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Statement from Trump after meeting with RTX, Lockheed, Northrop, Boeing, L3Harris and Honeywell on munitions. Trump says: "They have agreed to quadruple Production of the 'Exquisite Class' Weaponry" but unclear what is new from previously announced agreements.
China providing money to 168 ports in 90 countries. Add the very large Chinese Cosco shipping firm. China and control of global trade and international logistics. The silent trade war.
US admin denies refunds on Trump’s illegal tariffs. While interest on refunds grows at $23mil/day. Add legal cost to fight against refunds. Cost to taxpayers could become significant. Importers fighting for their legally entitled refunds.
In this podcast episode, we covered how one UK machine shop used optimization tech to cut cycle times by 21% in just one week, and won back a contract from overseas, increasing profits and quality. Stream now: 🔗 https://t.co/qcr2ent2we 📽️ https://t.co/80kIXr8Tg3 https://t.co/yODH1EBpTL
.@MDA_space: Factory for software-defined sats is now open; 1st @Telesat Lightspeed sats expected by year-end; @EchoStar liability for termination of D2D constellation has been paid in full; pursuiing multiple commercial/government constellations.https://t.co/GlbOBv9RT1 https://t.co/kfSe5lSe1k
What would this mean to global supply chains and logistics? The risk—both operational and financial.
What would such a US oil price mean to the prices of distillates used by the various transport modes—and to supply chains?
Maersk suspending two-Middle East services with Europe and Asia because of the war. Global supply chains and risk.
Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (March 6, 2026) - https://t.co/Ik5UOSH8lS @DescartesSG @apllogistics #IranWar #trucking #supplychain #logistics #AI #TrumpTariffs
U.S. defense industry is built for short, sharp wars not long ones. New from @jlmcardle01 in the @CNASdc New American DIB series: allied manufacturing can close the gaps domestic industry can't fill fast enough. Timely w/expenditure rates against Iran. https://t.co/TInxSDERsE
🚨 Time is running: PCS NEO is coming – are you prepared? With the successor of PCS 7, Siemens Digital Industries Software is introducing a new generation of process automation. PCS 7 will still be supported for years. But: If...
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Computing The Semiconductor Computing Shift: 1/ - Last Year, When I Wrote About The Post-Moore Semiconductor Computing Shift. - The Idea Was That Scaling Was No Longer Just About Transistors. - The Next Phase Of Semiconductor Progress Would Be Driven...
The magic happens when engineering and manufacturing work together to solve a problem. Today Boom team shaved six+ weeks off our engine blade manufacturing schedule. https://t.co/6fsH5k9odj
Contributor Spotlight: Shantae Hansen (p. 34) — as AI gets embedded into MES/ERP + IIoT + plant networks, cybersecurity has to be “built-in,” not bolted on. Practical moves: segment OT/IT, least-privilege + MFA, disciplined patching and tested offline backups. #Cybersecurity https://t.co/zvLr3eVkMd
Over 270,000 TEU Stranded as Container Carriers Halt Gulf Cargo Bookings. As Penny said on Big Bang—holy crap on a cracker. https://t.co/YA2vB0MmHv
Container Shipping Rates Rise as Asian Factories Reopen—But Hormuz Crisis Threatens New Shock. Is it time to stop talking about rates? Instead cite the metrics for container lines and for supply chains? Rethink a new reality of increasing disruption? ...
Boom is building a 200,000sqft factory in Denver where we will build 1-2GW/year of turbines from raw materials. First equipment arrived today. https://t.co/HijqLgjsBL
Thank you very much, @ISCEA - International Supply Chain Education Alliance, for honouring me with the ISCEA Top 10 Influencer Award 👉 https://t.co/M2FGbFLBge Congratulations to respected thought leaders Yossi Sheffi, @RaduPalamariu , @Lora Cecere, Richard Wilding OBE (Professor), @mvollmer1 ....
Even more novel idea: Use manufacturing to build NICE housing in the places people want to live https://t.co/gmQAr9C8Ap
6 years of upstream supply chain disruption. From covid thru the global unpredictability of President Trump with trade wars and actual war. The continuing takeaway is the need for a new supply chain with flexibility and adaptability. It goes...
I said before that force majeure could be the result of the war. Here we go. Singapore petrochemical firm declares it. More to come. Add shipping contracts. And other areas.
Software that helps hardware companies in the defense, space, energy and automotive industries streamline their manufacturing processes. Nominal's @CameronLMcCord and FF's @traestephens join us on the show today.
South Korea. Supply of LNG at critical. Impact on people and manufacturing. The regional Middle East war is becoming a global supply chain risk.
When nine justices can redirect global supply chains overnight, it’s fair to ask whether the Court’s structure still fits the modern economy. #SupplyChain #GlobalTrade https://t.co/N2tgQ7sgEX https://t.co/kCnjdrx0CX
Reuters: Top Chinese semiconductor executives have called for a coordinated national effort to develop operational lithography systems during the 2026-2030 period, underlining Beijing's push for greater technological self-reliance. @lauriechenwords https://t.co/uab1DaTkwQ
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Roadmap The Semiconductor Die And Package Roadmap: 1/ - When I Wrote About Integrating The Semiconductor Die And Package Roadmap. - The Observation Was That The Industry Was Treating Silicon And Packaging As Separate Planning Tracks - But Future Semiconductor...
SONAR has been signaling a manufacturing renaissance since November. Despite a lot of pushback I’ve received over past couple of months, it’s all in the high frequency freight data. Industrial demand is popping.
Middle East. Force Majeure. Will that be the result of the war? Energy contracts? Shipping contracts? Sourcing contracts? More.
Re: concerns about how loss of manufacturing capacity in the US has put national security at risk in the case of a war. It seems like looking how to address shortages we observe now, with so much US-armed global conflict...
Tech is central to @ArcBestCorp's next chapter. On Talking Transports, I speak with $ARCB CEO Seth Runser about managed transportation, AI-driven pricing, $175M annual tech investment & positioning for the next freight upcycle. 🎧 Listen: Apple: https://t.co/WAP6vhrJzk Spotify: https://t.co/C3HlIvcwW4 iHeart: https://t.co/totfMklli9 https://t.co/eCb5WV066Z: https://t.co/bbX2drmAGG Bloomberg Terminal:...
"Dr. Copper" is seeking redemption. It usually moves hand-in-hand with the manufacturing data. That was not the case in 2023-2024, when it rose but manufacturing remained moribund. Notwithstanding the recent pullback, both are rising again. A promising chart, in my...
Cosco suspends bookings on Gulf. China is an Iran ally. Why would a Chinese carrier do this?
Manufacturers: how do you know if cloud SCM enhancements fit your reality? Assess future state operating models and product capabilities against your workflows and data. It's about how the software truly works day-to-day. #SCM #Cloud https://t.co/K8BkrmvMyN
ISM and flatbed freight data are showing the same thing: the industrial economy is starting to ramp up. The war in Iran will also drive more strength in manufacturing, as military related manufacturing is approx 8% of all US domestic...
Explore the power of knowledge sharing in manufacturing with 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐬! Discover how overcoming challenges together and sharing insights can revolutionize the industry. Stream now: 🔗 https://t.co/JFMJsNopKK 📽️ https://t.co/La7geK8pNN 🔗 https://t.co/DmYp21NDA3 https://t.co/xUFgMTsjpi
Well dang. Bound to happen. Enterprise’s warp nacelle pylon’s fell during printing and I got spaghetti.
Drives are becoming more complex. And knowledge is turning into a key success factor. 🚀 Today we had an intensive exchange at GROLLMUS with Danfoss about training and future skill requirements. Marco de Jong and Mieslinger Christian joined us to...
Tianqi and IGO’s Kwinana lithium refinery was a ‘high’ health risk says DWER, with controls now tightened https://t.co/JeO6Zmmi3x
As the first prototype Symphony engine approaches assembly, we've launched manufacturing for the first production unit. Here is 3,000lbm of cast aluminum, which will be HIP'd and then machined into an inlet frame. https://t.co/8yiGkixeJ6
🤖 Imagine a video game version of your factory—except it’s real data. That’s a digital twin. Digital twins replicate real factories in virtual models for optimization, predictive maintenance, and efficiency. #DigitalTwin #SmartManufacturing #Innovation #FutureOfWork https://t.co/AXe1XCU7Sz
AI May Disrupt Software, But Networks Are the Real Moat - https://t.co/LqKYpiRYXJ @joinindago @ManhAssocBNL @Appian #SCON #supplychain #logistics #businessnetworks #AI
Such a pleasure joining @EIB for this year's #EIBForum. Together with EIB's VP Ambroise Fayolle, @AfDBPresident and @bertrandpiccard, we discussed how to accelerate the green transition thus reinforcing industrial resilience, driving innovation and ensuring sustainable growth. https://t.co/MsNKt7m58K
"Banned in California" https://t.co/fqcEbwqWML? "The regulatory environment makes it effectively impossible to build new semiconductor fabs, automotive paint shops, battery gigafactories, or steel foundries." https://t.co/IWKL3dFowf
Manufacturing is finally reviving, but core PPI just jumped 0.8% in a month when economists expected 0.3%. Services inflation refuses to budge. 🔒 Members-Only https://t.co/4QiEXL6LgZ
#WhosNext? Sweet Potato packers? Thanks to #Automation the packaging of Sweet Potatoes has become a lot easier and a lot more predictable. (Eshet Eilon) #Robotics https://t.co/i11AbtXK0Y
"Tariffs Force Down Heavy Equipment Sales and Jobs" https://t.co/gAxfFeOvbe "it is more economical to build a forklift overseas, import it and pay the tariff" "multiple layers of tariffs on inputs have made it even more expensive to build machinery on American soil"...
RoboCup 2026 introduces the Smart Manufacturing League (SML): a new unified league combining logistics, mobile manipulation, and intelligent industrial automation. 📝 TDP and a performance video ⏳ Deadline: March 20, 2026 🔗 https://t.co/oSq94PUdVO #RoboCup2026 #SML #Robotics https://t.co/pYWpgRMSpf
The ships around the Strait of Hormuz include container ships. What does this do to global supply and freight rates?
$COHR just landed a $2B equity investment from @NVIDIA plus a multi-year, multi-product supply agreement with a multibillion-dollar purchase commitment. The framework runs through 2030, with revenue contribution starting in CY27. 5 things that matter: 1.This is about co-packaged optics and advanced...
Robotic arms winding coils for motor manufacturing. Have you ever watched a robotic arm wind a coil? It's one of those processes most people never think about, but it's at the heart of every electric motor on the planet. Coil...
