Economy

Since December, shipments are down 13% for bulk handling equipment and up 12% for unit handling equipment.

Report identifies increased adoption of goods-to-person technology as growth driver.

Freedonia study explores opportunities and headwinds for reusables.

Tour stop highlights manufacturing in Ohio, which supports more than 688,000 manufacturing jobs.

Q4 shipments grew 33% from the pervious year, with shipments of 8,825 robots valued at nearly half a billion dollars.

Valued at $35.3 billion in 2014, the market is projected to expand to $55.9 billion in five years.

Market rebounds considerably over 2015's down year, with large segments posting double-digit growth.

The next generation of manufacturing professionals will not find and fill the industry's jobs without impassioned effort from the old guard.

December booked orders up nearly 50% from November 2016.

The NRF is calling for 2017 online and other non-store/online sales (which NRF includes in its over all number) to head up between 8 and 12 percent.

The January PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure growth, was up 1.5 percent over December by 1.5 percent at 56.0 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth) and its highest reading since November 2014’s 57.6.

A3 Mexico to support the robotics and automation industry in a fast-growing market.

Economic improvement, renewed business confidence and business-friendly policy changes support positive investment momentum.

Artificial intelligence adopters must prioritize leadership of workforce implications.

Survey finds 89% of students were more aware of manufacturing jobs in their communities after Manufacturing Day.