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Five minutes with…Paul Avery, Schmitz Cargobull UK and Ireland’s Managing Director – Operations

SMMT

With an annual production of around 42,500 trailers and with around 5,700 employees, Schmitz Cargobull AG is Europe’s leading manufacturer of semi-trailers, trailers and truck bodies for temperature-controlled freight, general cargo and bulk goods. Which operators is your S.BO Pace trailer aimed at?

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Worth the wheat: upgrade solution for grain processing OEM

Manufacturer's Monthly

Optimal composition allows for high-speed operation and premium strength capacity for a broad range of industrial equipment. We delivered a large portion of the bearings order upfront, and the rest are being air freighted to arrive as soon as possible.

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Markforged tips ‘just in place’ to replace ‘just in time’ in Australian manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

This could substantially reduce the carbon footprint of the freight sector. In summary, the FX20 will deliver advanced composite and metal industrial grade end use parts on demand, at the point of need and, importantly, at costs normally well below those of similar items conventionally manufactured,” said Elving.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 49.1%; January 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

More importantly, the share of sector GDP registering a composite PMI ® calculation at or below 45 percent — a good barometer of overall manufacturing weakness — was 27 percent in January, compared to 48 percent in December, and 54 percent in November. There is a real short-term increase in the cost of international freight.”

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Markforged tips ‘just in place’ to replace ‘just in time’ in Australian manufacturing

AU Manufacturing

This could substantially reduce the carbon footprint of the freight sector. . In summary, the FX20 will deliver advanced composite and metal industrial grade end-use parts on demand, at the point of need and, importantly, at costs normally well below those of similar items conventionally manufactured,” said Mr.

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IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of July 31, 2023

Fastener News Desk

This situation led us to establish a factory as it caused an increase in freight costs and negatively affected our competitiveness. “We are establishing a production facility in America” Uysal shared his new term investment goals as follows: “The USA is an important market for us. Our factory will be completed in 1.5

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Hydrogen, EVs may both be winners in new energy future

Plastics News

Suppliers of blow molded fuel tanks, including Plastic Omnium Inergy , have been developing composite tanks for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Spurred by the simultaneous global challenges of climate change and increased desires for energy independence, governments and multinational companies are spending billions to usher in a hydrogen era.

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