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Europe’s largest nuclear reactor begins energy production

E&T

The plant wa s originally due to open in 2009 but was plagued by technical issues. The news of the reactor entering regular production has been met with enthusiasm, as the country's natural gas supply from Russia was cut in 2022, following political tensions over the invasion of Ukraine.

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2024 edition of U.S. robotics roadmap points to need for more federal coordination

Robotics Business Review

Source: UC San Diego Unlike China, Germany, or Japan, the U.S. Christensen: We’ve been doing this since 2009 and have aligned it to the federal elections. The COVID-19 pandemic also accelerated interest in e-commerce, supply chain automation, and eldercare. Source: “A Roadmap for U.S. robotics roadmap.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.9%; May 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

percent recorded in April; this is the index’s lowest reading since March 2009 (43.2 Supply chains are prepared and eager for growth, as panelists’ comments and the data support reduced lead times for their companies’ more important purchases. The Supplier Deliveries Index figure of 43.5 percent is 1.1

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IDTechEx Discusses the Long-Term Trends Shaping Additive Manufacturing

i4.0 today

With the 2009 expiration of a key Stratasys patent that covered thermoplastic filament extrusion technology, desktop filament printers were taking off, buoyed by new disrupters like Makerbot. There will be additional consideration of the energy sources used to power energy-intensive printing technologies.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 47.4%; January 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

percent recorded in December; the last two readings are the index’s lowest since March 2009 (43.2 The Supplier Deliveries Index indicated faster deliveries, and the Inventories Index expanded at a slower rate as panelists’ companies manage the total supply chain inventory. percent is 0.5 percent, 2.1 percent is 3.2

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.4%; July 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

In the last eight months, the Supplier Deliveries Index has recorded its eight lowest readings since March 2009 (43.2 The Employment Index dropped further into contraction, registering 44.4 percent, down 3.7 percentage points from June’s reading of 48.1 rob202407pmi “The Supplier Deliveries Index figure of 46.1 percent is 0.4

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Manufacturing PMI® at 48.4%; December 2022 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

percent; this is the index’s lowest reading since March 2009 (43.2 The Supplier Deliveries Index indicated faster deliveries, and the Inventories Index expanded at a faster rate as panelists’ companies continued to effectively manage the total supply chain inventory. The Supplier Deliveries Index reading of 45.1