National Association of Manufacturers With the holiday season approaching, financial markets continue to gift us with new all-time highs, boosted by cautious optimism in the outlook and healthy gains in a number of economic indicators.
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Harvard Business Review In early 2016, economists David Autor, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson published an influential paper that highlighted some of the costs of global trade. They reviewed the literature and reported that trade with China had cost the U.S. as many as one million manufacturing jobs since 1999, had lowered wages, and had not led to the new jobs and industries that trade proponents had promised.
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Bloomberg U.K. manufacturing output unexpectedly fell the most in eight months in October as pharmaceuticals slumped. The 0.9 percent drop compared with forecasts for a 0.2 percent increase and marked the biggest decline since February. Industrial production fell 1.3 percent, driven by a slide in oil and gas extraction. That was due to a shutdown of Buzzard, one of the U.K.’s biggest fields, the Office for National Statistics said last week.
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AGMA Learn what is required for the design of an optimum gear set and the importance of the coordinated effort of the gear design engineer, the gear metallurgist, and the bearing system engineer. Investigate gear‐related problems, failures and improved processing procedures.
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IndustryWeek On Sunday, December 11, Boeing (IW500/9) Commercial Airplanes confirmed details of its long-anticipated sale to Iran Air, the flag carrier of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The jet builder will supply a total of 80 jets — 50 737 MAX 8s, 15 777-300ERs, and 15 777-9s — the total value of which it estimated at $16.6 billion. The first aircraft are due to be delivered in 2018.
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IndustryWeek U.S. bilateral trade with China and Mexico, particularly the growing deficits the U.S. carries with the two nations, generally drives the conversation about U.S. manufacturing trade. With the latest report on U.S. international trade in goods and services, from the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Canada just might be moving into the spotlight.
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IndustryWeek Sure, the Internet of Things could create hundreds of billions of dollars in new markets but the question is: who will be the winners and losers in this new marketplace? What are the driving forces behind IoT and what are the implications for companies developing strategies in IoT? How should you innovate to ensure you grow your business without being disrupted or "Amazoned?"
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Manufacturing Business Technology German luxury automaker Audi has announced the first system in the U.S. to connect vehicles to the surrounding infrastructure. The company said that selected 2017 versions of its A4, Q7 and allroad models, when equipped with an active connect PRIME subscription, will be able to receive signals from specific city and metropolitan traffic management systems.
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Manufacturing Business Technology Undoubtedly, there will continue to be significant questions about the future of domestic manufacturing post-election. With Republican control of both the White House and Congress, one thing seems clear: change is coming. Here are the five key policy discussions that could have significant implications for domestic manufacturing over the next four years: tax, infrastructure, trade, military spending and regulation.
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