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Meet the Buyer set to energise UK automotive supply chain

SMMT

The last few years have been a particularly torrid time for automotive supply chains, with the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic, geopolitical disruption and economic upheaval coming just as the sector braces for its most radical transformation in more than a hundred years. Tickets are free , and I hope to see many of you there.

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Latest Strategic Acquisition in Carsharing Market Underlines How Automotive Companies are Striving to Become Mobility Service Providers

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Source: Frost & Sullivan, 2022. For instance, it successfully tapped into the demand for long-term rentals, reporting an over 41% increase in the booking of long-term rentals in 2021. Both Free2Move and Share Now have proven themselves in this regard. Disruptive technologies have emerged as key catalysts in market development.

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What Does 2023 Hold for Printed/Flexible Electronics?

i4.0 today

With applications ranging from energy harvesting to sensing, and applicability to sectors being as varied as healthcare and automotive, printed/flexible electronics are set to change our expectations of what electronics can provide and where they can be utilized. Source: IDTechEx. Source: IDTechEx. FHE circuit schematic.

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TR Fastenings Celebrates 50 Years at Fastener Fair Global

Fastener News Desk

. ” – Adam John – European Distribution Sales Manager Traditionally, this exhibition has been a distributor show and the team was very pleased to see high profile OEM’s attending, in particular from the automotive sector. As ever the exhibition was very well organised, and we are booking space for 2025.

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Fastener Fair USA returns to Cleveland, Ohio May 22-23, 2024

Fastener News Desk

Industry coverage includes : Aerospace, Automotive, Agriculture, Construction, Distribution, Electric, Energy/Power, Furniture, Maintenance/Repair, Marine, and more. Attendees and exhibitors are invited to book discounted hotel rooms through the official housing partner, Connections Housing, using this link.

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Shoppers are no longer buying the throwaway culture

AU Manufacturing

The report’s findings show that consumers are notably keen to support locally sourced and produced goods (44 per cent) and increasingly aware of the benefits of offsetting costly carbon emissions from shipping and transportation, they are also prepared to pay more for locally produced items.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.7%; November 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

” [Machinery] “Automotive sales still impacted by UAW strike. Current inventory levels are too high, but the order book remains strong.” Still waiting for orders to come in, and we also need to work down inventory levels that increased during the strike period. This will most likely happen in December.”