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Leadtime Leader Award Winners: Hall of Fame

Mold Making Technology

.: Embracing Change 2008 StackTeck Systems Ltd.: Innovation with Automation Large Shop Honorable Mention H.S. .—Playing 2017 Leadtime Leader Awards Honorable Mention: Concours Mold Inc.

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US Manufacturing PMI inched up to 47.7% in February

AU Manufacturing

per cent; readings from the last three months are the lowest since March 2009. Fiore, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, said, “new order rates remain sluggish due to buyer and supplier disagreements regarding price levels and delivery lead times; the index increase suggests progress in February.”

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AIB Ireland Manufacturing PMI: New orders fall at faster rate in December

AU Manufacturing

Of the five components, two weighed on the PMI in December: a faster decline in new orders and a less severe lengthening in supplier lead times. Moreover, the rate of decline accelerated further to the strongest since May 2009, when excluding the lockdown in spring 2020. .

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

Fastener News Desk

percent recorded in December; the last two readings are the index’s lowest since March 2009 (43.2 “New order rates remain depressed due to buyer and supplier disagreements regarding price levels and delivery lead times; these should be resolved by the second quarter. The Supplier Deliveries Index figure of 45.6

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.3%; March 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

percent recorded in February; this is the index’s lowest reading since March 2009 (43.2 Supply chains are now ready for growth, as panelists’ comments support reduced lead times for their more important purchases. Hydraulic components are still facing extended lead times. percent is 0.4 percent, 2.6

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Manufacturing PMI® at 47.1%; April 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

percent recorded in March; this is the index’s lowest reading since March 2009 (43.2 Supply chains are prepared and eager for growth, as panelists’ comments support reduced lead times for their more important purchases. Lead times are generally coming down, although electronic components are still a concern.”

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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.