Tag Archives: Manufacturing

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance to Sponsor The Reshoring Initiative

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

By: Manufacturing.net U.S. Bank Equipment Finance announced today that it will sponsor the Reshoring Initiative, a Chicago-based group established to educate manufacturers on the benefits of bringing their operations and corresponding jobs back to the United States. “Over the years, … Continue reading →

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March U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders See 30% Gain

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

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 →

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U.S. Machine Tool Orders Rose 30% in March

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

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 →

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Foreign Manufacturers Bringing Jobs to U.S.

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

Paul Davidson, USA Today The U.S. is no longer on the losing end of the offshoring trend in global manufacturing. In the past three years, dozens of foreign firms have created about 5,000 U.S. jobs in the USA. For decades, … Continue reading →

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Nesting Challenges Await Reshoring Manufacturers

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

By: Global Sources Potential reshorers would do well to learn from fellow manufacturers that have already made the move back home. Reshoring success stories faced settling-in difficulties early in their move back home. Companies looking to follow in their path … Continue reading →

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Is a U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance on the Horizon?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

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 →

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Beyond Reshoring: Why Restarting Plants and Hiring Workers are Just as Crucial

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

An emphasis on addressing both the skills gap and opening plants that are either closed or underutilized is essential if manufacturing wants to continue growing and attracting new workers By: Plant Engineering Even as the reshoring of manufacturing jobs gains … Continue reading →

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Manufacturers Take a Global Approach to Reshoring Decisions

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

By: Steve Minter, IndustryWeek Leaders from NCR and Jarden offer insights at the IW Best Plants conference into why manufacturing operations were brought back to the U.S. Though it has been heralded for a significant U.S. reshoring action, that decision … Continue reading →

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U.S. Manufacturing No More Expensive Than Outsourcing to China By 2015: Study

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

By: Phil LeBeau, CNBC Walk onto the shop floor at Prince Industries in Shanghai, China and it looks like most other manufacturing plants in this country. It’s busy running two shifts, cranking out components that will be shipped to major … Continue reading →

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How the Internet Is Bankrolling the World’s Best Hoodies — And Rebooting U.S. Manufacturing

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

By: Marcus Wohlsen, Wired Bayard Winthrop gets emotional about yarn. Outside the workshop just south of San Francisco where a platoon of women behind sewing machines assembles his company’s coveted American Giant sweatshirts—you know, the ones that have been sold … Continue reading →

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