Dixie County lost one of its largest employers in the 2007-2008 recession, a Georgia Pacific (GP) Lumber facility. For more than 10 years the mill remained closed, but with help from the North Florida Economic Development Partnership (NFEDP), a new buyer has reopened the mill, made millions in new investments and has a projected annual payroll of $5.5 million in a very rural county.
The U.S. has not been competitive, so companies sourced offshore to meet consumer and industrial demand for low-priced goods. Fortunately, however, a positive localization trend since 2010 indicates an increasing rate of reshoring by U.S. companies and foreign direct investment by foreign companies.
Gene Granata of CGTech Inc. talks to Manufacturing Engineering about software.
The Institute for Supply Management issued an economic forecast calling for expansion for the rest of 2021.
Additive manufacturing is one way companies can prepare for the next supply chain interruption.
Too much inaccuracy in G-code post processing for Swiss-style machines is hurting manufacturers.
One of the annoyances of living in the suburbs is the incessant whine of gas-powered lawnmowers and leafblowers—particularly the latter.
3D Systems announced plans for acquisitions of two companies.
SMARTTECH3D and Verisurf Software Announce Solution Partnership, 3D Scanning to Inspection, Reverse Engineering to Intelligent CAD
ZEISS said it has agreed to acquire Capture 3D. Financial terms were not disclosed.