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What is supply chain?

Fastener News Desk

For instance, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan shut down electronics factories, and 2017’s Hurricane Harvey disrupted US oil refineries and petrochemical plants, ultimately leading to shortages of some plastics and resins critical to different industries. Surveys also suggest that digitization and an embrace of Industry 4.0

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CERATIZIT USA Delivers Maximum Productivity and Cost Effectiveness

Fabricating & Metal Work

CERATIZIT USA, which launched in 2011, is part of the CERATIZIT Group (Mamer, Luxembourg), which for more than 100 years has been a pioneer in developing cutting tools. Switching gears from innovative coatings, CERATIZIT also offers innovative Industry 4.0 will follow.