{"id":2526,"date":"2019-03-07T11:38:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T11:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:33:56","slug":"week-10-in-manufacturing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/week-10-in-manufacturing-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 10 in Manufacturing News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global manufacturing growth plumbs new depths amid trade tensions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Global manufacturing growth decelerated in 2018 as a result of trade and tariff barriers, according to the UN\u2019s latest International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Issues involving the US, China and the EU \u2013 which together account for over half of global manufacturing production \u2013 cut world manufacturing value added by 0.2 percentage points in 2018 versus 2017 as growing uncertainty from the trade war and Brexit put the brakes on investment.<br>Full article on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"GTR (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gtreview.com\/news\/global\/global-manufacturing-growth-plumbs-new-depths-amid-trade-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\">GTR.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK manufacturers&#8217; optimism at 27-year low amid Brexit stockpiling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturers\u2019 optimism about their prospects for the rest of the year fell to a 27-year low last month amid record stockpiling to cope with&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2019\/jan\/27\/airbus-siemens-brexit-warnings\" target=\"_blank\">the potential fallout of a no-deal Brexit<\/a>, according to a survey of the industry. <br>The UK manufacturing purchasing managers\u2019 index (PMI) fell to a four-month low of 52.0 in February,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2019\/feb\/01\/uk-manufacturers-stockpiling-for-no-deal-brexit-hit-record-levels\" target=\"_blank\">down from a revised reading of 52.6 in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan\u2019s output tumbled after a dive in new orders, especially from China. On Thursday, data released by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stats.gov.cn\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\">the National Bureau of Statistics<\/a>&nbsp;showed that factory activity in China, the world\u2019s second-largest economy contracted to a three-year low in February, caused by trade talks uncertainty with the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturing across the eurozone, which depends heavily on demand from China followed the same pattern. It contracted in February for the first time since June 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only the US manufacturing industry, which has grown in every month since 2009, continued to expand, though at a much slower pace, reflecting the weaker economic outlook.<br>Full article on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"The Guardian (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2019\/mar\/01\/uk-manufacturers-optimism-at-27-year-low-amid-brexit-stockpiling\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manufacturing Automation and Robotics Summit 2019: Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employee Engagement:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People still feel threatened by automation, which shows that a change in how we promote technology is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cobots vs Standard Robots:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Important that your business understand the pros and cons of both <g class=\"gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"5\" data-gr-id=\"5\">cobots<\/g> and standard Robots in order to make an informed decision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maximising Business Value from your Investment:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The benefits of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"digital technologies (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">digital technologies<\/a> are undoubtedly achievable, but only by setting out on a \u2018journey\u2019 in the right way \u2013 for many businesses, there\u2019s no magic leap from spreadsheets to automated quotes, for example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/buying-manufacturing-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 Things You Need to Know Before Buying Manufacturing Software.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autonomous Mobile Robotics:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don\u2019t just simply automate an existing process, could that process be improved? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Full article on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"The Manufacturing (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themanufacturer.com\/articles\/manufacturing-automation-and-robotics-summit-2019-key-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Manufacturing.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aerospace Parts Manufacturing Market Size, Share &amp; Trends Analysis&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The global aerospace parts manufacturing market size is expected to reach USD 1.14 trillion by 2025. The market is anticipated to register a CAGR of 3.8% over the forecast period. Increasing fleet replacement rates are expected to lead to a surge in aircraft production, which is expected to boost <g class=\"gr_ gr_112 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"112\" data-gr-id=\"112\">the growth<\/g>.<br><g class=\"gr_ gr_31 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"31\" data-gr-id=\"31\">Full<\/g> report on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Research and Markets  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchandmarkets.com\/research\/4fcds5\/global_aerospace\" target=\"_blank\">Research and Markets<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global manufacturing growth plumbs new depths amid trade tensions Global manufacturing growth decelerated in 2018 as a result of trade and tariff barriers, according to the UN\u2019s latest International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[3,57],"class_list":["post-2526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-manufacturing","tag-manufacturing-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Week 10 in Manufacturing News - Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Manufacturing news week 10. 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