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MFG.com Releases MFGWatch 2016 Report and Forecast

June 19, 2016
In its sixth year, the report indicates the lowest-ever rate of reshoring to the United States, with just 13% of sourcing professionals reporting they moved any portion of sourcing into North America from a low-cost country. However, there was a …
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Reshoring knife production to the UK slices through lead times

June 19, 2016
Production of high-quality kitchenware has returned to the UK from China with the help of an East Anglian injection moulding and tooling firm. Peta UK, based in Essex, reshored the manufacturing of its revamped Easi-Grip range of kitchen knives, having …
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Walmart makes progress on ‘made-in-America’ pledge, but skepticism persists

June 18, 2016
Add it all up, Harry Moser says, and the U.S. now is roughly breaking even — domestic manufacturers still are moving jobs to other countries, but the jobs gained from re-shoring and foreign investment here roughly offset the losses.
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Wal-Mart’s pledge bolsters US manufacturing

June 17, 2016
That, said Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative, stands in sharp contrast to the early 2000s, when the U.S. was registering huge net losses of manufacturing jobs to foreign soil. Moser praises Wal-Mart for its commitment. Through its efforts …
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MANTEC CEO talks reshoring, jobs of the future and more

June 15, 2016
When John Lloyd began as president and CEO of MANTEC in 2001, people in his office remarked how the resource center for manufacturers was “the best-kept secret in Central Pennsylvania.” “That has to change,” Lloyd would tell them, meaning the part …
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Manufacturing jobs return to US during election year – but not quite like before

June 15, 2016
North and South Carolina were among the top three states for manufacturing jobs returning or created from overseas in 2015, according to the Reshoring Initiative. “There’s definitely a glimmer of hope there now,” said Douglas Woodward, a professor of …
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The future of robotics

June 15, 2016
You can save in terms of costs and competitiveness, and your time to market is also reduced. Think of companies like Adidas and Nike that are reshoring their production facilities closer to their customers to be able to adapt to the evolution of demand …
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Wal-Mart makes progress on ‘made-in-America’ pledge, but skepticism persists

June 14, 2016
Add it all up, Harry Moser says, and the U.S. now is roughly breaking even — domestic manufacturers still are moving jobs to other countries, but the jobs gained from re-shoring and foreign investment here roughly offset the losses. That, said Moser …
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1,200 jobs to be created as company invests in County Durham

June 11, 2016
Hull-based call centre firm ResQ is to open a centre at Spectrum Business Park in Seaham, County Durham, which will reshore jobs back to the UK and service new and existing customer growth and new business wins. The firm worked with Business Durham …
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Hot Springs firm touts its ‘Made in USA’ wares

June 11, 2016
Becky Blake, a Wal-Mart buyer, said the retailer was thrilled when Smith’s inquired about manufacturing its two highest-selling kitchen sharpeners in the U.S. “When we look at reshoring other items it doesn’t have to be Arkansas,” Blake said. “We’ve …
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