U.S. Manufacturing PMI® at 49.2%

New Orders and Backlogs Contracting Production Growing; Employment Contracting Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too Low Prices Increasing; Exports Contracting; Imports Growing (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in April after one month of expansion following 16 consecutive months of contraction, say the nation’s supply executives in […]

How Collaboration and Data Integration Create Competitive Advantage, with Koh Young and Cogiscan

Explore the potential of seamless data integration in manufacturing with insights from industry leaders from Cogiscan and Koh Young, filmed on location at Apex 2024. Cogiscan’s Product Manager Julie Cliche-Dubois and Koh Young’s Global Smart Factory Manager Ivan Aduna detail the driving forces and strategic moves behind their partnership, demonstrating how connecting inspection systems to […]

iNEMI Names Grace O’Malley Chief Technical Officer

MORRISVILLE, N.C., USA — The Board of Directors of the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) has named Grace O’Malley Chief Technical Officer (CTO). As CTO, Grace will take a more strategic role in shaping iNEMI’s technology vision. She will continue to work with iNEMI’s Technical and Research committees and will provide oversight between roadmapping and […]

Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine Teaches Living Anatomy and Physiology with Vave Health Pocket Ultrasound

Largest Medical School in Nevada Provides Every Student with Wireless, Portable Ultrasound   San Jose, Calif. — Vave Health, the company on a mission to put ultrasound in every medical professional’s pocket, today announced that Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUNCOM) is now providing all medical students with a Vave point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) […]

Apple’s iPhone factory shift has left a ghost town behind in China

Foxconn is closing factories in China as iPhone production moves elsewhere, and impacts beyond industry have been made crystal clear in a new video. Apple has long operated its production in China, but in recent years it has been shifting away. Production in India and Vietnam is growing, with fewer products being shipped out of China. […]