Fastener News Desk

MAY 1, 2023

The family of companies now also includes Packer Freight – a freight brokerage and logistics company; and Albolt Manufacturing – a manufacturer of specialty fasteners. 2019 The Packer Fastener family expands with the addition of its sister company, Packer Freight—a freight brokerage and logistics company.

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Fastener News Desk

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Here’s what’s happening in and around the fastener industry the Week of November 7th, 2022. Through the first 10 months of 2022, the sector hired 367,000 employees, building on the 365,000 workers added in calendar year 2021 and the most so far of any year since 1994. 2022 NFDA EXECUTIVE SUMMIT. 14-18, 2022. Read more:

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SMMT

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As greater numbers of zero emission HGVs come to market, some logistics companies still planning to make the change are finding that using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is playing a useful role in helping them decarbonise. Ian Hicks, Menzies Head of Operations, said Ball Packaging is the launch customer of HVO for the logistics operator.

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Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 13, 2024

Tens of thousands of residents, nearby hospitals, nursing homes and a big logistics center for a German grocery chain were also initially affected. Tesla opened the factory in March 2022, launching a challenge to German automakers on their home turf. The company now wants to add a freight depot, warehouses and a kindergarten.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s what’s happening in and around the fastener industry the Week of September 26th, 2022. The International Fastener Expo announced the 2022 recipients of the Fastener Hall of Fame and Young Professional of the Year awards. Scanwell Logistics freight forwarding expert Chris Donnell shares his view. 14-18, 2022.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

AUGUST 29, 2022

Autonomous trucks have long been seen as the solution to overburdened road freight networks and inefficient logistics chains. Our forecasts indicate that Level 4 autonomous trucks – if commercialized as anticipated by 2024-2025 – have the potential to transport about ~22% of the annual freight tonnage in the US by 2040.

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Plastics News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Although demand was down in the second half of 2022, PE makers were able to hold prices flat by reducing production and increasing the amount exported from North America. Prices for all grades of PE were down a net of 2 cents for full-year 2022. billion pounds in 2022. Even with sluggish demand, the industry has been active.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

AUGUST 1, 2022

Singapore – August 1, 2022 – Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contributions to the economy and exports have steadily increased over the last few years due to technological advances, government policies, and increasing levels of entrepreneurship across Asia-Pacific (APAC).

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MEM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This is why logistics companies are deploying new strategies to streamline their supply chains. European road freight specialist Europa Road , for example, created its market-first Money Back Guarantee to ensure time-critical deliveries and offer peace of mind for customers.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), more than a third of all businesses experienced supply chain disruptions in February 2022. We’ve identified five emerging trends impacting global supply chains in 2022: logistics disruptions. production delays. digital transformation. labour shortages.

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Plastics News

MARCH 24, 2023

PP prices were down 4 cents in December and down a net of 42 cents for full-year 2022. Regional PVC prices finished 2022 down a net of 31 cents. That number essentially was flat vs. December but down more than 27 percent vs. the same month in 2022. Prices for all grades of PE were down a net of 2 cents for full-year 2022.

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E&T

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In the Union Budget 2022-23, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that 400 new-generation Vande Bharat Trains with better energy efficiency and passenger riding experience will be developed and manufactured over the next three years. With its futuristic demands, there could also be new vistas for train logistics providers.

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SMMT

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Britain’s largest and most comprehensive road freight transport, distribution and logistics event, the Commercial Vehicle Show returns to NEC Birmingham from 23-25 April 2024. Every year, it is one of the first dates we pencil in the diary, allowing us to plan our key product and new initiative launches accordingly. “In

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

At the Perth launch in October, 2022 Richard Elving, Markforged’s senior director for Asia Pacific, said the parlous state of global logistics made it imperative for Australian manufacturers to become more self-sufficient. This could substantially reduce the carbon footprint of the freight sector.

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AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

At the Perth launch in October 2022 Richard Elving, Markforged’s Senior Director, Asia Pacific, said the parlous state of global logistics made it imperative for Australian manufacturers to become more self-sufficient. . This could substantially reduce the carbon footprint of the freight sector. .

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JULY 28, 2022

San Antonio –July 28, 2022– The increasing complexity of global supply chains across industries, such as unreported process delays and late deliveries, necessitates shippers to have real-time visibility into the status of their freight. Hence, market participants should: Encourage shippers to use freight visibility platforms.

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Plastics News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Combined with other increases and decreases, PP prices now are down a net of 36 cents so far in 2022. Even with these recent drops, PET prices are up a net of 22 cents so far in 2022. Prices for all grades of PE are down a net of 2 cents so far in 2022. PP prices in September had tumbled 8 cents per pound. near Pittsburgh.

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Plastics News

JANUARY 27, 2023

Regional PP prices finished 2022 with a net decline of 42 cents. Regional PVC prices finished 2022 down a net of 31 cents. Food packaging and food service remained the largest end markets for PS in 2022. Even with those declines, North American PET prices finished 2022 showing a net increase of 16 cents.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 18, 2023

He was addressing a SPARK 2022 panel. “We Graef pointed out that Excelta is positioned to manage whatever logistics and supply chain challenges come their way. Before 2022, just-in-time inventory was a key strategy, Chesley noted. Today, manufacturers must fulfill all three services.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2024

While Cruise has had many mishaps since the launch of its robotaxi service on the streets of San Francisco in June 2022, including blocking emergency vehicles, parking on construction sites, and holding up traffic unnecessarily, the breaking point came after it dragged a fallen pedestrian (hit by a human driver) 20 feet under its chassis.

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2022

Aug 01, 2022, 10:00 ET. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in July , with the overall economy achieving a 26th consecutive month of growth , say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM ® Report On Business ®. JULY 2022 MANUFACTURING INDEX SUMMARIES.

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Fastener News Desk

JULY 19, 2022

Ocean Carriers, Freight Rates and Ports: . Ocean Freight / Ports: Ocean rates have dropped significantly over the past month and a half. Air Freight / Airline Terminals: Air Freight rates continue to slide as cargo demand has softened some. Scanwell Logistics International (CHI) Inc. Provided by Chris Donnell.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 4, 2023

of physical assets when the freight carrier network is moving them. Forbes Business Council, [link] , April 5, 2022. [10] Forbes Business Council, [link] , August 4, 2022. [11] Silvio Stephan, Orbit Logistic AG, [link] [12] Helium & LoRaWAN. In the test drive, secure edge devices capture the real-time status (e.g.,

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i4.0 today

JUNE 13, 2023

Tevva is leading the electric charge to zero-emission freight and urban logistics. billion in fiscal 2022. Our revolutionary hydrogen fuel-cell range extension technology allows our vehicles to do all the work of a diesel, with total peace of mind about cost, range, and environmental impact.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

5, 2022 – The need to address safety, security, and driver management inflates demand for telematics solutions, driving the Brazilian connected trucks telematics market. More than 62% of freight transportation is through the road in Brazil. For this type of product portfolio, it is vital to invest in logistics integration.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JANUARY 10, 2024

billion) and grew over 32% in fiscal 2022-23 (as stated by Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India – ACMA 1 ). We have rising and unreliable logistics costs, local content requirements and contractual issues like JIT requirements, leading to blocked working capital. from 2023 to 2030 (Grand View Research, Inc 3 ).

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E&T

JANUARY 11, 2023

The agreement would build on Biden's 2022 bipartisan bill to boost efforts to make the United States more competitive with China’s science and technology efforts. Currently, Mexico is home to the 10th largest lithium deposits globally and recently moved to nationalize the mining of those resources. .

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Foley

JULY 11, 2023

1 Throughout 2022 alone, ransomware attacks on the manufacturing industry nearly doubled, accounting for 72% of all ransomware attacks and implicating 104 unique manufacturing subsectors. A successful attack on a manufacturer could give the attacker access to connected networks, such as suppliers, logistics partners, or customers.

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Dinesh Mishra

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that the EV sales will hit an all-time high in 2022. which are 15% to 30% lower even at the landed cost (including freight and duties). A new study from Experian shows that registrations for electric vehicles shot up 60% in the first three months of 2022.

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E&T

APRIL 12, 2023

The unions claims that record rail profits have come at the expense of the environment, human health and the wider economy, with the rail industry moving 20 per cent less freight last year than it did in 2016. In 2022, there were 1,164 train derailments meaning the country is averaging roughly three per day.

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Canadian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

” The president has blamed inflation on issues such as supply chains and Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, while Republican lawmakers say the run-up in prices was triggered by the $1.9 in June 2022, inflation has eased to a moderate 3.2%. “But we’ve made progress.”

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