Spitfire Distribution launches real time B2B website

August 14, 2016
The firm carries Hutchinson Tyres, Osymetric chainrings, Cycling Ceramic, Kenny-Racing, Pull-in and Pro Team bike racks. Aprire Bicycles, who have just begun manufacturing in the UK after a reshoring process, are also available by Spitfire.
Read the full article →

South China Sea conflict could be IT’s Black Swan

August 14, 2016
Shifting manufacturing to another part of the globe, or even “reshoring” it to the U.S., would be a multi-year, expensive undertaking. Electronics makers could begin to build plants outside of Asia, in Mexico and Eastern Europe, said IDC’s Palma.
Read the full article →

KUKA Robotics Corporation Rethink & Reshore Technology Event

August 13, 2016
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KUKA Robotics Corporation is opening the doors of its new North American headquarters August 14 and 15 for the first annual Technology Event at 51870 Shelby Pa…
Read the full article →

How Did Trump’s and Clinton’s Economic Policy Speeches Compare?

August 12, 2016
Tougher trade enforcement with China, he said, could reshore “millions of jobs.” Clinton, meanwhile, seems to be saying that looking to manufacturing’s past is the wrong strategy; she emphasized this with an anecdote about how Futuramic (the company where …
Read the full article →

Fabric, leather and near-shoring

August 11, 2016
“Near-shoring in the Americas will probably be more prevalent than reshoring, as the U.S. is continuing to work on replenishing the labor pool with the skills needed,” Martin said. “Reshorenow. org has a total cost of ownership (TCO) calculator to …
Read the full article →

Reshoring production, restoring jobs

August 11, 2016
Around the turn of this century, countless companies in high-cost countries, as in North America and Western Europe, sought to stay competitive by moving production to low-cost countries, as in Eastern Europe and Asia. The trend, called offshore …
Read the full article →

Video: Make It In America Initiative

August 10, 2016
and that’s just what Harry Moser is doing with the “Make it in America Reshoring Summit. This morning several sessions were held to discuss the country’s economy and what can be done to help it. Now the Reshoring initiative’s goal is to bring good …
Read the full article →

“Reshoring” Working in Mississippi

August 10, 2016
“If northeast Mississippi has the best supply of the people with the skills companies need, companies will come to Mississippi, so I’d encourage the viewers to identify those jobs and get that training,” says Harry Moser, the founder and president of …
Read the full article →

Small manufacturing in New York

August 10, 2016
I found that regardless of who becomes the next POTUS, reshoring manufacturing has been progressing for sometime now, and is on the incline due to a combination of cost, convenience and flexibility: It costs only five percent more for a product to be made …
Read the full article →

European bicycle market report: Key trends, production source movement and call for reshoring

August 9, 2016
The Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) has published a 82-page insight into the fortunes of a number of European markets this week. Packed with market data drawn on from 28 member states, the insight offers everything from production …
Read the full article →