Canadian Manufacturing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Illegal and unregulated fishing is a problem across the Philippine archipelago, including in disputed areas of the South China Sea. China claims virtually the entire South China Sea on historical grounds but this was invalidated by an arbitration tribunal ruling in 2016.

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Manufacturing 98

E&T

MAY 5, 2023

Vietnam has boosted its mining of rare earth materials as companies around the world look to divest from Chinese materials. At the moment, around 98 per cent of the rare earth materials used in the European Union are imported from China. From 2008 to 2018, China exported nearly 408,000 metric tons of rare earths, which amounted to 42.3

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Bottleneck Electronics Supply Chain Sourcing 104

Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2024

million), and China-based HCFA, a manufacturer and integrator of industrial automation and robotics products ($38 million). As with previous months in 2023, companies located in China and the United States received the majority of robotics investments, $166 million and $149 million, respectively. Companies based in China and the U.S.

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Robotics Robotics Sourcing Artificial Intelligence 119

Canadian Manufacturing

JANUARY 2, 2024

A survey of factory managers in China shows manufacturing contracted in December in the latest sign the world’s second-largest economy remains sluggish. Despite unexpectedly prolonged weakness after the pandemic, China’s economy grew at a 5.2% ” China’s non-manufacturing PMI rose in December to 50.4,

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Supply Chain Manufacturing 74

Robotics Automation News

MARCH 15, 2024

The Digital Yuan, officially known as the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), represents China’s ambitious foray into the world of digital currencies.

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Electronics 64

SMMT

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The EU was the largest global market for British-built cars, taking more than half (53.2%) of exports, followed by the US (15.0%), China (10.5%), Japan (2.8%) and Australia (2.3%). Shipments to the EU, US and China all rose, by 5.0%, 81.1% respectively. to 29,590 units to account for 35.7% of overall output.

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Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing 145

Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 31, 2023

A brasivestocks has worked closely with the China Hardware Association to open the International Hardware Tool Grinding Expo in Brisbane, to inject vitality into the Australian tool and grinding field. Yang said. “This will strengthen the economic cooperation between China and Australia and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

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Gary Mintchell

JUNE 28, 2023

The pilot project is supported by ABB’s RobotStudio Cloud technology, enabling teams all over the world to collaborate in real time. As China transforms its manufacturing industries, the industrial IoT field is developing fast. I’ve accumulated a few interesting project news items from ABB.

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Robotics Robotics Automation Smart manufacturing 130

Canadian Manufacturing

OCTOBER 30, 2023

HONG KONG (AP) – A Hong Kong court on Monday adjourned a winding up hearing for property developer China Evergrande Group’s until Dec. In September, police in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen said they had detained some staff at China Evergrande Group’s wealth management unit.

Manufacturing 74

Manufacturing 74

E&T

JULY 13, 2023

The threat actor Microsoft links to this incident is an adversary based in China that Microsoft calls Storm-0558," the company said in a blog post late Tuesday, July 12th. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the accusation is “disinformation” aimed at diverting attention from US cyber attacks on China. “No

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Sourcing 94

Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 6, 2023

In a milestone moment for the aviation industry, AutoFlight, a leader in autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technology, successfully executed a world-first formation flight of three autonomous eVTOL aircraft in Shanghai, China.

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Rapid prototyping Prototype  Robotics Robotics 98

Robotics Automation News

JUNE 27, 2023

In our increasingly interconnected world, traveling has never been easier. One such digital landscape is China’s. Whether you are a casual tourist or a dedicated digital nomad, the digital landscape you encounter overseas may be vastly different from what you are accustomed to.

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Automation 98

Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2024

The world set a record with 3.9 million operational robots in 2022, according to the new World Robotics report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). China came in as the fifth most automated country with 392 units. The report also included information about robot density worldwide.

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Robotics Robotics Automation Sourcing 129

Modern Machine Shop

JULY 9, 2023

As the world continued to dig out from lingering Covid and supply chain issues last year, machine tool production fell some 10% and consumption some 9% across the top 50 industrialized countries in 2022. As expected, world machine tool consumption followed a very similar pattern. Leading the list of producers was China at $27.1

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Automation Mag

JUNE 16, 2023

“The investments underpin our strategy of combining the real and the digital worlds – as well as our focus on diversification and local-for-local business. We are clearly doubling down on our strong global presence to support growth in the most relevant markets in the world.” In addition, there is an expected increase of around €0.5

Artificial Intelligence 94

Artificial Intelligence Electronics Automation Manufacturing 94

Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Adrian Lloyd, CEO at Interact Analysis, adds, “The COVID-19 pandemic has had an undoubted impact on the world and many regions, especially China, are still suffering from the aftereffects. Germany and the UK experiencing significant challenges in current economic climate.

Supply Chain 147

Supply Chain Manufacturing 147

i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

G+D and the telecom company China Unicom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at this year’s MWC to establish a strategic partnership in the areas of eSIM technology and services. China Unicom has a strong market presence in the People’s Republic of China, especially in the fast-growing IoT sector.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

DECEMBER 6, 2023

2024 World Battery & Energy Storage Industry Expo (WBE) 2024 World Hydrogen Energy Industry Expo (WH2E) Date: August 8th-10th, 2024 Venue: 1st and 2nd Floor, Area A, China Import and Export Fair Complex Address: No.380, 380, Yuejiang Zhong Road, Guangzhou, China

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Established in 2005, ACC, based in Xiamen, China, actively participates and holds stakes in various production enterprises, serving clients across 80+ countries, including Fortune 500 companies. Our focus is to introduce high-quality Chinese products globally and reciprocate by bringing advanced technologies from around the world into China.

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Canadian Manufacturing

OCTOBER 3, 2023

China’s factory activity in September recorded its first expansion in six months, an official survey said Saturday, providing another sign that the world’s second-largest economy is gradually improving following its post-pandemic malaise. But China’s property crisis is still dragging on its economic growth.

Composites 73

Composites Logistics Manufacturing 73

Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Flexiv, a “general-purpose” robotics company which also produces a collaborative robotic arm, has been showcasing some of its latest robotic developments at the recent World Artificial Intelligence Conference, held in China. Attracting over 200 exhibitors […].

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 19, 2022

ASX-listed mining company Alumina today presented Alcoa Corp’s financial results for the third quarter of 2022, with additional information on the Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) joint venture. . Despite the current market conditions, AWAC’s portfolio remains a first-quartile producer globally.

Manufacturing 87

Manufacturing 87

Gary Mintchell

APRIL 5, 2023

Witness some of the jockeying going on in the world today. The risks of a Taiwan-China conflict or China voluntarily decoupling are focusing those concerns. Not that I’m in favor of war, but it is the manufacturing/industrial complex that wins wars. It definitely weakens a country to not have manufacturing.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Manufacturing 130

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 3, 2023

World demand is soft, and improved supply conditions for some commodities will also see prices retreat further from the extraordinary peaks of 2022. Australia’s thermal coal exports to China have returned to levels seen prior to informal restrictions being imposed in October 2020.

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Additive Manufacturing

JULY 27, 2022

CHONGQING, China and BOSTON, July 26, 2022 — Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) announced the successful closing of a Series C round of funding, totaling $43 million to drive micro additive manufacturing. The round was led by Shenzhen Capital Group Co.,

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Canadian Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

“Relocating a polluting factory from Quebec to the other side of the world might make our local emissions look great, but it’s doing zilch for the climate,” said Krystle Wittevrongel, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI and author of the study. ” The MEI study is available here.

Manufacturing 92

Manufacturing 92

SMMT

MARCH 27, 2024

The European Union received by far the largest proportion of exports (59.9%) followed by the US (14.8%), China (7.1%), Australia (3.3%) and Turkey (2.3%). Volumes for export, meanwhile, rose 4.6% to 59,249, representing a rise of 2,615 units, with three quarters (74.1%) of all cars made in the month shipped overseas.

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Supply Chain Manufacturing 144

Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The combined company will be among the top three steel-producing companies in the world, according to 2022 figures from the World Steel Association. That tie-up would have created one of the top four outside of China, which dominates global steel production. The price tag for U.S. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie. In 2022, U.S.

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Metrology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

China is by far the world´s largest market. In 2022, annual installations of 290,258 units replaced the previous record of 2021 by growth of 5%. The post Industrial Robot Population Continues Record Growth Pace appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

JANUARY 23, 2024

Suzhou, China - Lumispot Tech, a leader in laser technology and innovation, is excited to announce its participation in the 2024 SPIE Photonics West Exhibition, the world's premier event for the photonics and laser industries.

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has shared that its latest World Robotics report recorded 553,052 industrial robot installations in factories worldwide. The world record of 500,000 units was exceeded for the second year in succession,” says IFR president Marina Bill.

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Robotics Robotics Automotive Electronics 89

Automation Mag

JANUARY 19, 2024

According to IFR, the world hit a new record of 3.9 This is according to the World Robotics 2023 report, presented by IFR. The country ranks tenth in the world. On a global scale the economies of Korea, Singapore, Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei all rank within the top ten most automated countries.

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Robotics Robotics Automation Manufacturing 78

E&T

MAY 19, 2023

The funds come amid rising tensions between Britain and its Western allies and China. Concerns are increasingly focused on the reliance the West has on China for manufacturing the vast majority of its computer technology. They will underpin future technologies, such as artificial intelligence, quantum and 6G.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence Prototype  Electronics 98

Automation Mag

MARCH 24, 2023

The automotive industry has the largest number of robots working in factories around the world, says the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The world’s biggest car manufacturer, China, has a robot density of 772 units, but is catching up fast.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JANUARY 17, 2023

More than half the world’s lithium supply in 2021 went to electric vehicles, an amount expected to triple by 2025. The only active lithium mine in Canada today is owned and operated by China’s Sinomine Resource Group in northern Manitoba and all of that lithium is shipped to China.

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Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 15, 2024

and BYD of China in developing EVs, partly because they have historically been so successful with combustion engine vehicles. But Japanese automakers have fallen behind rivals such as Tesla of the U.S. Toyota Motor Corp.,

Supply Chain 94

Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing 94

Canadian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

SepSMART), which will be based in Changsha, China, will be RMB 50,000,000 (Total Registered Capital) with (a) the Sansure Fund subscribing for RMB 37,500,000.00 (~CAD$ 7 million) thereof, representing 75 per cent of the Total Registered Capital and (b) Sepset deemed to be subscribing for RMB 12,500,000 (~CAD$ 2.4

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