Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.21
…means an overdependency or overexposure, to certain locations like China. Systems are needed that allow us to manufacture closer to design, closer to the consumers. Although environments like the U.S. or Europe have higher labor costs, automation can benefit from stronger institutions and infrastructure, high-quality talent, and great innovation ecosystems. These countries and regions need manufacturing jobs and a sustainable manufacturing industry for a stronger and more balanced economic future. Many are talking about a renaissance of manufacturing in North America and Europe, with countries like the U.K., France, and Germany starting to stand out. This is reflected not just…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.55
…to support the rapidly growing pharmaceutical export market in China. CSafe Global, a leading U.S. producer of cold containers, has expanded its global reach and local presence with a new hub operation in Taipei, Taiwan. This new addition to CSafe’s worldwide container operations facilities ensures Taiwan’s thriving biotech and pharmaceutical sectors have consistent and easy access to the cold chain industry’s top performing containers. “We’ve been supplying containers to Taipei for some time now from our Hong Kong facility,” explains Tom Weir, chief operating officer for CSafe Global. “CSafe continues expanding its presence in Asia by investing in facilities to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.30
…driving change in the business mindset, such as the China Plus One strategy, calling for companies to invest in China plus at least one other country rather than put all of their eggs in the China basket. These forces drive real changes to the distribution network, customer profiles, product profiles, channels and partners. This is resulting in a large number of suboptimized process variations for warehouse operations. The pandemic has also intensified the quest for alternative regional supply sources to make the supply chain more resilient to disruptions by decoupling through in-shoring or near-shoring. Environmental concerns While economic swings, cost…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.50
…as electrical and electronics and industrial applications. Thermoplastics have seen increasing demand in emerging economies such as India and China. A rousing demand in consumer electronic products has attributed success to market growth in thermoplastics. A rising population on a global scale and increasing disposable incomes has powered demand for these products in end-use industries that include thriving growth for market. A sizeable middle-class population and growing urbanization has boosted demand for advanced and modern electrical and automotive products. The lower costs attributed to the product and advancements in product quality have significantly contributed to robust growth of high-performance thermoplastics.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.94
Atomstack, a China-based 3D printing company, has launched Cambrian, a 3D printer for thermoplastic rubber filament. This new desktop FDM 3D printer is a tool capable of producing virtually any end-use rubber product as well as handling traditional 3D printing tasks. Atomstack Cambrian is available now on Kickstarter. With Atomstack Cambrian, users can print in thermoplastic rubber (TPR). This material lets users create virtually any end-use rubber product such as shoes, lattices, sporting goods, medical devices, prototypes and more. Cambrian uses a swappable extruder design—including one extruder for traditional filaments and one specially designed extruder for TPR. “For years, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.33
Quicktron, a leading autonomous mobile robot (AMR) provider in China, announced today that it has recently completed a new financing round. The C+ round funding was led by KION Group, one of the world’s leading providers of industrial trucks and supply chain solutions, Prosperity7 Ventures, the diversified growth fund of Aramco Ventures as well as multiple investment institutions in China. All proceeds will go towards global market expansion and further technical development, furthering the company’s mission to free human beings from manual handling. In the announcement, Quicktron summarized its growth in recent years. Operating income from 2017 to 2019 increased…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.12
…global pandemic. “In the 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 of the reshoring movement in America,” she says. To companies that are considering this move, she says the first step is to evaluate your total cost of ownership (TCO). Factoring in variables like automation, proximity to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.13
…to shift from sourcing 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 next five years while 87% say 3D printing will increasingly drive local manufacturing. Even with the optimism, the Essentium survey found challenges remain. In particular, material innovation is necessary, both to address the historically high-cost of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.24
…Ltd Dover, N.J. X X Shandong New Beiyang Shandong, China X X Keyence Itasca, Ill. X X X X Bluebird Corp. Palisades Park, N.J. X X Unitech Los Angeles, Calif. X X X Vitronic Wiesbaden, Germany X Avery Dennison Glendale, Calif. X X cab Produkttechnik GmbH Tyngsboro, Mass. X Omron Hoffman Estates, Ill. X X Tracking market trends The AIDC market reached $6.49 billion in 2019 and is projected to decline to $5.85 billion in 2020, according to VDC. Between 2019 and 2024, the market is expected to post a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8%, driving overall revenues…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.10
…processes and features as well as the progress they’ve made implementing them. Download Now! 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 the top freight, logistics, and supply chain trends affecting the industry and how they will shape the year to come. Download Now! More Autonomous Vehicles Special…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.84
…lower-tier cities and in 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 end of February. 36 percent of retailers said they adjusted their marketplace strategy as a result of COVID-19. 80 percent of global warehouses did not have any automation in 2016. 3. STOCKPILING OF UNNECESSARY CATEGORIES While…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.10
…UK-based jobs to elsewhere. 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 may be merely procedural, but in the tense climate of the current U.S.-China relations, it's fate is less predictable. “Arm’s blueprints for powering chipsets are a critical component for many Chinese smartphone makers and AI firms…