Reshoring initiative projects annual records
Edited by Chris Pasion, Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining
If this year stays on track, then the Reshoring Initiative projects reshoring and foreign direct investment job announcements for 2021 will be over 220,000 — 38% above 2020.
Study: usage of 3D printing for manufacturing sees big growth
By: Heather Caliendo, Senior Editor
The survey of practicing engineers found that 88% of respondents now use 3D printing/additive manufacturing in some way, and the technology is increasingly being used for the production of finished parts.
Intel breaks ground on two new chip factories in Arizona
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
From left: Keyvan Esfarjani, Intel senior vice president, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and Arizona Gov.
Private sector output hit with supply chain and capacity issues
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Private sector firms in the U.S. signaled a solid expansion in output during September, albeit at the slowest pace for a year and one that was much softer than that seen at the start of the summer, as reported in a press release from IHS Markit.
Coping with Supply Disruption and Demand Volatility
Manufacturers are currently experiencing unprecedented disruption of the supply chain on both the supplier side and the customer side.
Industrial production increased 0.4 percent in August
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
As reported by the Federal Reserve on Sept. 15, industrial production increased 0.4% in August after moving up 0.8% in July.
House to vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill on Sept. 27
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) affirmed the chamber will vote on the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill on Sept. 27, signaling Democratic leaders are still plowing full speed ahead on their planned timeline even though the larger $3.5 trillion bill to invest in social safety net programs still faces tough hurdles, according to The Hill.
U.S. ports congestion likely to extend into 2022
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
U.S. manufacturers, retailers and consumers have felt the impacts of supply chain issues throughout the COVID-19 pandemic amid congestion at ports, and it appears conditions won’t considerably improve any time soon, as posted in Thomas Insights on Sept. 21.
DOE launches $16 million Communities LEAP program to support clean energy
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Local Energy Action Program (Communities LEAP) — an initiative designed to help environmental justice communities and communities with historical ties to fossil fuel industries take direct control of their clean energy future.
ValvTechnologies welcomes Quality Controls Inc. as a distributor
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
ValvTechnologies has picked Quality Controls Inc. (QCI) as a new distributor.
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