Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 7, 2024

Supplier deliveries also maintained a steady rate and consistent position in the expansion half of the graph. Business expectations for the next 12 months have increased for five months straight, which — despite being just a sentiment — has to mean something good. Source: Gardner Intelligence

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 7, 2023

The Gardner Business Index for Metalworking closed at 50.6 Employment activity and supplier deliveries were about the same in February as January, with employment growing a bit faster and supplier deliveries lengthening a bit slower. Photo Credit: Gardner Intelligence

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Future business (not included in GBI calculation) grew increasingly optimistic in January, extending the acceleration seen in December. One difference in 2024 is that supplier deliveries started to lengthen faster in January, another sign that business is picking up. Source: Gardner Intelligence

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 8, 2023

Supplier deliveries lengthened more slowly again in May while employment expanded again, but at a slightly slower pace. Separate but related non-GBI metric, future business, expanded again in May, but at a slower rate, similar to that of December 2022. Photo Credit: Gardner Intelligence.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 10, 2023

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Business Intelligence Moldmaking activity contracted again in July. The Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking ended the month at 45.8, The survey’s sentiment question, future business expectations, has shown declining optimism since March 2023.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 10, 2024

Source (All Images) | Gardner Intelligence The Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking ended March at a reading of 47.6, GBI: Moldmaking activity was up 1.7 points in March. points from February. March’s slowed contraction in new orders, production and backlog drove slowed contraction for the total index.

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 7, 2023

Supplier deliveries continued to lengthen more slowly and employment continued to expand more quickly in April. A separate but related non-GBI metric, future business, still expanded, but at a slower rate in April — in fact, at the slowest rate since July 2022. Photo Credit: Gardner Intelligence

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Mold Making Technology

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking activity contracted for a sixth month in September. Employment and supplier deliveries continue on “out of the ordinary” paths. Supplier deliveries crossed into contraction territory (i.e.,

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 7, 2024

Source (All Images) | Gardner Intelligence Moldmaking activity accelerated contraction in February despite most components moving in positive directions (i.e., The Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking ended February at a reading of 45.9, GBI: Moldmaking activity was down 1.2 points from January. slowed contraction).

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 7, 2024

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence Moldmaking activity slowed contraction in December following a high degree of accelerated contraction in November. The Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking ended December at a reading of 44.5, GBI: Moldmaking activity was up 2.5 points in December.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Source, all images: Gardner Intelligence Moldmaking activity slowed contraction in January for the second month in a row, with the Gardner Business Index (GBI) ending January at a reading of 47.1. GBI: Moldmaking activity was up 2.6 points in January. This reading is up 2.6

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence The Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking contracted for the fifth month in a row, closing January at 49.2; And supplier deliveries continued to lengthen, though more slowly. this is up two points from December’s 47.2. a reading of 50 or above).

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence Moldmaking activity experienced accelerated contraction to a fairly large degree in November, hitting a new 2023 low. The Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking ended the month at a reading of 42, a full 3.5 Supplier deliveries stayed the same, just shy of flat.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence. The Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking contracted for the third month in a row, closing November at 45.2 GBI: Moldmaking has contracted for the past three months. compared to October’s 47.1.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 12, 2023

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence The recently stubborn Gardner Business Index (GBI): Moldmaking busted the “flat,” barrier in March, ending at 50.9, Supplier deliveries also continued the trajectory that started over one year ago, that is, lengthening at a slowing pace.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The Gardner Business Index for Metalworking closed at 48.6 Supplier deliveries continued to lengthen more slowly in January, which has been the case for over a year, with no visibility to any ‘normal’ drivers changing the trend near term. Photo Credit: Gardner Intelligence in January compared to 47.4

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Mold Making Technology

JULY 10, 2023

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence Moldmaking activity contracted again in June, dropping another 0.6 The Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking ended the month at 46.8. Supplier deliveries and employment lengthened and expanded, respectively, though slower than the previous month. points in June.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence Moldmaking activity overall contracted again in May, the Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking ending the month at 47.4, Only supplier deliveries and employment were above 50 in May — albeit moving at slow and steady rates, respectively. points in May.

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence Moldmaking activity has contracted for the fifth month straight, ending August at 43.7, All Gardner Business Index (GBI): Moldmaking components contributed to this overall contraction. GBI: Moldmaking activity dropped two points in August. down two points from July.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 9, 2023

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence Contracting for the sixth month in a row, the Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking closed February at 49.7, GBI: Moldmaking activity contracted in February, though it ended the month within spitting distance of expansion. points from January. expansion) in March.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence. The Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking contracted for the second month in a row, closing October at 47.1, Supplier deliveries continued to lengthen at a rate that lands it in more typical territory. a low not seen in nearly two years.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 11, 2023

Photo Credit, all images: Gardner Intelligence Now you see it …now you don’t — the expansion of moldmaking activity, that is. For April, supplier deliveries continued on the path they started on more than a year ago, and that has been lengthening at a continually slowing pace.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 19, 2023

They were mostly German automation suppliers. The Automation Sector at IMTS and SPS – Smart Production Solutions in Atlanta will be held in alternate years, and both events will be supported by Gardner Business Media (GBM), the leading publisher for manufacturing in North America. IMTS 2024 runs Sept.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

If you’re in the metalworking business you are well aware of the effects of supply chain disruptions, inflation, and labor shortages all ushered in and/or exacerbated by COVID. Even so, for most of the metalworking industry, business has been pretty good for the last two years. More on the Gardner Business Index.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 12, 2023

Photo Credit, all: Gardner Intelligence. The last two-point uptick in the Gardner Business Index (GBI) Moldmaking was in March 2022 , when category activity was still expanding. GBI: Moldmaking activity contracted at a slower rate in December. This is up two points from November’s 45.2.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 9, 2023

The World Machine Tool Survey These data come from the annual World Machine Tool Survey conducted by Gardner Business Media (publisher of Modern Machine Shop ). While supplier deliveries did improve over the course of the year, key shortages continued to hamper production, particularly in electronic components.

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

. “Something as simple as making a new contact or experiencing a new technology can be transformative when it enables you to take on new business,” he says. Regardless of your company size, IMTS showcases the full spectrum of cutting-edge technologies that lead to business growth.”

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