Category Archives: Manufacturing

Manufacturing In America – FT

Posted on November 21, 2022 by macromon

The FT’s global business columnist Rana Foroohar looks at why the US should bring manufacturing jobs back home. In the second of three films based on her new book, ‘Homecoming: the path to prosperity in a post-global world’, she follows … Continue reading →

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Auto Chip Shortage Causing An INSANE Black-Market

Posted on October 17, 2021 by macromon

#CKStrong Wow, it’s starting to feel like the old days of exchanging currency on the black market in the men’s bathroom at the Rio de Janeiro airport.  “The current black market price of a Bosch ESP chip (brake control system) … Continue reading →

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The Secular Decline in U.S. Manufacturing Employment

Posted on January 16, 2020 by macromon

The title of the post is a bit of a misnomer. Though the number of manufacturing jobs in the United States is 40 plus percent higher than in 1939, the proportion of total private payrolls hit its lowest level in … Continue reading →

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Inside China’s Future Factory

Posted on January 12, 2019 by macromon

Over the past 40 years, the fishing village of Shenzhen has been reborn as a futuristic metropolis bursting with factories. Bloomberg Businessweek’s Ashlee Vance travels to the heart of China’s tech revolution to witness this new reality firsthand, as part … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: The third industrial revolution begins

Posted on November 24, 2013 by macromon

This is really good stuff from the Economist.   We were all over this three years ago. QUIRKY AND SHAPEWAYS are putting the tools of manufacturing into the hands of the masses using 3D printers and social networks. New products, designs … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Compensation Costs

Posted on December 25, 2012 by macromon

Nice charts from the BLS.   Even though the big countries — China and India — it does give a a sense of the relative competitiveness of nations. Chart 1 – Average hourly compensation costs in U.S. manufacturing, at $35.53 in … Continue reading →

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Foxconn to Teach American Engineers About Manufacturing

Posted on November 8, 2012 by macromon

Interesting story from AP on Foxconn, the Taiwan based companies who manufactures many of the Apple products.  Two points jump out at us:  1) automated equipment;  and 2) lack of skilled workers in the United States. TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — … Continue reading →

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China manufacturing model under threat – Reuters

Posted on October 17, 2012 by macromon

Put this on the your inflation and profit margin watch.  And start monitoring prices at Costco and WalMart, which we see already ticking higher.  Also see our past posts. Companies like Foxconn, which assembles most of the world’s iPads and … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: A New Kind of Industrial Robot

Posted on September 23, 2012 by macromon

A smarter, safer new industrial robot [Rethink Robotics] could bring automation to new areas of manual work and help many U.S. manufacturers regain a competitive edge. – Technology Review (click here if video is not observable)

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U.S. Economic Data Releases – June 4

Posted on June 4, 2012 by macromon

US Factory Orders Post Surprise Fall in April – CNBC (click here if chart is not observable)

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