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Report: Industry Accelerating Past Recovery, Toward Digital Future
Fictiv’s 2021 State of Manufacturing Report finds manufacturing leaders focused on resilience, sustainability, and speed through digital transformation. But concerns about supply chain and workforce grow.
Metalformers Optimistic But Lead Times Keep Increasing
According to PMA’s April 2021 Business Conditions Report, more than half of metalforming companies predict improved economic conditions for the next three months. Finding steel continues to be a problem.
Guide Helps Level the Playing Field for U.S. Job Shops
“The Job Shop’s Guide to Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms” is a free e-book from Paperless Parts created to make U.S. manufacturers aware of TAAF benefits that help them compete better in a market saturated with foreign imports … and walks you through the funding process.
Same-Day Rental on Pipe Welding End Preparation Tools
Esco’s Rental Tools Program puts the full line of MILLHOG I.D., COHOG O.D., and Universal Air Powered Saw and track systems into users’ hands anywhere in the U.S. The tools bevel any degree on all types of alloys in diameters up to 36 inches.
Shredder Economics in Recycling and Size Reduction
Not only do shredders reduce labor and the safety risks of manually cutting scrap products in metal recycling – they also cut energy expense and maintenance costs. But how do you match the right shredder to the application? Amos Mfg. offers help.
New Data Definitions Added to Industry Terminology Standard
Additive manufacturing, robotics, and machine tools are among the updates to MTConnect Institute’s 1.6.0 version released last fall. One unexpected but highly relevant term – humidity – is significant to AM processes and therefore included in the new version.
MESA Announces Version 7 Release of B2MML-BatchML Specifications
Brought up to date with the ISA-95 standard, Version 7 adds important new elements to B2MML including spatial locations, material and other resource testing information, standardized error message handling, and work calendars.
How to Protect Your Metalworking Business From Cyber Extortion
A preventative cybersecurity plan helps mitigate damage by outlining next steps once data is compromised. But what about legal fees and public relations expenses to repair potential damage to your company’s reputation?
The Six Things COVID-19’s Manufacturing Winners Have in Common
AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology President Doug Woods outlines the six transformative technologies that are helping companies meet swiftly changing market demand without sacrificing quality or employee safety.
ISM Survey Chief: U.S. Manufacturing Will Keep Growing in 2021
Timothy R. Fiore is chair of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, which polls procurement professionals every month on 10 economic indicators. In our exclusive Q&A, he says the only thing holding U.S. manufacturers back is their inability to keep up with demand.
September U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Increase 26.4 % from August
“Manufacturing is ramping back up,” according to AMT president, but aerospace and oil & gas will take years to return to pre-COVID levels.
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