{"id":3708,"date":"2019-09-26T10:04:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T10:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=3708"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:44:14","slug":"week-39-in-manufacturing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/week-39-in-manufacturing-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 39 in Manufacturing News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How 5G Will Revolutionize the Manufacturing Sector: The Main Applications; Are Microfactories the Next Big Thing for Manufacturing? US and Eurozone manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">U.S. Manufacturing Hits 5-Month High, But Trade War Still Looms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While the manufacturing sector staged a muted recovery in September, showing a degree of resilience in the broader U.S. economy, the trade war continues to take a noticeable toll on the overall business outlook, according to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markiteconomics.com\/Public\/Home\/PressRelease\/a37ed6d3c08e4ce4a68711ffaba8423d\" target=\"_blank\">new IHS Markit data<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturing sector activity scored 51.0\u2014up from 50.3 in August and beating out the consensus estimates of 50.4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Forbes (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/sergeiklebnikov\/2019\/09\/23\/us-manufacturing-hits-5-month-high-but-trade-war-still-looms\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eurozone economy slows amid trade decline and Brexit fears<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The eurozone economy came close to stalling in September after declines in global trade and the threat of a no-deal Brexit triggered the fastest fall in manufacturing output in nearly seven years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Germany was the main driver of the slump after a survey of private sector activity found that the growing threat to international trade from the tit-for-tat US-China trade war had left it in the worst position since 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"The Guardian (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2019\/sep\/23\/eurozone-economy-slows-trade-brexit-manufacturing\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How 5G Will Revolutionize the Manufacturing Sector: The Main Applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>5G will have a profound positive impact on technologies in the manufacturing sector, such as with AI and machine learning, by making intelligent algorithms more successful at fulfilling their purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within manufacturing, there are numerous use cases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Utilization of real-time, highly granular location data from across the supply chain can be used to greatly increase efficiency and agility and reduce operational risks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased use of sensor data&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iotforall.com\/role-data-analytics-iot\/\" target=\"_blank\">to capture data<\/a>&nbsp;about a specific characteristic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increasing part of the Industry 4.0 and IoT paradigm is the ability for machines to act intelligently with what is termed&nbsp;<em>edge computing<\/em>&nbsp;and to communicate directly with other machines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"IoT For All (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iotforall.com\/5g-applications-manufacturing\/\" target=\"_blank\">IoT For All<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are Microfactories the Next Big Thing for Manufacturing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking advantage of new manufacturing technologies, microfactories are small, highly automated factories. In addition to requiring less space, the microfactory doesn\u2019t need as large of a labor force and can use less energy and materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The microfactory trend is gaining traction in the fashion and textile industry in particular but is also being utilized in other areas as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasnet.com\/insights\/are-microfactories-the-next-big-thing-for-manufacturing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"ThomasNet (opens in a new tab)\">ThomasNet<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How 5G Will Revolutionize the Manufacturing Sector: The Main Applications; Are Microfactories the Next Big Thing for Manufacturing? 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