Weekly Wrap Up For March 17, 2023

 Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner of Armada Corporate Intelligence, discusses the status of U.S. banks, what caused the Silicon Valley Bank failure, and the health of manufacturing in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.  Mike Babiak, Director of Supply Chain Technology Strategy talks about robotics in general, how it is part of the automation …

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Job Quality Index Edges Up Slightly as High and Low Quality Jobs Rise

Job Quality Index

WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) edged up by a tiny 0.016% in January to 84.11 as high-quality and low-quality jobs each rose in the month. Hospital jobs rose by 12,000 to 4.821 million while full-service restaurant employment rose by 31,000 …

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Weekly Wrap Up For March 10, 2023

 Mike Babiak, Director of Supply Chain Technology Strategy talks about robotics in general, how it is part of the automation conversation, and ways they can be affordable for supply chain operations. Energy Outlook – Small-Scale Nuclear Power Rolls-Royce is evaluating potential sites in the UK, specifically England and Wales, for its Small Modular Reactor …

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Why Robotics Are Stuck in Neutral Without the Right Intelligent Human Labor Management Solution

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 …

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Green Aluminum; The Way of the Future?

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. …

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Energy Outlook – Small-Scale Nuclear Power

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 …

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February 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Manufacturing PMI® at 47.7% New Orders and Production Contracting Backlogs Contracting Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Growing; Customers’ Inventories Too Low Prices Increasing; Exports and Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in February for the fourth consecutive monthfollowing a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply executives …

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Weekly Wrap Up For February 24, 2023

 In this episode of Moser On Manufacturing, Harry Moser of Reshoring Institute and Lew Weiss, founder of Manufacturing Talk Radio and President of All Metals & Forge Group discuss how contract manufacturers can successfully reshore their operations.  John Abplanalp, Founder and CEO of Tight Line Advisors, addresses the hidden process and innovation gems …

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Manufacturing Outlook for February 2023

The following story was originally published in our Manufacturing Outlook eZine. For a free subscription Click Here by Royce Lowe Figures published on Thursday, January 26th, were expected to show that the U.S. GDP in the final three months of the year expanded at an annualized rate of about 2.5%. The figure that came in …

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Weekly Wrap Up For February 17, 2023

 Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner of Armada Corporate Intelligence, discusses the global events that impact sectors and local manufacturers, from economic shifts to geopolitical conflicts. How Manufacturers Can Mitigate Supply Chain Disruption Manufacturers rely on a complex network of suppliers, partners, and logistics providers to produce and deliver their products. When any part of …

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