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IDTechEx Discusses the Long-Term Trends Shaping Additive Manufacturing

i4.0 today

With the 2009 expiration of a key Stratasys patent that covered thermoplastic filament extrusion technology, desktop filament printers were taking off, buoyed by new disrupters like Makerbot. There will be additional consideration of the energy sources used to power energy-intensive printing technologies.

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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 Supply chains are prepared and eager for growth, as panelists’ comments and the data support reduced lead times for their companies’ more important purchases. The Supplier Deliveries Index figure of 43.5 percent is 1.1

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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 The Supplier Deliveries Index indicated faster deliveries, and the Inventories Index expanded at a slower rate as panelists’ companies manage the total supply chain inventory. percent is 0.5 percent, 2.1 percent is 3.2

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Europe’s largest nuclear reactor begins energy production

E&T

The plant wa s originally due to open in 2009 but was plagued by technical issues. The news of the reactor entering regular production has been met with enthusiasm, as the country's natural gas supply from Russia was cut in 2022, following political tensions over the invasion of Ukraine.

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K. Soundhar Rajhan, Chief Strategy Officer,  Lakshmi Machine Works Limited, shares highlights and insights from his more than five-decade journey with the iconic company

Dinesh Mishra

In 1997, I relocated to Coimbatore to lead the supply chain management function as it evolved into an integrated discipline. In 2009, after completing the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, I moved to China to establish and head LMW’s greenfield project for manufacturing textile spinning machinery.

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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 Supplier Deliveries Index indicated faster deliveries, and the Inventories Index expanded at a faster rate as panelists’ companies continued to effectively manage the total supply chain inventory. The Supplier Deliveries Index reading of 45.1

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

Table of Contents Everything Electrified and Connected All at Once: New Challenges Facing Supply Chains, Best Practices and Lessons Learned Cybersecurity Threats in the Manufacturing Industry The New Era of U.S. This directive is not limited to supply contracts alone. Miller | vmiller@foley.com Nicholas J.