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March U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders See 30% Gain
By: ThomasNet News March U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $507.91 million according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was up 30.4% from February and up 3.2% when … Continue reading
U.S. Machine Tool Orders Rose 30% in March
Robert Brooks, Industry Week Momentum beginning for 2013 after second consecutive month for rising demand U.S. manufacturers’ new orders of machine tools and related technology rose over 30% during March, the second month in a row indicating rising demand, and … Continue reading
Is a U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance on the Horizon?
By: Clare Goldsberry, Plastics Today The plastics industry is doing relatively well in spite of economic concerns and weakness in some sectors supplied by plastics processors. That’s the analysis given by Michael Taylor, Senior Director of Internal Affairs & Trade … Continue reading
US Manufacturing Grows in April
By: Reuters New York: US manufacturing grew in April at its most sluggish pace in six months as demand from domestic customers fell, suggesting the American economy was losing momentum in the second quarter, a survey showed on Tuesday.
Supply Chain News: How is US Manufacturing Doing Five Years after the Great Recession?
Despite Slow but Steady Growth from the Bottom, Manufacturing Overall, Many Sectors Below 2007 Levels By: SCDigest Editorial Staff, Supply Chain Digest The so called “Great Recession” that started in early 2008 and reached bottom in most metrics a year … Continue reading
Is the U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance Real?
By: Rana Foroohar and Bill Saporito, Time U.S. manufacturing is back. That’s been the conventional economic wisdom now for several months, and there’s plenty of proof to back it up – rising factory output, strong manufacturing production gains, and lower … Continue reading
U.S. Manufacturing Growth Slows in March
By: Emily Jane Fox, CNNMoney U.S. manufacturing activity continued to expand in March, but the rate of growth slowed, according to a report released Monday. The Institute of Supply Management’s monthly reading on the U.S. manufacturing sector came in at … Continue reading
Goldman Sachs Analysts Warn US Manufacturers That Performing Better Than Europe and Japan Is Nothing to Get Excited About
By: Malik Singleton, International Business Times Goldman Sachs has a sober analysis of the U.S. manufacturing renaissance. In its new report, “The US Manufacturing Renaissance: Fact or Fiction?” Goldman’s chief economist, Jan Hatzius, says that U.S. manufacturing’s positive figures are … Continue reading
Pumping Muscle into U.S. Manufacturing
By: Craig Barner, Forbes A number of recent initiatives, including a couple in the Midwest, are seeking to pump muscle into U.S. manufacturing as fresh data on industrial activity gives M&A professionals reason for optimism.
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Factory Expansion Spurs Growth as Budget Cuts Loom
By: Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg American factories expanded in February at the fastest pace in almost two years, spurred by a jump in orders that is helping propel an economy about to be tested by federal government cutbacks.