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Department of Energy announces $35 million for research to address manufacturing challenges
Projects to increase competitiveness and energy efficiency of U.S. manufacturing could receive between $250,000 and $2.5 million.

President Obama returns to Elkhart as U.S. manufacturing surges
U.S. Council on Competitiveness and Deloitte validate bright outlook on American manufacturing landscape.

US Manufacturing still No. 1 in a competitive market
Oxford Economics report indicates factors that strengthen U.S. manufacturing despite headwinds.

United States to beat China as top manufacturing nation by 2020
Talent tops list of drivers of global manufacturing competitiveness.

Manufacturers turn cautious on global economic outlook, according to PwC US survey
Tempered outlook reflects concerns over impact of China slowdown and strong dollar, according to PwC’s Q3 2015 Manufacturing Barometer.

Toyota celebrates 25 years of manufacturing in Indiana
A rare plant shutdown sent more than 1,000 employees into the sun for live music, a pig roast and photo opportunities with the facility's 500,000th lift truck.

Aerotek reports fastest-growing industries in U.S. manufacturing employment
In advance of National Manufacturing Day, study indicates automobile electronics manufacturing experienced 17.1% employment growth in 2014 – 2015; California largest manufacturer for 6 of 10 fastest-growing industries.

Compdata survey reveals five hot engineering jobs in manufacturing and distribution
Salaries, bonuses and hiring for certain roles is up more than triple the national average.

Modula announces opening of US factory
North American headquarters opened following a near doubling of revenues in two years.

Supply Chain Outlook Summit: Reshoring and the Supply Chain Evolution
Half of large U.S. companies are bringing some of their manufacturing processes back onshore, with a significant effect on global procurement, logistics, trade, and manufacturing strategies. Is your supply chain ready for the global supply chain evolution?

Machine vision market in North America has record start to 2015
Machine vision systems and components grew 22% in the first quarter.

SATO opens new U.S. subsidiary
SATO Global Solutions to lead delivery of Auto-ID solutions with a new focus on the development of cloud-based software and integrated solutions.

ABB to manufacture robots in U.S.
The company's third robotics production facility will serve North America, where the United States is ABB's largest market with $7.5 billion in sales.

Reshoring Initiative 2014 report highlights positive job trends
Since 2003, when the U.S. lost 140,000 manufacturing jobs to offshoring, last year saw a net gain of more than 10,000 jobs.

National Institute for Metalworking Skills commits to upskill precision manufacturing workforce
The White House highlighted the commitment as part of its Upskill Summit, which gathered 150 employers, labor leaders, foundations, non-profits, educators and tech innovators.


May 2024 Modern Materials Handling

A complete modernization of the sortation and conveyance at Boscov’s DC, along with updated software and a new order processing area, have transformed the ability of the department store chain’s DC to move more cartons in less time, while permitting more frequent replenishment shipment for stores.
 


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