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Preparing for Disruption to Ensure Long-term Success

Fabricating & Metal Work

The financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, while some would argue should have been evident, caught most people off guard. An aerospace parts manufacturer in the Southeast United States had an outsourced plating operation that was going out of business, leaving them without a source for the finishing service. www.commercialcreditgroup.com.

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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 46.4%; July 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

In the last eight months, the Supplier Deliveries Index has recorded its eight lowest readings since March 2009 (43.2 Manufacturing lead times sentiment improved again but remain at elevated levels. The Employment Index dropped further into contraction, registering 44.4 percent, down 3.7 percent is 0.4 percentage points to 46.1

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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 Manufacturing lead times clearly improved in the month. Supply chains are prepared and eager for growth, as panelists’ comments and the data support reduced lead times for their companies’ more important purchases.

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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. Average lead time remained 32 percent above previous trough for capital expenditures and 37 percent for purchased materials; both are too high. percent is 2.1

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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.