Robotics Business Review
AUGUST 12, 2024
Automated T-shirt assembly system Apparel manufacturing is an industry ripe for automation, making it a strategic focus for the ARM Institute. Robotics and automation could be key to re-shoring apparel manufacturing , which could create more U.S. is leading this project as the principal investigator. jobs, it added.
Fastener News Desk
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Suppliers continue to have capacity, with lead times improving and some shortages reappearing. Production execution eased in October, consistent with demand sluggishness. Sixty-three percent of manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) contracted in October, down from 77 percent in September.
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AU Manufacturing
MARCH 6, 2023
Fiore, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, said, “new order rates remain sluggish due to buyer and supplier disagreements regarding price levels and delivery lead times; the index increase suggests progress in February.” The post US Manufacturing PMI inched up to 47.7%
MEM
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
By doing so, it minimizes lead times, reduces inventory costs, and ensures that parts arrive just when they’re needed on the assembly line. By fine-tuning machinery settings, AI reduces energy waste, leading to significant cost savings and a smaller environmental footprint. The result?
Fastener News Desk
APRIL 3, 2023
Supply chains are now ready for growth, as panelists’ comments support reduced lead times for their more important purchases. Lead times have stabilized in most areas, so looking at reducing commitments on new orders, except for a few strategic electronic buys with lead times that are still too long.”
Fastener News Desk
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
“New order rates remain depressed due to buyer and supplier disagreements regarding price levels and delivery lead times; these should be resolved by the second quarter. WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING “Business is still strong, but we have begun to see softening in some pricing, and lead times seem to be improving.”
Fastener News Desk
AUGUST 3, 2022
New Orders and Employment Contracting; Production and Backlogs Growing; Supplier Deliveries Slowing at a Slower Rate; Raw Materials Inventories Growing; Customers’ Inventories Too Low; Prices Increasing at a Slower Rate; Exports and Imports Growing; Record-Long Lead Times for Production Materials and MRO Supplies.
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