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3 days 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 week 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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2 weeks 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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2 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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1 month 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.
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1 month ago | 
industryweek.com | Anna Smith
IndustryWeek has previously reported on new plant announcements in the manufacturing sector. Last month, several new expansions caught our attention, so we have compiled a list of these facility announcements made in March. Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (MEPPI) in March broke ground on a new 160,000 square-foot switchgear factory in New Galilee, Pennsylvania. The $86 million facility is expected to create at least 200 new jobs in the Pittsburgh region.
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1 month ago | 
pharmaphorum.com | Anna Smith
Digital For Reuters Pharma Europe 2025, pharmaphorum is providing coverage courtesy of our friends at NAVLIN Daily, a fellow EVERSANA subsidiary. You can see the original post, along with more Market Access news, at NAVLIN Daily. In a fitting embodiment of its own themes, this year, Reuters Pharma Europe 2025 is offering an AI-generated summary of each session on its conference app. As someone familiar with the pharma conference circuit, this is the first offering of its kind that I have come...
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1 month ago | 
industryweek.com | Jill Jusko |Geert De Lombaerde |Anna Smith |Laura Putre
Editor’s note: Welcome to So That Happened, our editors’ takes on things going on in the manufacturing world that deserve some extra attention. This will appear regularly in the Member’s Only section of the site. Guess who is celebrating a centennial in 2025? It's Caterpillar Inc., which officially turns 100 on April 15.
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1 month ago | 
industryweek.com | Anna Smith
“Government Intervention Risk” also ranked high on the LRMI report with a score of 80.52. Trump’s inconsistent strategy so far has created confusion on the parts of business trying to plan for the future. “So far, there seems to be a on-again, off-again posturing regarding which tariffs take effect with which partners, on what commodities, and when would these take effect,” writes one respondent.
