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…1990s and 2000s, offshoring to China was the economic strategy for many U.S. manufacturers,” Coates says. “Fast forward to 2020, and companies are looking to move away from China and back to the U.S.” Coates says that the catalyst for reshoring was the 2012 election, although companies didn’t immediately start moving their operations. “It was the turning point and beginning…
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…parts from remote locations like China to on-site production facilities. AM accelerated their time to market because manufacturers could make parts in a matter of hours, solving the problem of waiting on global suppliers.” Overall, survey respondents were bullish on the future of large-scale production AM. The majority (84%) believe AM investments will deliver a clear competitive advantage over the…
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…Beiyang 83.9 86.2 -2.7% Shandong, China X X 14 14 Keyence 104.1 80.0 30.1% Itasca, Ill. X X X X 15 15 Bluebird Corp. 68 79.1 -14.0% Palisades Park, N.J. X X 16 16 Unitech 55.4 55.3 0.2% Los Angeles, Calif. X X X 17 17 Vitronic 52.8 49.8 6.0% Wiesbaden, Germany X 18 18 Avery Dennison 48.5 47.5 2.1%…
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…Bringing Long-Haul Electric Trucks into China This paper addresses two main questions; What are the potential impacts on carbon emissions of electric long haul trucks in China, and what are the barriers to the adoption of electric long haul trucks in China? Download Now! 2020 Strategic Freight Management Trends In this educational and informative white paper, you will learn about…
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…older age groups (based on China). Among shoppers living in cities classified as Tier 3 and below, e-commerce activity accounted for 69.2 percent of the total share during the outbreak. That was an increase of 12 percent from January. In January, those aged 31 and above made up 49 percent of online consumers. This leaped to 60 percent by the…
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…In the Shadow of the U.S.-China Tension Whereas Mellanox gave NVIDIA the interconnects that are critical in HPC (high performance computing), Arm is expected to give NVIDIA the energy-efficient microprocessor technology and IP essential to the development of various SoCs (systems on chips). Both are crucial building blocks to AI computing architecture. Under normal circumstances, regulatory approval for the transaction…
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…are revisiting their reliance on China and looking to the U.S. as the next key manufacturing center; nearly all (97%) said COVID-19 has created new opportunities, with 87% making digital transformation a high priority; and supply chain resilience is important to 99% of respondents, with 96% working to increase supply chain agility. The unprecedented transportation disruptions and shutdowns from the…
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…all over the world, including China, Taiwan, and other parts of Asia, and the U.S … For the most part, factories have adjusted, and most are now running in almost full capacity. Nothing is not flowing; some are just flowing less evenly than they used to,” noted Govshteyn. Production is resuming but things are not the same. Welcome to the…
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…in the Czech Republic, Auburn Hills in Michigan and Shanghai in China, as well as local remanufacturing service centers in Brazil, Mexico, Germany and Vietnam.
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…Bringing Long-Haul Electric Trucks into China This paper addresses two main questions; What are the potential impacts on carbon emissions of electric long haul trucks in China, and what are the barriers to the adoption of electric long haul trucks in China? Download Now! 2020 Strategic Freight Management Trends In this educational and informative white paper, you will learn about…
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…infections after growing numbers in China, particularly in the city of Wuhan, the capital of Central China’s Hubei province. Robots were used in Wuhan during the outbreak. Olivia Chi is a spokesperson for UBTECH Robotics based in Shenzhen, China. UBTECH robots used artificial intelligence to assist in the COVID-19 crisis in and out of hospitals. In fact, one of UBTECH’s…
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…customers, such as SF DHL China, ITOCHU Logistics, and TCL, have seen 200% to 300% increases in productivity, as well as 50% labor cost reductions. “We know that the role of automation will continue to grow across the supply chain, but investing upwards of $5 million on a system with limited flexibility just won’t cut it in a post-pandemic environment,”…
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…better for future crises. “Inside China’s COVID-19 clogged supply chain and beyond, it’s clear that preventing future plant shutdowns means making a greater investment in robotics and automation. In recent years, China has bought more robots than any other country, especially collaborative robots (co-bots). It will now have to start putting them to work.” This analysis is based on GlobalData’s…
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…operate regional headquarters in Australia, China, Germany and Singapore. “I’m honored to be a part of this company and the reputation we have earned for working closely with our customers to enhance efficiency, productivity and safety. We could not have reached this point without the support of the communities where we reside and our employees, who are an incredible group…
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…states have signed the treaty. China, Russia, and the United States have not. ANSYS Hall of Fame 2020 academic award winner Sebastian Celis Sierra and his team use ANSYS HFSS software to model radar signature to detect landmines. Image courtesy of ANSYS and Sebastian Celis Sierra Deadly plastic bottles The first step to clear the landmines is to pinpoint their…
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