The Guardian Manufacturing

MAY 4, 2023

Group tells staff it will let most of them go, as it considers options for loss-making factory Legal & General is to halt new production at its loss-making modular housing factory near Leeds while it reviews the future of the business, putting 450 jobs at risk and casting doubt over the pioneering sector’s prospects.

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Manufacturing 61

i4.0 today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Developments in AI as well as the need for a greener future are disrupting jobs across an array of sectors, with many positions dwindling, as other areas grow. According to these predictions, for those looking for job security in the near future, training to become an AI and Machine Learning specialist would be a good option.

Industry 4.0 52

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 17, 2024

Deeper integration streamlines a Connected Shop workflow The ability to share quoting and job metadata, part data, and material inventory across the entire platform and the ERP system is crucial for smart operations. Finally, SigmaTUBE SW data can also link to business systems for cost estimation and reconciliation.

Cycle time 105

Cycle time Logistics Fit Automation 105

Canadian Manufacturing

AUGUST 4, 2023

Canada’s unemployment rate rose again last month, as the economy struggles to create enough jobs to match the pace of population growth. 4 that employment was little changed in July, falling by 6,400 jobs. Statistics Canada reported on Aug. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.5 per cent year over year.

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Manufacturing 40

Canadian Manufacturing

AUGUST 23, 2022

will lose their jobs as the company cuts costs to help make the long transition from internal combustion vehicles to those powered by batteries. Some workers also will lose jobs in India. “We are eliminating work, as well as reorganizing and simplifying functions throughout the business,” they wrote in the email.

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Function Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing 75

E&T

JANUARY 30, 2023

Dutch consumer electronics and medical equipment maker Philips will cut 6,000 jobs over the next two years, in addition to the reduction of 4,000 staff announced in October, the company has revealed. He added the job cuts will significantly reduce costs and make Philips a “leaner and more focused organisation”.

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Supply Chain Electronics 105

Dinesh Mishra

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

And that disruption can create opportunities or threats for India depending on access to digital education and reskilling,” said Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of online learning platform Coursera, at the 2024 Global Business Summit in India. They can easily access online and mobile learning to become job-ready.” ” I agree.

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Artificial Intelligence Automation 52

Canadian Manufacturing

MAY 5, 2023

The Canadian labour market is showing no signs of the slowdown the Bank of Canada is hoping for, as the economy added more jobs last month and wage growth outpaced inflation. Statistics Canada reported on May 5 that employment rose by 41,000 jobs in April, but with all the gains made in part-time work.

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Manufacturing 75

Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 18, 2023

T he World Economic Forum’s latest Future of Jobs report, released last month, has brought together the perspectives of 803 companies, collectively employing more than 11.3 Technology driving jobs churn The data suggests technology adoption and digitisation will cause significant labour market churn — but result in net job creation.

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E&T

JULY 5, 2023

However, the report did not take into account the loss of some jobs and businesses that could come with the transition to an AI-powered economy. Moreover, the group insisted that the economic benefits and improvements to people’s everyday lives will outweigh the hit on the job market.

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E&T

MAY 17, 2023

Margherita Della Valle, recently appointed Vodafone’s group chief executive, said the cull comes as part of a plan to simplify the business. At the time, the firm said the plans could lead to job losses but no figure was put on the number of roles being cut. Della Valle said: “Our performance has not been good enough.

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

. “The human level to resist change is always there,” she said, noting that some in the industry often fear new technology is being ushered in to replace jobs rather than alleviate their workloads. “We can free up our time and resources to grow those areas further so you do have a job.” removing the job.

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Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Robotics Robotics 116

The Guardian Manufacturing

MAY 17, 2023

Stellantis bosses are calling for a renegotiation of Brexit origin rules, saying the UK otherwise risks losing part of the country’s electric vehicle industry Stellantis originally raised its concerns about the weak domestic supply chain for electric vehicle manufacturing in a submission to the the business and trade committee.

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Supply Chain Sourcing Logistics Manufacturing 72

Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 — and the full EBITDA standards for 163(j) deductions of business loan interest. In addition, the bill will raise the current Section 179 Small Business Expensing threshold from $1.16 job creators, enabling them to invest in and continue to grow their businesses. The pending legislation, also retroactive to Jan.

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Manufacturing 52

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 28, 2023

The global shift towards remote work has introduced more collaboration tools and, in turn, data protection and security risks to businesses of all kinds and sizes. However, the risk is more prominent in small- to medium-sized businesses where the cost of an attack can be a lot more devastating.

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Function Manufacturing 98

Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 4, 2023

Skilled workers are invaluable to a machine shop, and it is important to take the time to document their process knowledge for the continued success of your business. Otherwise, the business risks losing that knowledge down the line. Refer to past jobs with ease. They become vital to the productivity of the machine shop.

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Form Function Manufacturing 105

Canadian Manufacturing

AUGUST 22, 2022

MONTREAL — Labour shortages are hitting Quebec businesses hard and have cost them close to $10.7 billion, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) in its new Research Snapshot. Today, we can put a figure on the losses suffered by small businesses: nearly $11 billion in one year!

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Manufacturing 40

E&T

JUNE 28, 2023

The GMB union said its research suggests that between 1981 and 2021 almost 80 per cent of jobs in the entire steel sector have gone. Almost 150,000 jobs have gone – close to 80 per cent of the entire steel workforce. “A Are we now going to stand by and watch it collapse? But steel is also fundamental to the security of our country.

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Supply Chain Manufacturing 94

Canadian Manufacturing

JULY 27, 2022

” According to Info-Tech, manufacturing businesses are traditionally slow to adopt new technology. Info-Tech says that manufacturing organizations can no longer view reshaping the ecosystem as optional, and manufacturing businesses should consider making a shift to processes that enable rapid adaptation to changes in the industry.

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Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Supply Chain Manufacturing 105

E&T

JUNE 13, 2023

The UN’s Cop15 Biodiversity Summit in Montreal last December has been hailed as a turning point in the global approach to loss of biological diversity, marking a critical moment for addressing what many see as a long neglected issue. Currently just 17 per cent and 10 per cent of the world’s land and oceans are protected. But there are others.

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Canadian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Our members are dedicated to their jobs and deserve respect.” There are 13 job losses in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, which will no longer be serviced by Jazz Aviation. Gander will lose 16 positions, while there are 25 job cuts in Deer Lake.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing 52

Cisco Industrial Automation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Some days I really get excited about my job. What does this mean for your business? Autonomous use cases require data instantly, with zero-packet loss. Join our webinars on October 19 and 28 to learn more about the Indy Autonomous Challenge, the technology behind the cars and how all of this applies to your business.

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Automation Warehousing Cargo Supply Chain 360

Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The key is to focus on business outcomes like productivity enhancement and cost reduction when implementing AI. The goal should be to view your AI implementation through a business lens. You do need to switch to the business outcomes that you’re trying to achieve,” Winter said.

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Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 52

Control Engineering

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Placing employees at the center of the change strategy can alleviate apprehension, fear of job loss and lack of trust. The two-step smart-size method supports both business objectives while improving the operating environment that influences corporate culture and employee behavior. Rather, it empowers them as agents of change.

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Six Sigma Lean manufacturing Manufacturing 52

E&T

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The warning comes just two months after Port Talbot, which is owned by Tata Steel, announced as many as 3,000 job losses, as well as a plan to transition to producing low-carbon steel with electric arc furnaces. The switch to electric arc furnaces is expected to double the sector’s electricity consumption.

Manufacturing 95

Manufacturing 95

Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

million manufacturing jobs there will be unfilled by 2030. As well as losing key skills, those people available for work are increasingly rejecting intensive manual jobs. We need to encourage startups and early-stage businesses in new applications for AI. Similar forecasts in the U.S. suggest more than 2.1

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Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence Logistics 97

Canadian Manufacturing

AUGUST 5, 2022

billion non-cash writedown it took in its most recent quarter contributed to a net loss of more than $2 billion. after reporting the first quarter net loss, which compared to net earnings of more than $389 million at the same time last year. per diluted share compared to a loss of 84 cents per share in the second quarter of 2021.

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Compliance 40

E&T

JANUARY 18, 2023

These figures come from the damage that could be caused in areas including the health impacts of poorer air and water quality and loss of recycling business opportunities due to weaker chemical regulations. A government spokesperson said: “The UK is a world leader in environmental protection.

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E&T

JANUARY 16, 2023

The company has been hit by disruption in recent months, with postal workers staging multiple walkouts in December 2022 in a long-running dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions. Royal Mail has also suffered heavy losses from the crippling industrial action.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 11, 2023

Welding is a far less dangerous and arduous job than ever before. Cobots are specifically designed to share the workspace with human beings, making automation easier for businesses of all sizes, particularly SMEs. million full time equivalent (FTE) productivity loss between 2008 to 2018, and on top of this $37.6 This caused a 2.2

3D printing 97

3D printing Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Robotics 97

Mold Making Technology

APRIL 24, 2024

Plastics is Indiana’s sixth largest advanced manufacturing sector and is expected to grow over the next five years by nearly 1,400 jobs supporting many critical industry subsectors, including automotive, transportation and medical. job functions. Konrady Plastics pairs cobots with a lathe to automate some machining operations.

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Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Robotics 52

Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 9, 2023

raised its dividend as it reported a loss of $41.5 The increased payment to shareholders came as Maple Leaf says its loss for the quarter ended Dec. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. million in its latest quarter due in part to weaker pork markets and a cyberattack. 31 amounted to 34 cents per share compared with a profit of $1.9 ”

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Supply Chain Manufacturing 40

E&T

JANUARY 12, 2023

Some 70 per cent of business costs are typically spent on staff, so it makes sense that people are the first to go when cutbacks are being made. At the time of writing, the number of tech job cuts worldwide in 2022 has exceeded 142,000, and 85,000 of those have come from the US, according to layoffs.fyi and Crunchbase figures.

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Fit Form Function Automation 109

Canadian Manufacturing

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In the last year alone, CME says these shortages have resulted in economic losses totalling nearly $13 billion, a figure calculated from the responses of 563 manufacturers from across 17 industries in Canada. Real Business Impacts. TORONTO — On Oct. billion in lost sales and penalties for late delivery.

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Logistics Manufacturing Automation Compliance 73

E&T

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Amazon – alongside Alphabet , Microsoft and Facebook parent firm Meta – are also cutting around 50,000 jobs in the sector to combat the rising costs and slowing growth. New owner and CEO Elon Musk has also cut thousands of jobs at Twitter as part of money-saving measures since he took over the social media platform in October.

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Form Manufacturing 59

Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 19, 2024

“Maybe it’s just each square inch of the floor space doing a great job at selling the products they have available.” What they will find is that “it’s a lot of work to make this business profitable,” said Grant Packard, an associate professor of marketing at York University.

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Supply Chain Compliance Manufacturing 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 25, 2023

AI is changing the way manufacturers do business—from the production line to the back office and across the supply chain. AI helps them to do the job better, provide them with better tools, gives them greater authority and ultimately increases the value-add of their jobs. In fact, we’ve seen job gains,” said Carrick.

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Manufacturing Supply Chain 52