{"id":3877,"date":"2019-10-17T12:54:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T12:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=3877"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:46:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:46:26","slug":"week-42-in-manufacturing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/week-42-in-manufacturing-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 42 in Manufacturing News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>America&#8217;s factories are in trouble. The trade war is only part of the problem; Labour claims new tariff plan &#8216;risks destroying&#8217; UK&#8217;s manufacturing sector; Netflix\u2019s \u201cAmerican Factory\u201d and the New Geography of Manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">America&#8217;s factories are in trouble. The trade war is only part of the problem <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New York (CNN Business)<\/strong> &#8211; The trade war is hurting America&#8217;s factories, but it&#8217;s not the only culprit. The strike at General Motors and Boeing&#8217;s 737 Max crisis are taking a toll as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This trifecta of challenges worries analysts and economists that the manufacturing sector could contract for the third-straight month in October. Lower output from American factories could drag down US GDP growth in the third and fourth quarters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/13\/economy\/manufacturing-risks-gm-boeing-trade\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">CNN Business<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">U.S. Manufacturing Continues to Slow, Companies Hope New Markets and Tech Can Help <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Like a lot of industries we&#8217;ve been on an 8- to 10-year growth period,&#8221; says Charles Straface, president of the $3 billion annual sales business unit that builds the &#8220;bones&#8221; of such products as trailers, trucks, cars, windows, and doors in more than 20 factories across North America. Last year, business was at a peak it hadn&#8217;t seen since 2006. This year things began to slow by 3% through July, which was still &#8220;pretty good.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2019\/10\/14\/manufacturing-industry-jobs-slowdown-innovation-new-markets-pmi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Fortune<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Labour claims new tariff plan &#8216;risks destroying&#8217; UK&#8217;s manufacturing sector<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK government\u2019s new tariff schedule \u201crisks destroying\u201d the steel, ceramics and car industry, according to a Labour frontbencher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shadow minister for small business Bill Esterson told Yahoo Finance UK on Wednesday the adjusted tariff regime ahead of a potential no-deal Brexit could wreck Britain\u2019s manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/labour-claims-new-tariff-plan-risks-destroying-u-k-manufacturing-sector-110350640.html?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Yahoo Finance UK (opens in a new tab)\">Yahoo Finance UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Netflix\u2019s \u201cAmerican Factory\u201d and the New Geography of Manufacturing <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first over-riding similarity between American and African factories is that no matter the geography, factory life is just plain hard. Factory jobs require manual dexterity, an overriding sense of discipline, and an incredible endurance. In&nbsp;<em>American Factory<\/em>, a worker named Bobby describes how \u201cdoing the same thing over and over again, that wears on you, body, mind\u2026.Sometimes you think, \u2018Why am I doing this?\u2019 You think about whether you have the stamina and the will to do this type of job.\u201d &nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2019\/10\/netflixs-american-factory-and-the-new-geography-of-manufacturing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Harward Business Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From olive growers to winemakers, small firms in Europe are bracing for $7.5 billion in US tariffs <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>European agriculture ministers have warned that some smaller food growers across the continent will face declining revenues and a potential fight for survival, just days before the introduction of U.S. tariffs that will target $7.5 billion worth of EU goods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/10\/16\/trade-firms-in-europe-are-bracing-for-7point5-billion-in-us-tariffs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America&#8217;s factories are in trouble. 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