July for the ninth consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply …
the following article was originally published by https://www.sme.org/ By Cameron Kerkau Associate Editor,SME Media Alef Aeronautics Inc.’s Model A flying car. (Photo provided by Alef) San Mateo, Calif.-based Alef Aeronautics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it received a Special Airworthiness Certification from the United States Federal Aviation Administration for its Model A flying car, authorizing …
This article originally appeared in the March issue of Manufacturing Outlook. For a limited time we are offering a FREE subscription to Manufacturing Outlook, our monthly manufacturing newsletter. For more details, Click Here. by Chris Kuehl I suppose I have offered the same definition of an economist about a thousand times by now. “Somebody …
By Mike Babiak Throughout the industrial world and across every continent, businesses are making significant investments in robotics and automation. According to the McKinsey Global Industrial Robotics Survey, automated systems will account for 25% of capital spending over the next five years1. Many of these businesses believe that robotics-driven automation systems will drive major benefits …
The following story was originally published in our Manufacturing Outlook eZine. For a free subscription Click Here by Royce Lowe As some know, aluminum comes originally from bauxite, an ore that contains aluminum hydroxide, silica, and iron ore. The first step in aluminum production is the formation of alumina, or aluminum oxide, from bauxite. …
The following story was originally published in our Manufacturing Outlook eZine. For a free subscription Click Here by Royce Lowe Rolls-Royce is evaluating potential sites in the UK, specifically England and Wales, for its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) nuclear power concept, which it claims can provide the nation with a net-zero-carbon option for energy …
The following story was originally published in our Manufacturing Outlook eZine. For a free subscription Click Here by Royce Lowe Fighters, the FAA Again, and Taxis Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, South Korea, Switzerland, and the U.K. are already operating or awaiting delivery of, different variants of the …
The following story was originally published in our Manufacturing Outlook eZine. For a free subscription Click Here By Ken Fanger, MBA, CMMC-RP, President, On Technology Partners So, you may have started looking into cybersecurity, learned why it’s important, and maybe you’ve even thought of ways your company can improve. Now the question becomes, what is …
