China has been an interesting opportunity and a dynamic environment this century. During COVID-19, it became a challenging international conundrum. While still one of the world’s largest medtech markets, it was difficult to further penetrate (or even understand), given the lack of access due to the closed markets. Add-in the current global political situation and […]

Manufacturers keeping an eye on the news may have begun weighing their reshoring options. Or, if not seriously considering making operational changes, at least anticipating the pain that a geopolitical spar with China could inflict. Our relations with the country that exported $435 billion in goods to America in 2020 have slid into tenuous territory. […]

I spent a good deal of time at our recent PTXPO 2023 trade show (March 28-30) talking to exhibitors and attendees alike about business and technology trends. I asked machine builders serving mostly the injection molding market to try to account for the spike in sales most of them experienced in 2021 and for part of […]

It’s not often a regulatory body sets out to remake an entire industry, said the Los Angeles Times, but that’s just what the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to do with the automakers. A good thing too. Last week it proposed new emission rules that require manufacturers to electrify two-thirds of their passenger vehicles by 2032, […]