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Digital twins, the supply chain, and OSHA

 
 
Also: The good news about middle-market manufacturers
Market Moves: Manufacturing | View online
 
September 2, 2023
From the Editor

Hello and welcome back to Market Moves Manufacturing, a biweekly newsletter covering the latest news from Endeavor Business Media brands. In this edition we reveal IndustryWeek's Best Plants winners, analyze the results of reports on middle-market manufacturing and mobile robots, and explore the process of modernizing a cotton press.

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It takes the right mix of people, process and dogged determination to deliver plant performances that shine.
From IndustryWeek
According to a Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) report, 76% of middle-market manufacturers project overall performance improvements this year.
From Contractor
The proposed rule would allow an employee to choose a third-party representative, such as an outside union representative, to accompany an OSHA inspector into nonunion facilities.
From Material Handling & Logistics
'By 2027, over 75% of companies will have adopted some form of cyber-physical automation within their warehouse operations.'
With a digital twin, organizations no longer have to wait multiple days to update their inventory status.
From Machine Design
When a systems integrator received a request to modernize a cotton press, he discovered a new set of tools for dealing with an enduring machine.
 
 

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