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Blackhawk Expands National Vending Operations with Two Key Appointments

Fastener News Desk

4/18/24 | BLACKHAWK TEAM TULSA, OK (April 18, 2024) -BlackHawk Industrial, a market-leading distributor of metalworking and other mission-critical industrial products, continues to accelerate its expansion efforts with the announcement of two key appointments to its national Supply Chain Solutions vending operations team.

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Qld reveals next step in advanced manufacturing-focused critical minerals facility

AU Manufacturing

Thus, the QRCUF’s delivery in Queensland aims to hasten the development of industrial-scale mining projects, encourage investment in advanced mineral manufacturing opportunities, and assist the growth of the supply chain and related industries.

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Budget 2023 released, federal government announces investments in clean technology manufacturing

Canadian Manufacturing

Manufacturing of equipment for air- and ground-source heat pump systems. The credit is gradually phased out starting with property that becomes available for use in 2032, when the credit is reduced to 20 per cent, followed by a 2033 reduction to 10 per cent and a 2034 reduction to five per cent with a subsequent full phase-out after 2034.

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This is the year the reality of plastics EPR arrives in the US

Plastics News

But you can be assured that the decisions brand owners make to meet the law will filter through the supply chain to plastics packaging companies. California, for its part, has set aggressive targets , calling for 30 percent of plastic packaging to be recycled by 2028, 40 percent by 2030 and 65 percent by 2032.

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800V Electric Vehicles Charge into the Mainstream using SiC Power Electronics

i4.0 today

Currently, the weighted-average battery capacity of BEV cars is increasing in all regions, piling pressure on battery supply chains, and creating uncertainty. Both are the results of continued parts shortages and supply chain challenges, for example, wire harness shortages with the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Robotics and Automation in 2022 – Can They be a Hedge to Recession?

i4.0 today

Ever since the occurrence of COVID, global supply chain disruption has been a massive pain point across the globe. Source: IDTechEx. fold increase for social robots by 2032 compared with 2021. Source: IDTechEx. Source: IDTechEx – “Service Robots 2022-2032: Technologies, Players & Markets”.

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IDTechEx Explore Key 5G Trends to Watch Out for from 2023 Onwards

i4.0 today

The idea of Open RAN is to provide telecom operators an alternative way to build networks based on disaggregated RAN components with standardized interoperability, which includes using non-proprietary white-box hardware, open-source software from different vendors, and open interfaces. Who are the players in the Open RAN field?