Fashion Flees China
American fashion companies are shifting their operations away from China. In Sourcing Journal, Chelsea Dobrosielski reports that a survey of the fashion industry conducted...
Why Can’t America Build Anything Anymore? A Sad Lesson
Stanley Black & Decker, a storied American tool brand, wanted to build wrenches in America, but failed to do so profitably. Here's the sad...
Swiss Company to Build New Solar Cell Facility in Colorado
Swiss solar cell manufacturer Meyer Burger is building a new production facility in Colorado Springs. Aldo Svaldi reports in The Denver Post:
Meyer Burger, a...
American Companies Paying More Attention to India
As tensions with China rise, American businesses are spending more time considering India as a new location for manufacturing. Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently...
America Experiencing a Factory Building Boom
After COVID-19 supply chain struggles raised red flags about dependence on imports from China and elsewhere, many companies are building new production facilities in...
Peloton to Outsource Bike Manufacturing to Taiwanese Firm
After trying to bring more production in-house during the pandemic, Peloton will outsource manufacturing of its bikes and treadmills to Taiwanese firm, Rexon Industrial...
IKEA UPGRADE: Furniture, Meatballs and…Robots?
IKEA is best known for its self-assembled furniture, and Swedish meatballs available at its stores. But the next big thing people may associate with...
SOLD OUT: Inflation, Supply Issues Limit Customer Options
Companies faced with limited supplies of raw materials and rising costs of goods are narrowing down the models of products they make to only...
Perhaps a Bright Future for US Manufacturing
The Wall Street Journal's Scott Davis explains some of the tailwinds that will propel U.S. manufacturing into 2021. He writes:
The U.S. manufacturing industry has...
More American Manufacturing Coming Home
Weiler Abrasives Group has announced it will bring its Chinese abrasives production line to the United States. In a press release on Inddist.com, Weiler...