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From Tradition to Transformation: Century-Old Manual Machine Shop Adds CNCs

Modern Machine Shop

The Disney Acquisition James Disney, a local shop owner who founded Independent Machining in 2009, had a problem: customer demand had increased so much during the COVID pandemic that he was growing out of his shop. JBS says this CNC-machined part was used for a well-known rock artist’s rotating concert stage.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 47.4%; January 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

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percent recorded in December; the last two readings are the index’s lowest since March 2009 (43.2 ” [Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products] “Supply chain issues continue to plague our production schedules. The Supplier Deliveries Index figure of 45.6 percent is 0.5 percentage point higher than the 45.1 percent, 2.1

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.9%; May 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

percent recorded in April; this is the index’s lowest reading since March 2009 (43.2 ” [Transportation Equipment] “Pricing seems to be becoming the primary focus of supply and sourcing teams, as customers and consumers are beginning to push back. The Supplier Deliveries Index figure of 43.5 percent is 1.1

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Manufacturing PMI® at 48.4%; December 2022 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

percent; this is the index’s lowest reading since March 2009 (43.2 The month-over-month performance of supplier deliveries was the best since March 2009. ” [Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products]. The Supplier Deliveries Index reading of 45.1 percent is 2.1 percentage points lower than the November figure of 47.2