The concept of Industry 4.0 or its counterpart, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, represents a new milestone in industrial development that furthers the digitization of production processes. This increases their efficiency, quality. and safety. The introduction of digital technologies in industrial plants renews the way we operate and produce by transforming products, supply chain, and expectations […]
Mexican labor is 33.5% lower in cost than that in China, according to Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), and the coronavirus pandemic revealed the importance of rapid responsiveness. These factors make it more attractive to invest in Mexico than in China.For U.S. companies, sourcing Mexico’s manufacturing production over goods that are made in China would mean saving […]
Among the factors that have coalesced to constitute the primary reasons that US companies are leaving China to return to their home country and other manufacturing venues in the Americas are the global COVID-19 pandemic, China’s incursions on the rights and liberties of the citizens of Hong Kong, and the continuing US-China trade war. Recently, […]
Lean Manufacturing in the United StatesThe fastest-growing modern quality systems (Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing) have their foundations in the movement that began in the United States in the 1940s called Total Quality Management (TQM). It was developed by an American mechanical engineer named Frederick Winslow Taylor. The principles of TQM and its use in […]
Among the high-profile industries with a significant presence in the Juarez-El Paso region, the medical device industry in Ciudad Juarez has great potential for continued growth. As a part of a binational cluster that has a presence of 34 industry companies installed in the region, the medical device industry in the area has experienced remarkable […]
Lexington, South Carolina – Prince Manufacturing, headquartered in Lexington, South Carolina, has entered into an agreement with Phoenix, Arizona-based Tomcar to produce the latter’s TX model multi-purpose vehicle. Iram Chavez, the CEO of Prince Manufacturing, recently stated that “The entire Prince organization is looking forward to working with Tomcar to bring this excellent product to […]
Mexico is the largest exporter of medical devices to the United States, the largest exporter of medical devices in Latin America, and the eighth largest medical device exporter in the world. Due to the circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic, it can further strengthen its position in the region and the world.According to information from […]
The confluence of political measures and current world events is creating an environment in which manufacturing is moving from China to the United States. American companies are starting to bring manufacturing back to the United States. While there is no by no means a stampede back home, the rate of return or the “reshoring” of […]
From the production of automobiles and agricultural machinery, to the manufacture of fighter jets, and even in the operation of ATMs: industry in both Mexico and the United States depends upon what is manufactured in each country. Because of this set of circumstances, it is important to know how the quarantines of factories in Mexico […]
In the last decade or two, the phenomenon of offshoring – a strategy by which manufacturers contract part or all of their production to suppliers in distant countries, mainly China, has lost much of its appeal. Increasingly, more and more companies are moving to relocate critical links in their supply chain from China to sites […]
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