Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his strong commitment to increasing overseas investment in manufacturing, despite losing export market share due to Zero-Covid policies Since it joined the World Trade Organisation in 2001, China has seen its manufacturing...
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Executive Council formed to promote Smart Manufacturing in the US
The Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) and The Society Of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) have announced that they are to team up to form an executive council seeking to promote smart manufacturing. This ambitious plan will assemble leading...
Connecting the world with Nokia Microwave Long-Haul webinar
Nokia has announced that it is to host a webinar focusing on the ever-developing world of high speed mobile networks. The webinar is entitled Connecting the World with Nokia Microwave Long-haul and is available on demand and will last a total of one hour. Nokia...
Mercedes make record-breaking continental EV run
Mercedes, the German-based automotive giant, is continuing to push itself to the forefront of electric vehicle technology with its new EQXX vehicle which is currently undergoing production tests. As part of these tests, the EQXX recently completed an EV world record...
Ericsson to future-proof Pine Cellular network
Pine Cellular, a regional telecommunications company serving southeastern Oklahoma, has chosen Ericsson, the Swedish-based networking and telecommunications giant, to upgrade its existing 3G/4G equipment to 5G-ready products and solutions. With this modernization,...
Department of Commerce looks for public help to restore US semiconductor industry to former glories
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) CHIPS for America initiative has asked for public input on two crucial departmental programs that aim to restore U.S. global leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. The two...
Bosch Rexroth to build new assembly plant in Mexico
Bosch Rexroth, the Germany-based supplier of drive and control technologies, has announced that it is building a new $155 million assembly plant in Queretaro, Mexico. The new plant represents another important landmark in the company's long commitment to Mexico with...
VW announce plans to automate production plants
Volkswagen Group has announced its plans to automate 20 to 30 percent of production at its new Trinity assembly plant under construction in Wolfsburg, Germany. In a press statement Sebastian Schmickartz, the plant’s chief production officer said “Assembly is still 90...
Audi to launch its first US EV plant?
Audi is the latest automobile giant to consider shifting its strategy after the historic Inflation Reduction Act passed in August this year. The Inflation Reduction Act provides tax credits for buying electric vehicles in the US meaning that if consumers buy a new EV,...
IBM leading battle against e-waste
IBM, the New York-based technology giant, has recently unveiled its strategy towards combatting e-waste and how it hopes to build towards sustainable manufacturing. The company has identified e-waste as being one of its major obstacles in its drive to deliver...
