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“The definition of ‘relationship’ has changed greatly,” says Batesville Tool and Die’s Jody Fledderman. “Relationships aren’t as personal as they used to be. While we used to work closely and more as friends with customers, the relation- ships today are more businesslike. There are exceptions of course, depending on the customer, but now we just focus on meeting our commitments and under- standing the rules of the game.”
States, not only for national security reasons but also to reduce future sup- ply-chain risks. The big question: What will be the ultimate impact on costs to consumers? In our view, costs likely are to increase because of the potential risk of deglobalization.”
The near-shoring movement has U.S. metal formers and fabricators engaged in a race to scale, creating a large gap in the skilled-labor ranks as most companies see opportunities to grow, but lack the people to allow them to do so.
“We all have that concern,” shares Elisabeth Weissenrieder-Bennis, exec-
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Fledderman: “Batesville Tool & Die is really good at automating the actual processes— welding and assembly, for example. Now we’re focused on automating material handling through these cells, using technologies such as vision-guided
bin picking.”