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Manufacturing PMI® at 50.3%; March 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

“Of the six biggest manufacturing industries, four — Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Fabricated Metal Products; Chemical Products; and Transportation Equipment, which account for a combined 54 percent of manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) — registered growth in March. ’ Expectations are for a strong second quarter.

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Celebrating a decade of additive manufacturing excellence

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Markforged’s journey has been marked by groundbreaking innovations that have strengthened manufacturing resiliency, enabled industrial production at the point of need, and empowered manufacturers worldwide to create strong, accurate parts in both metal and advanced composites.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 47.6%; August 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

The August composite index reading reflects companies managing outputs appropriately as order softness continues, but the month-over-month increase is a sign of improvement. The Imports Index remained in contraction territory, registering 48 percent, 1.6 percentage points lower than the 49.6 percent reported in July.”

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Control Engineering hot topics, December 2022

Control Engineering

Asphaltene turned into graphene for composites. Digital transformation at Gibson, control system integration for chemical, food and beverage. See examples of present and emerging process sensor applications. Rice University scientists are working on converting asphaltene, a carbon-rich resource, into useful graphene.

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

Fastener News Desk

“Of the six biggest manufacturing industries, only one — Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products — registered growth in October. The two manufacturing industries that reported growth in October are: Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Plastics & Rubber Products. Certain commodities remain high.”

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Amalthea Uses Infor Integrated AI Solution to Help Improve Cheese Quality & Yields, Build Customer Loyalty and Boost Sustainability

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One of the biggest challenges for dairy manufacturers such as Amalthea is that milk composition varies across farms and seasons. In 2020, Amalthea modernized its ERP with Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage and leveraged the power of Infor’s cloud technology platform, Infor OS, to solve a critical milk yield business problem.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46%; June 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

The June composite index reading reflects companies continuing to manage outputs down as softness continues and optimism about the second half of 2023 weakens. .” Fiore continues, “The U.S. Seventy-one percent of manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) contracted in June, down from 76 percent in May.