Aluminum Tariffs Results Are a Mixed Bag for U.S. So Far

June 23, 2018
If the aim of President Trump’s 10% import tariff on aluminum was to impact China or to encourage the reshoring of primary aluminum production into the U.S., it has, at least so far, been at best only a partial success. Need buying strategies for steel?
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A socio-technological contract for Latin America

June 21, 2018
The phenomenon may encourage the “reshoring” of factories, leading to the replacement of workers with robots. Likewise, the growing supply of freelance workers who are able to work remotely creates new possibilities for the organisation of value chains.
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Global Services Industry Experiences Modest 5-7% Growth Overall, But…

June 19, 2018
Ireland, Poland and Scotland are the top delivery locations, followed by Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Portugal. Also, reshoring continues to grow amidst the increasing needs for data protection and portfolio optimization. In fact, 52 percent of the …
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Which is the Greater Threat to US Jobs: Chinese or US Automation?

June 14, 2018
Some jobs will be lost to productivity, but the losses will be much less than if we are unable to reshore. Automation is not a problem; it is an answer to our biggest problems. The only solution is to automate as rapidly as is possible given economic and …
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Which is the Greater Threat to US Jobs: Chinese or US Automation? – Assembly Magazine

June 14, 2018
Which is the Greater Threat to US Jobs: Chinese or US Automation?  Assembly Magazine

Numerous pundits have forecast that U.S. manufacturing will follow the path of agriculture: Automation will replace human workers and steal all of our jobs.

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Could smart factories help boost reshoring? Nike & Adidas seem to think so

June 11, 2018
Apparel manufacturers such as Nike and Adidas plan to increase the output of speed factories in the US and Germany, and they make sure that the data generated in its Far East sites also help to further optimise future design and production processes, a …
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Could smart factories help boost reshoring? Nike & Adidas seem to think so – Manufacturer.com

June 11, 2018
Could smart factories help boost reshoring? Nike & Adidas seem to think so  Manufacturer.com

Nike and Adidas plan to increase the output of smart factories in the US and Germany, generate data in the factories in China to optimise the PLC.

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New bonding applications require better, more robust materials

June 10, 2018
Miller said he is in discussions with bike companies to “reshore” frame manufacturing from Asia to the US. Rather than layering strips by hand, Arevo’s technology involves a ‘deposition head’ printing out a 3D shape with strands of carbon fibre …
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