Tag: reshoring
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2023 Predictions & Forecasts: The future is bright machines
Two senior executives from Bright Machines, a manufacturing automation company, give Robotics and Automation News their thoughts and forecasts for the year ahead. The predictions offer insight on manufacturing trends, supply chain evolution, the future of automation, and more.
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Reshoring from China to US not a short-term solution
Reshoring industrial operations from China to the US has not been as straightforward as it may have sounded at first, and companies looking to do so “face significant problems”, according to a report by the South China Morning Post. American companies, encouraged by the administration of President Donald Trump to relocate to the US, have…
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Robots eroding employment prospects in developing economies, says UN
Increasing utilisation of robotics and automation technologies in developed countries is ruining emerging economies around the world, according to a report by the United Nations. A policy briefing by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Robots and Industrialization in Developing Countries, argues that increased use of robots in developed countries erodes traditional labour-cost advantage…
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Manufacturing in the USA: The same story told from many angles
Most stories have at least two sides, usually one negative and one positive, depending on your point of view or what aspect of the story you choose to highlight. So, for example, if you read CNN you will see mentions of “record” levels of business, such as in the sectors of automaking and aerospace. “US aircraft production…