For those who embrace digital, the industrialization of additive manufacturing (AM) is key:

From the Associated Press: A union declared total victory in a mass strike by about 25,000 workers at 48 assembly plants in a Mexican border city, but the movement spawned a storm of wildcat walkouts Monday at other businesses.

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As countries start to flex their economic muscle, the rules that keep goods moving across borders are only going to get more complex. Navigate them successfully:

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is betting on wind power becoming a $1 billion business in the United States:

Small reductions in supply chain efficiency can have a significant overall impact on productivity and profitability:

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The first half of 2018 saw strong growth in equipment and software investment, driven by a healthy U.S. economy and more preferable tax treatment:

Ford is among several companies providing wearable technology to elevate and support their workers' arms. (Via Associated Press)

There are several tactics manufacturers can adopt to stay a step ahead of cybercriminals:

Apple is reducing the size of its workforce assigned to driverless car technology as the company reorganizes amid weakening sales of iPhones, its biggest moneymaker (via Associated Press):

Inventive talent sourcing and recruiting approaches, modernized branding methods and vibrant company cultures that speak to a new workforce generation are essential to altering the outdated image of manufacturing:

Some energy providers are not doing enough to tailor digital customer experiences, products, and services to small businesses.

Modern next-generation analytics are more accessible than ever, giving plant maintenance managers new tools they can leverage to work smarter, not harder.

With a systematic global trade management approach, let’s consider three key areas that consistently provide cost savings and process improvements for global manufacturers:

Volvo Construction Equipment has announced plans to create a range of electric compact excavators (EC15 to EC27) and wheel loaders (L20 to L28).

The requirement to “see through to the end customer” is critical to taking advantage of the technologies disrupting manufacturing.

"Britain's Parliament has delivered a crushing verdict on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal, rejecting it by 432 votes to 202 — the biggest defeat suffered by a government in modern British political history." Via Associated Press

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In honor of National Cut Your Energy Costs Day on Jan. 10, many consumers will add to their New Year’s Resolution list with a plan to reduce energy consumption and cost. How about you?