AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 12, 2022

project44 data reveals the extent of the crisis as total vessel TEU volumes plummeted in Q1 2021 and have since failed to make a meaningful recovery. For time-sensitive goods such as fresh produce, some New Zealand shippers are switching to air freight to mitigate export delays.

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MEM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Since Japanese automotive company Toyota adopted a Just-in-Time (JIT) strategy for managing the arrival of raw materials for production in 1970s, the philosophy has increasingly influenced operations across the world. Europa Flow was launched at the start of 2021 in response to the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU).

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

AUGUST 29, 2022

Autonomous trucks have long been seen as the solution to overburdened road freight networks and inefficient logistics chains. Our forecasts indicate that Level 4 autonomous trucks – if commercialized as anticipated by 2024-2025 – have the potential to transport about ~22% of the annual freight tonnage in the US by 2040.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

million in 2021, registering commendable growth at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15%. More than 62% of freight transportation is through the road in Brazil. This market will reach 2.59 million units by 2027 from 1.12

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i4.0 today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Ever-increasing levels of vehicle autonomy are poised to revolutionize both personal and freight transport, reducing time spent sitting in traffic and ushering in new transportation modes such as robotaxis. Source: IDTechEx – “Emerging Image Sensor Technologies 2021-2031: Applications and Markets”. Event-Based Vision.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2024

Autotech promises unfulfilled In 2016, John Zimmer the co-founder and president of Lyft, wrote a 16-page whitepaper predicting that the majority of rides on his network would be autonomous by 2021. We’ve done many pilots both in automotive, as well as the commercial space,” she said. Zimmer was not alone in this belief.

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SMMT

JULY 13, 2023

SMMT’s latest Sustainability Report shows that the UK automotive manufacturing sector shrunk its emissions to the lowest level on record last year, with emissions per vehicle made cut by -2.8% – while at the same time producing a record-high proportion of EVs.

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Plastics News

JANUARY 27, 2023

housing starts for November were down more than 11 percent vs. October and down more than 22 percent vs. the same month in 2021. Strong seasonal demand for bottled water and other beverages played a role in earlier PET price increases, as well as a lack of new capacity and freight and logistics challenges.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

AUGUST 1, 2022

MSMEs contribute an impressive amount ($15 trillion in 2021) to APAC’s gross domestic product (GDP), and about 20% to 30% of this contribution goes to the manufacturing GDP. In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesian MSMEs contribute the largest percentage (61%) to their country’s GDP.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JUNE 23, 2023

“Our hydrogen locomotive went from concept to reality in 24 months with the first zero emissions hydrogen locomotive having already pulled freight in revenue service. The prototype, designed and built by in-house CP engineers, made its first movement under its own power in late 2021.

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Foley

JULY 11, 2023

While these two trends are common across many industries, perhaps nowhere are they more pronounced than in the automotive industry. Beyond the automotive industry, even the most basic household appliances are now wireless and connected. New companies may have limited resources and expertise necessary to overcome hurdles that may arise.

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Dinesh Mishra

DECEMBER 28, 2022

China, the leading EV-making country reportedly sold more EVs in 2021, at about 52 percent of global sales, than the rest of the world combined. Europe’s biggest auto-market Germany sold about 72 percent more EV cars in 2021 than the year before. which are 15% to 30% lower even at the landed cost (including freight and duties).

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