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Supply meets demand: New sourcing automation solution targets ocean freight procurement

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Global provider of Intelligent Sourcing Automation, Keelvar, has launched its new AI-powered ocean freight sourcing automation solution.

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EU should mandate electric freight trucks by 2035, say Unilever and Maersk

E&T

The target would also help to provide investment certainty for vehicle manufacturers to increase their electric and green hydrogen offerings, the companies write. In a joint letter to the EU Commission, the coalition writes that the deadline is “not just feasible but necessary” if the EU is to meet its climate neutrality commitments by 2050.

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GroundProbe opens second manufacturing facility in Arizona

AU Manufacturing

Global technology manufacturer GroundProbe , a member of the Orica Group , has opened the doors of its second manufacturing and assembly facility in Tucson, Arizona. SSR800 is the first radar to be manufactured in Tucson, according to the company.

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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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Fastener Pop Quiz: METRIC FASTENERS

Fastener News Desk

Eurolink is the premier US distributor of metric fasteners and fastener lines with hard-to-find metric fasteners manufactured to both DIN and ISO standards. Eurolink’s consolidated weekly air freight ships from Europe each and every Wednesday. Eurolink’s consolidated air freight shipment from Europe arrives at our U.S.

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Manufacturing’s coming home: UK fashion boss champions ‘reshoring’

The Guardian Manufacturing

A Derbyshire firm is sourcing homegrown suppliers and labour – and even supporting a local school. Eventually, to avoid waiting any longer, he paid an extra €5,000 (£4,200) to have it air freighted, first to France, and then on to the East Midlands. Will anyone follow suit? Continue reading.

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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.,