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Market Moves: Manufacturing | View online
 
January 20, 2024
From the Editor

Hello and welcome back to Market Moves Manufacturing, a twice-monthly newsletter covering the latest news from Endeavor Business Media brands. In this edition, we start off with an examination of the CHIPS Act and who it may be actually benefiting. Industrial automation is also top of mind due to supply chain issues, a looming skills shortage, and the part robots can play in keeping workers safe. 

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– Jennifer Ramsay

 

The future of semiconductors is all about innovation but that's not a priority of U.S. funding.
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The supply chain crisis over microelectronics was largely thwarted in 2023, but it took patience, planning and some creative engineering.
A Gartner survey found companies will, on average, allocate 5.8% of their budgets to the technology.
The rate of unfilled positions in industrial maintenance is as high as 30%, and more than a fourth of the current workforce will soon retire.
Remote-controlled robots offer high value for confined entry inspections, working from height and hazardous material handling.
Selecting the right location is a critical, yet complicated part of building a new facility or expanding on an existing one.
Federal regulators will investigate Boeing and its suppliers' quality standards, threatening Boeing's authority to supervise compliance.
Xaba plans to establish a new robotics lab and develop its sustainable manufacturing platforms.
 
 

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