Port of Los Angeles imports increased 5% in July and overall cargo volumes are up 4.75% in 2016.
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The numbers of industries reporting gains in orders and production have more than doubled since the start of the year to include almost all areas, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
3D printing, aka additive manufacturing, is entering those awkward teen years. That’s according to PwC, whose new report on the technology said it is crossing from a period of hype and experimentation into one of rapid maturation.
Remaining competitive requires you to constantly improve manufacturing productivity. Computers play a crucial role in that process. Here’s how to keep it that way, according to Armagard.
The Constellium University Technology Center (UTC) at Brunel University London provides an academic and research background for the aluminum producer’s efforts in design, development and prototyping of aluminum alloys and automotive structural components, Foundry reports.
Whether or not the first quarter will prove to be a turning point for distributors, optimism permeated the Industrial Supply Association conference in Chicago, IL, where Alan Beaulieu of ITR Economics told attendees, “You should be happier and feeling better about life,” Modern Distribution Management reports.
Boeing Co. is ramping up its push into the parts business, as part of a broad effort to cut costs and secure a new source of revenue even more lucrative than making aircraft, the Wall Street Journal reports.
In 2015, the global electric vehicle (EV & PHEV) sales volume reached 549,000, increasing by 72.83% year on year; China sold 331,100 electric vehicles, with a year-on-year surge of 343%.
Cleveland-based Talan Products, a 30-year-old metal stamping company that turns out fasteners for appliances and other hardware, including hardware for roofing, is “growing like a weed,” CEO Steve Peplin told the Plain Dealer.
No matter what time of year, there is always the potential for weather to wreak havoc on shipment plans. In fact, this year’s warmer winter weather meant heavier rainfalls and higher wind speeds, which caused power and internet outages, trees and branches falling and blocking roadways, and higher seas and turbulent waters, according to Industrial Distribution.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its outlook for worldwide growth in 2016 from 3.4% in January to 3.2% in its latest report. The downgrade extended to the U.S. and other advanced economies, as well as emerging markets, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.
Alcoa agreed to supply 3D-printed metal parts for Airbus commercial aircraft. Alcoa will produce those parts using comprehensive capabilities, from multi-material alloy development to additive manufacturing and aerospace parts qualification.
With drones taking to the skies and autonomous robots navigating our warehouses, local eateries, hotels, hospitals, and stores, and soon our roadways – the differences between industrial, collaborative, and service robots continue to blur, according to the Robotics Industry Association.
Supplied by Universal Robots USA Inc., the collaborative UR robots have optimized production by 20%, taking over monotonous and potentially hazardous tasks from employees, Manufacturing Engineering reports.
ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu attributed the continued decline in commodity and material prices to “weak global growth and the prospects of a strengthening U.S. dollar,” Construction Dive reports.
Industrial production in the U.S. decreased 0.6% in March for the second month in a row, according to the Federal Reserve. For the first quarter as a whole, industrial production fell at an annual rate of 2.2%, Modern Distribution Management reports.