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Trends in Manufacturing: Insights from 750 Leaders

Trends in Manufacturing: Insights from 750 Leaders

Despite manufacturers’ best forecasts, no one could have predicted what 2020 had in store. For many manufacturers, the destabilizing force of the pandemic exposed weaknesses along the value chain. It also highlighted opportunities to justify larger-scale.

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Columbus McKinnon Acquires Garvey Corp., Further Expanding Conveyors Offering

It complement's CM's $485 million purchase of Dorner Mfg. Corp., completed this past April.

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October Construction Spending Up 0.2% from September

It was up almost 9% year-over-year.

Containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach in CA on Oct. 1, 2021.

US Manufacturing Grew Faster in November

Many respondents said they are still struggling to hire, despite some modest progress over the past three months.

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September Cutting Tool Orders Decelerate, but Still Up 11% From 2020

Shipments still remain below their 2019 levels.

Safety Signs, Pipe Markers Supplier Brimar Industries Privately Acquired

New Jersey-based Brimar primarily serves customers through its e-commerce websites, which includew SafetySign.com and PipeMarker.com.

Alco Manufacturing Corp. Acquires Fellow Machine Parts Supplier Kaddis Manufacturing

Rochester, NY-based Kaddis is a manufacturer of precision machined components for the fluid system, industrial sensor, medical device, motor and automotive end markets.

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Quitting Your Job or Thinking About Joining the 'Great Resignation'?

Here's what an employment lawyer advises.

Dead Crew Stuck on Ships; Peterbilt Fires Whistleblower; Domestic Automakers Rank Last | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 43

Also on the podcast, Samsung's new Texas chip plant, increasing CEO turnover, Apple sues hackers for hire, paying bills with high fives and nuclear reactor on the moon.

Pumps Distributor West View Cunningham Acquires G&W Industrial Sales

Pittsburgh-based West View will take over the sales efforts of various product lines of Parkesburg, WV-based G&W, including Wilden Pumps and Strahman Valves.

Live Today: Rich Reiff on Real World ROI

Reiff has witnessed several significant shifts that have reshaped the media landscape.

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EU to Unveil Massive Infrastructure Plan Wednesday

The program is expected to mobilize up to 300 billion euros ($341 billion) in public and private funds by 2027.