| U.S. Final Manufacturing PMI Ends 2020 at Six-Year High: IHS Markit |
| U.S.
manufacturing activity picked up at its most brisk pace in more than
six years in December, extending a recovery in the factory sector that
has spurred the strongest pricing environment for goods producers since
2011 as the coronavirus pandemic upends supply-chain networks. |
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| LISTEN: MC Machinery Launches Podcast Series—Minds on Manufacturing |
Metalworking
and metal fabrication machine manufacturer MC Machinery has launched a
new Minds on Manufacturing podcast, to cover timely topics in
fabricating, machining and general manufacturing, and available on all
major podcast platforms. The first episode, launched in December,
features Mark Bringle, technical sponsorship and marketing director at
Joe Gibbs Racing, who provides a behind-the-scenes look at the
manufacturing processes that have propelled several NASCAR drivers,
including Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Marvin Truex, Jr. and Erik Jones, to
victory.
The second episode features Lasernut president Cody Waggoner, who explains how he started and grew Lasernut into one of Southern California’s premier laser shops for the automotive industry. |
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| Year Over Year, November Manufacturing Technology Orders Show Gains |
U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $330.3 million in November 2020, a decrease of 13.3 percent from October but an increase of 1.4 percent from November 2019, the first positive year-over-year change since January 2019, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report published by AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology. Year-to-date orders totaled $3.39 billion, a decrease of 18.7 percent from the first eleven months of 2019.
According to Douglas K. Woods, president of AMT, “the share of total orders from job shops increased in November. This could be due to larger manufacturers and OEMs delaying investments in capital equipment until 2021 when they can expense these investments against expected higher tax rates. |
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| Small Parts, Inc. Names New President |
| Brannon
Meagher has been named president of Small Parts, Inc., Logansport, IN,
effective January 4, 2021. Meagher replaces Clay Barnes, the acting
interim president for the past 18 months. |
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| FABTECH Call for Speakers Deadline Extended to January 29 |
| Conference-speaker
submissions for FABTECH 2021 are being accepted through January 29.
Program managers seek speakers who excite, engage, inspire and implement
practices that will enhance the attendee experience and learning
opportunity. FABTECH technologies include stamping, additive
manufacturing, automation, cutting, finishing, lean principles and lean
tools, management, marketing, robotics, smart manufacturing, welding,
and workforce development. |
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| Coming in the January-FebRuary Issue of MetalForming |
| Right-Sized Press Anchors Rapid Ramp-Up at Martinrea |
A
new 1000-ton transfer press, along with 40 new welding cells, have this
Tier One facility primed to take on a heavy dose of new business
awarded recently by several automotive OEMs. The new work encompasses
some 200 new stamping dies for an array of automotive underbody and
chassis components.
On the Precipice of the Smart Pressroom
As enhanced digital-communication tools make their way into presses and
feed lines, complementing new developments in servo technology, metal
stampers will find new ways to increase throughput, quicken setups,
optimize maintenance procedures and decrease downtime.
Also in January-February
- Industry Outlook
- Servo Technology
- Laser Cutting
- Resistance Welding
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Pressroom Automation
Management
Stamping Presses
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