Additive Manufacturing

JANUARY 6, 2023

1, 2023 — re:3D announced the inclusion of UltiMachine ‘s ArchiMajor 32bit control board and transition to Klipper firmware with the launch of Gigabot 4, Terabot 4, GigabotX 2 and TerabotX 2. Our relationship with UltiMachine has been critical in ensuring supply chain resiliency.” HOUSTON/Jan.

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 18, 2023

January 05, 2023 09:05 AM Eastern Standard Time. . Analytics from trusted sources can go a long way toward providing transparency in negotiations, achieving savings and maintaining good relationships among transportation partners.”. With thinner margins in 2023, carriers need to maximize utilization.

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Fastener News Desk

JUNE 28, 2023

Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey: Second Quarter 2023 The National Association of Manufacturers Q2 2023 Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey shows manufacturers’ mounting concerns over the onslaught of unbalanced federal regulations and the threat that poses to sustaining manufacturing investment, job creation and wage growth.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Source: A3 After two years of record sales, North American robot orders declined by 30% in 2023, said the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3. economy, higher interest rates, and even the over-purchasing of robots in 2022 from supply chain concerns,” said Jeff Burnstein , president of A3, in a release.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Photo Credit: Reshoring Initiative According to the Reshoring Initiative ’s latest 1H 2023 report, announcements made regarding the first half of 2023 and foreign direct investment (FDI) were in line with 2022’s record reshoring rates — upwards of 300,000 jobs are expected to be announced by year-end.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Photo Credit: Reshoring Initiative According to the Reshoring Initiative ’s latest 1H 2023 report, announcements made regarding the first half of 2023 and foreign direct investment (FDI) were in line with 2022’s record reshoring rates — upwards of 300,000 jobs are expected to be announced by year-end.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey: Third Quarter 2023 The National Association of Manufacturers Q3 2023 Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey shows manufacturers’ with the lowest level of optimism among NAM members (65.1%) since Q2 2020. The NAM conducted the survey from August 17 to August 31, 2023.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

JANUARY 26, 2024

New eCommerce platform for sourcing, buying and selling wooden pallets wins award as top software startup in the trucking, supply chain and logistics space.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 6, 2024

Source: Agility Robotics To spread industrial settings, humanoid robots must prove their utility and integrate with enterprise systems. today announced that it has partnered with Zion Solutions Group, which it claimed will be the first systems integrator to offer a humanoid robot to the supply chain industry.

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ATS

MAY 10, 2023

Share The manufacturing outlook for 2023 is best described as cautiously optimistic. These include the threat of inflation, lingering supply chain uncertainty and the ongoing difficulty in attracting and keeping a pipeline of qualified skilled workers. So, why “cautiously”?

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Cisco Industrial Automation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Industry research shows that by 2023, 30% of manufacturers will enhance their shop floor digital twin with real-time signal transponder data, leading to an 80% reduction in logistic bottlenecks in shop floor and storage areas – Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Manufacturing 2021.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Mexico production center will complement world-class fastener manufacturing facilities in Wood Dale, IL, and Droitwich Spa in the United Kingdom and continue the company’s near-shoring efforts to minimize supply chain risk.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supply chain issues: The trend that just won’t quit. It’s impossible to look at any aspect of manufacturing without addressing the elephant in the room: Pandemic-induced supply chain issues continue to impact almost every industry. The post Three motion control trends for 2023 appeared first on Control Engineering.

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SMMT

JANUARY 26, 2024

The latest industry figures out this week show what a difference a year can make, with UK vehicle manufacturing output topping one million units in 2023, for the first time since 2019. Receding supply chain constraints and unprecedented levels of investment helped put the sector firmly back on track.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2023

FCH Sourcing Network and Fully Threaded Radio will be at the International Fastener Expo next week in booth #1066. The Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) survey for September, 2023 ticked downward slightly last month, dipping to 48.5 Stop by, say hello and sample some Vegemite! after climbing to 50.0 in August, seasonally adjusted.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 21, 2024

We’re working closely with the Australian Government’s Jet Zero Council to overcome the challenges required to build a domestic SAF industry, such as feedstock availability, supply chain constraints and aligning to international standards,” said Camrass.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 5, 2023

Buzz continues to grow in the manufacturing industry about the upcoming foodpro 2023 event which this year features new innovation zones and other valuable show interactions not to be missed. Logistics and Handling: In this new zone connect with logistics experts and test advancements in supply chain technology and equipment.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 7, 2024

Source: Symbotic Symbotic Inc. Symbotic revenue continues to climb Symbotic claimed that its “end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform” is “reimagining the supply chain.” The company brought in more revenue in Q2 2024 than it did in Q1 and in Q2 2023, respectively. Wilmington, Mass.-based

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Broersma as the Executive Vice President-Operations effective on October 11, 2023. In his new role, he will oversee supply chain, compliance, supplier development, content, property management, eCommerce, supply to fulfillment distribution, and logistics operations of the Company. About Anthony P.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

To summarize, the year 2023 witnessed global political unrest, supply chain disruptions, and rising interest rates, leading many businesses to delay investments and save cash. One major driver for automation is the need to reduce supply chain dependencies. Labor shortages have contributed to record robot sales.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

Source: Kiwibot Consolidation among mobile robot providers is not limited to warehouses. It raised $10 million for deliveries as a service (DaaS) in December 2023. Source: Kiwibot AUTO said its team will add more than 100 licensed patents to Kiwibot’s offerings. ” Kiwibot develops delivery robots Berkeley, Calif. .

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The world is changing to meet supply chain demands, resource and sustainability needs, resiliency requirements, as well as people and workforce considerations. Supply chain volatility. Now we have renewable energy sources moving to full integration of renewable energy, carbon capture and viable energy models.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

APRIL 10, 2024

The power and energy industry is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the growing need for grid modernization to accommodate the increasing adoption of renewable energy sources like solar and wind power. billion in 2023. Fluctuating raw material costs, particularly copper, are straining manufacturers and supply chains.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 19, 2023

External factors, from the pandemic to geopolitical insecurities and supply chain issues, have had an outsize impact on the industrial robotics sector in recent years. Today, there are several additional issues to contend with from intellectual property and tariffs to geopolitics, and supply chain challenges.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 16, 2024

Source: Locus Robotics Locus Robotics Corp. I instantly understood the potential this system had,” said Steve Banker, vice president of supply chain services at ARC Advisory Group. ” During the 2023 peak holiday season, LocusBots picked more than 331 million units. .”

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Fastener News Desk

MAY 15, 2023

Here’s what’s happening in fastener industry news, events and scholarship awards the week of May 15, 2023. Listen in on FastenerTV: Fastener Fair USA gets underway this Tuesday and Wednesday, May 16-17, 2023, at Music City Center in Nashville, TN. We are striving for climate neutrality by using renewable energy sources.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 1, 2023

Photo Credit: Thinkstock The Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation (WiMEF) announces the election of 21 members to its 2023 Board of Directors, whose terms begin on April 1, 2023. First-term members of the 2023 WiMEF board are: Kori Carlson, president, Brooklyn Tool Co.

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Fastener News Desk

JUNE 8, 2023

The Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) survey for May, 2023 dropped again last month to 44.7 READ FULL FDI REPORT: FDI_Report_May_2023 Stay tuned for episode #189 of the Fully Threaded Radio podcast for further commentary on the May 2023 FDI. after reading 46.3 in April, seasonally adjusted. compared to 46.3

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Fastener News Desk

JULY 10, 2023

07/10/2023 WINONA, Minn.–(BUSINESS –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST) is proud to announce the publication of its 2023 ESG Report. Taylor Ranta Oborski | Financial Reporting & Regulatory Compliance Manager | 507.313.7959 Source: Fastenal Company

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

MoldMaking Technology editorial director Christina Fuges will be on site at PTXPO 2023 at Booth 1609. Feedback from its debut in 2022 revealed that the plastics supply chain is eager to reconnect and do business face-to-face once again. Stop by to say hello. Then register using PROMO CODE: MMT23.

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Fastener News Desk

JULY 13, 2023

The Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) survey for June, 2023. The Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) was developed as a service to the fastener industry by the FCH Sourcing Network in 2012 to be a new benchmark for the fastener industry. The FDI gained slightly last month to 45.6 after reading 44.7 in May, seasonally adjusted.

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Fastener News Desk

JULY 5, 2023

Here’s what’s happening in fastener industry news and events the week of July 3, 2023. Recent events, in particular, the Covid-19 pandemic, have exposed the vulnerabilities within the global supply chain , compelling companies to reevaluate their sourcing strategies. Birmingham Fastener, a U.S.-based

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Fastener News Desk

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) survey for October, 2023. The Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) was developed as a service to the fastener industry by the FCH Sourcing Network in 2012 to be a new benchmark for the fastener industry. The FDI rebounded last month to 52.6 after its disappointing 48.5

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

target, manufacturers can expect additional interest rate hikes in 2023. As the economy adjusts in 2023, it will have an uneven effect on plastics’ end markets and plastics production and shipments. In January 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its 2023 global economic outlook to 2.9%. rate in June.

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Fastener News Desk

JULY 25, 2023

Here’s what’s happening in fastener industry news, acquisitions, scholarship opportunities and upcoming events the week of July 24, 2023. It’s short for Federal Reserve Economic Data, FRED is an online database consisting of hundreds of thousands of economic data time series from scores of national, international, public, and private sources.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s what’s happening in fastener industry news, and upcoming events the week of September 25th, 2023. WATCH VIDEO: (12:15) Industrial Supply Company announced that Jessica Yurgaitis is the new Chief Executive Officer. Jessica is a long-time member of Industrial Supply’s Executive Team. North American Meeting in Denver.

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Fastener News Desk

JUNE 7, 2023

The May composite index reading reflects companies continuing to manage outputs to better match demand for the first half of 2023 and prepare for growth in the late summer/early fall period. Labor shortages are getting better within our organization and throughout our supply chain.” ” Fiore continues, “The U.S.

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