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3 weeks ago | 
industryweek.com | Anna Smith
The ISM (Institute for Supply Management) Manufacturing PMI registered 48.5% last month, marking the third consecutive month of contraction. The PMI fell 0.2 percentage points from April’s reading of 48.7%, indicating manufacturing economic activity contracted at a faster rate in May.
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1 month ago | 
industryweek.com | Anna Smith
In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, IndustryWeek is featuring a training program launched by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing: Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) at Work for Manufacturing. The program is a series of four courses designed to improve mental health literacy among employees and leaders in the manufacturing industry.
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1 month ago | 
industryweek.com | Anna Smith
Check out our list below to see what manufacturing facility announcements captured our attention in the month of May. Emirates Global Aluminium has selected Oklahoma as the preferred site for a $4 billion investment to build a new primary aluminum production plant, the first of its kind built in the U.S. since 1980. The facility will be located on over 350 acres and will produce billets, sheet ingots, high-purity aluminum and foundry alloys.
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1 month ago | 
industryweek.com | Geert De Lombaerde |Laura Putre |Dennis Scimeca |Anna Smith
Things Could Get Chippy at 3M Since taking over at 3M Co. a year ago, Chairman and CEO Bill Brown has preached about the need to regenerate the company’s organic growth engine, including by launching new products at the rate the conglomerate used to. At the recent Bank of America Industrials, Transportation & Airlines Key Leaders Conference, Brown spoke of another opportunity to goose 3M’s top line.
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1 month ago | 
industryweek.com | Anna Smith
Carnegie Robotics is at the epicenter of the new tariffs and their ripple effects. The 15-year-old Pittsburgh-based company, which manufactures and builds high-tech robotics sensors for industrial use, faces a tricky balancing act. It must navigate a volatile trade environment at the same time its business opportunities are growing.
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1 month ago | 
industryweek.com | Robert Schoenberger |Anna Smith |Jill Jusko |Geert De Lombaerde
Making products and selling them is so 20th Century. It’s as backwards as manufacturing your goods in your own facilities instead of sourcing everything to sometimes-unreliable global supply chains. No, smart, modern companies know that as-a-service is where it’s at. Why own anything when you can shift all capital expenditures to operating line items?
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1 month ago | 
industryweek.com | Anna Smith
The ISM (Institute for Supply Management) Manufacturing PMI registered 48.7% in April, indicating contraction at a faster rate when compared to the March reading of 49%. “Of the five subindexes that directly factor into the Manufacturing PMI, two (supplier deliveries and inventories) were in expansion territory, the same as last month,” says Timothy Fiore, chair of the ISM’s manufacturing business survey committee.
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1 month ago | 
birminghamworld.uk | Anna Smith
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowPink Storage, the UK’s fastest-growing self-storage company, has officially opened its newest branch - a 43,520 sq. ft high-security facility on Kingsbury Road. This location in Birmingham offers easy access from the M6 and M42 and marks Pink Storage’s third new facility this year, bringing its UK portfolio up to 21 locations.
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2 months ago | 
industryweek.com | Jill Jusko |Geert De Lombaerde |Anna Smith |Ryan Secard
With all of the recent talk about reshoring production to the United States, many companies have complained about not being able to find local suppliers, especially in certain high-tech industries dominated by companies from China. Thanks to more than a decade of state-sponsored investments, China controls much of the market for powerful batteries needed for electric vehicles, starting with the raw materials needed to produce them.
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2 months ago | 
knockinglive.com | Anna Smith
In today’s hyper-competitive digital landscape, automation is not optional, it is a necessity. For businesses looking to future-proof operations, improve ROI, and scale efficiently, Salesforce offers a robust suite of automation tools. These tools not only streamline internal workflows but also enhance customer experience, drive revenue, and reduce operational friction.
