Tag: Manufacturing
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Number of women in blue-collar jobs increasing across manufacturing sector
[ad_1] “Lady candidates need not apply.” So read the postscript in a job notice from Telco (now Tata Motors) on a notice board in the corridors of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (now Bengaluru), in 1974. Irked, Sudha Murty, who was then pursuing her masters in computer science at the institute, wrote a…
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WTO cuts world trade forecast as manufacturing slowdown bites
[ad_1] Receive free Global trade updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Global trade news every morning. The World Trade Organization has halved its estimate for exports growth around the world this year as manufacturing industries are hit by a slowdown and rising geopolitical tensions cause trade patterns to…
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Skyworth starts manufacturing right-hand drive EV6 as it expands overseas offering
[ad_1] The first units of Skyworth‘s mid-size SUV, EV6, with right-hand drive have rolled off the production line. The electric SUV sells for 156,800-329,800 yuan (21,500-45,200 USD) in China. The EV6 was formerly known as Skywell ET5. Later, the brand was renamed to Skyworth Auto, and the Skywell ET5 has changed its name to Skyworth EV6. However,…
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Va-va-boom! Brexit Britain’s manufacturing sector leapfrogs France to become the eighth biggest in the world with a value of £218 billion
[ad_1] Va-va-boom! Brexit Britain’s manufacturing sector leapfrogs France to become the eighth biggest in the world with a value of £218 billion The UK’s manufacturing output was £219bn in 2021 versus France’s £210bnChina was the world’s biggest manufacturer while the USA was second place By John-Paul Ford Rojas Published: 22:30 BST, 12 September 2023 |…
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South Africa Reportedly in Negotiation With Chinese EV Giant BYD to Open Manufacturing Plant in the Country – The China Global South Project
[ad_1] South Africa is reportedly in negotiation with the Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD to open a manufacturing plant in the country, according to the cabinet. BYD, China’s best-selling car brand, launched its first e-vehicle in SA last year. South Africa has a robust auto-building sector, which includes a plant by another Chinese automaker, BAIC, which…
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Manufacturing Leadership Summit: Five Takeaways
[ad_1] Co-authored by Carlos Rojas and David Gutshall. Manufacturing was front and center at Cisco Live US 2023, with several of the world’s leading manufacturers coming together to share experiences and discuss technology trends, challenges, and innovations. For example, Dr. Henning Löser, Head of the Audi Production Lab at Audi AG, joined the Cisco team for an Innovation Talk and Cube interview about…
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Has Manufacturing Hollowed Out? – Econlib
[ad_1] Last week I attended an excellent talk on Taiwan and semiconductors given by my Hoover colleague Glenn Tiffert. It was at the Naval Postgraduate School. It was quite informative and the questions from the students in the audience reminded me of what I miss most now that I’m retired from NPS. At a couple…
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China starts restricting exports of germanium and gallium for tech product manufacturing
[ad_1] In context: Germanium and gallium are instrumental in manufacturing power chips, radio frequency amplifiers, LEDs, and many other silicon-based components. They aren’t scarce metals, but China has been providing the world with cheap germanium and gallium for decades. However, new policy changes could affect global supplies. China recently announced new export restrictions on germanium…
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Zero Trust Blueprint: Safeguarding Manufacturing Operations from Cyber Threats
[ad_1] What is zero trust? Zero trust is a cybersecurity concept that helps enable secure access for users and devices and within apps, across networks, and clouds. In a zero trust environment, no person, device, or resource is considered secure. Networks are treated as continuously under attack and use a series of verifications to grant…
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Let’s focus on security resilience for manufacturing and financial services
[ad_1] Have you heard the phrase “Meet your customers where they are?” If you search the term, you will be barraged with consulting ads and explanations from trade publications on why driving custom customer interactions is good for business. For many hardened salespeople and marketers, this is a no-brainer, but now it seems to be…