U.S. manufacturing output dropped by the most in just over 74 years in March as the novel coronavirus pandemic fractured supply chains, suggesting business investment contracted further in the first quarter. The Federal Reserve...
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The Reading Room is suspended while we focus on coverage of the rapidly changing story that is COVID-19. This week we cover FDA regulation, the Defense Production Act (DPA), Ventilators from Ford and GE, disrupted supply chains, lessons learned, forecasts and useful resources in tough times.
Read More#EMSNOW has decided to take The EMS – Eric Miscoll Show online. I will be chairing these virtual EMS events from my home in Texas, while co-host Philip Stoten will be getting up early in Melbourne, Australia. Each month we...
Read MoreOn February 14, the National Health Commission of the PRC announce 4,047 new cases of Covid-19, a number that now appears to be the peak of the outbreak in China due to the enormous country wide efforts taken to quash the spread...
Read MoreBy Amar Hanspal CEO, Bright Machines As the world feels the full weight of the Covid-19 crisis, we should individually prioritize the safety of ourselves, our families, friends, neighbors and communities. But in times like...
Read MoreCompany enables no-cost automation for manufacturers addressing the pandemic SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Today, smart manufacturing company Bright Machines announced a new initiative to combat potential medical product shortages...
Read MoreNEW DELHI – The India traditional PC market inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations finished 2019 with an impressive 18.1% year-over-year (YoY) growth, shipping 11 million units during the year, according to new data...
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The coronavirus, APEX 2020, Synthetic Biology, a lack of supply chain resilience, 2070 – A Manufacturing Odyssey and much more. That’s the SCOOP this week. In its regular Friday spot, this is the Reading Room, a weekly roundup of what we’ve been reading, watching and listening to.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded nearly $54 million in grants for 13 high-impact projects for research, development and testbeds for pandemic response. The...
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The 2020s have not started as anyone would have wished. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in supply chains and in global manufacturing, yet still I believe that this will be the most innovative decade in human history.
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