The Reading Room – What’s the SCOOP?
After hijacking a space on EMSNOW’s homepage while I guest edited the publication, their esteemed editor, Jennifer Read, has kindly allowed me back on a weekly basis to share some of what I am watching, reading and even listening to.
Cummins Implementing New Technologies With Potential to Revolutionize Manufacturing
COLUMBUS, Ind. –Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) is adding to its additive manufacturing capabilities by investing in a new, high-precision 3D metal printing technology called binder jet. This investment is just the next step in Cummins’ plan to revolutionize its manufacturing processes and accelerate the company’s trajectory toward scaled production in additive technologies. Binder jetting is […]
Plexus Announces Fiscal Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results and Guidance for Fiscal Third Quarter
Record quarterly revenue of $789 million during the fiscal second quarter of 2019 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.79 Initiates fiscal third quarter 2019 revenue guidance of $760 to $800 million with GAAP diluted EPS of $0.76 to $0.86 NEENAH, Wis., — Plexus (NASDAQ: PLXS) announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended March 30, 2019, and guidance for […]
US Electric Vehicle Loyalty and Volumes Reach Record Highs, according to IHS Markit
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The US market for fully electric vehicles (EVs) has reached record volumes with 208,000 new registrations in 2018, according to recent analysis by IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a leading business intelligence firm. The loyalty rates of EV buyers has also continued to grow. New registrations for EVs during 2018 more than doubled year-over-year […]
ECIA Distributor Members Appeal to Small Parcel Delivery Providers
Carriers Urged to Develop Solution for Sheltering Freight from Section 301 Tariffs Atlanta — ECIA is supporting its distributor members to appeal to their small parcel freight providers to develop a cost effective way to move bonded freight from a FTZ to a US domestic location for export. Members are asked to urge the small […]