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

Fastener News Desk

Chair of the Institute for Supply Management ® (ISM ® ) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: “The Manufacturing PMI ® registered 49.1 A Manufacturing PMI ® above 42.5 manufacturing sector continued to contract, though at a marginal rate compared to December. TEMPE, Ariz. , Feb. Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M.,

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

Manufacturer's Monthly

The expression “supply chain issues” is familiar to all Australians, from the manufacturer whose production line has stalled awaiting parts from an overseas supplier to the housewife walking past empty shelves in her local supermarket. The benefits of thinking outside the traditional manufacturing box can be seen all around the world.

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

AU Manufacturing

The expression “supply chain issues” is familiar to all Australians, from the manufacturer whose production line has stalled awaiting parts from an overseas supplier to the housewife walking past empty shelves in her local supermarket. The benefits of thinking outside the traditional manufacturing box can be seen all around the world.

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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. Pace and S.CS Fixed Roof curtainsider models in a matter of weeks.

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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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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. Optessa’s AI-driven optimization ushers in a new way for manufacturers to generate optimal plans and schedules in a fraction of the time. We have 4 million manufacturing jobs to fill by 2030!

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Manufacturing PMI® at 48.4%; December 2022 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in December for the second consecutive month following a 29-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM ® Report On Business ®. TEMPE, Ariz. , Jan. Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M., percent, 0.6