Simplify Revision Changes with ProShop ERP
Revision changes are a fact of life in manufacturing, but they don’t have to be a headache. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐄𝐑𝐏 streamlines the process. Stream now: 🔗https://t.co/FUVIsEmjni 📽️ https://t.co/vv55RFplDn 🔗https://t.co/DmYp21N5Kv https://t.co/x1rpVAq6xP
AGILOX Automates the Hardest Truck Loading Task
AGILOX Automates One of #Logistics’ Toughest Jobs: Truck Loading by @lukas_m_ziegler #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/uAJd07rygm
Build Anti‑Fragile Supply Chains with the 4R Framework
Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of spending an evening with @SupplyChainProf and enjoyed the PROF, RICHARD CURRY. The main reason for me was to pick up expert insights from the leading authority in Supply Chain Risk and Resilience,...
Kardex Increases Throughput Using Cube-Based Automation
Smarter Storage: Kardex Boosts Throughput with Cube-Based #Automation via @WevolverApp #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/dbZpxaFxTM
Discover Your Battery’s End‑of‑Life Value
What will your batteries be worth at end of life? Workshop: The Battery Value Equation London, 2 June https://t.co/uP8lIQAT77
Direct Action Forces Immediate Policy Change
When supply chains shut down in 2021, @typesfast rented a boat, hit the water, and tweeted what he saw in the Port of LA. The mayor changed the law that same day. On Progress, we get into tariffs, Black Death, AI...
Oil Price Surge Drives Japan's Industrial Slump
Yesterday, industrial production in Japan slid from 4.3% in February to -2.0% in March. HIGH OIL PRICES ARE HITTING JAPAN’S INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND HARD. https://t.co/bTPfg5d5gV
Matium Seeds Efficiency in Trillion‑dollar US Plastics Market
the U.S. plastics market moves a trillion dollars a year on phone calls and spreadsheets. excited to lead Matium's seed round to bring structure, financing, managed logistics, and quality guarantees to this market. ~10% of the industry is already using...
ASML Earnings Validate January WFE Outlook
Have a big report coming on WFE as I share a full model on the sector, foundry TAM forecast, and cost per transistor/cost per gb (memory) models. But on the heels of $asml earnings, my base report for WFE...
Q1 2026 Logistics Trends and Indago Highlights
Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes - Plus Indago Highlights (Q1 2026) - https://t.co/0v7Bzsi67g @joinindago @DescartesSG #tariffs #AI #USMCA #logistics #supplychain #ESG #HumanoidRobots #CyberSecurity #3PL
India’s EV Push Still Hinges on Chinese Supply Chains
Battery and EV manufacturing are more dependent on China than ever despite billions in investment under the Make in India initiative Yes, innovative Chinese companies like BYD, CATL, and REE/magnet producers... https://t.co/CmFd1U4boY
Manufacturing Jobs Down, Output up Ninefold via Automation
Manufacturing jobs have fallen from 36% of all private jobs in 1946 to just 9% today. But that doesn’t mean we’re making less - real manufacturing output in the US has increased by over 9x in the last 80 years thanks...
FE Mottram Expands Titanium Scrap Capacity in Estonia
FE Mottram is adding roasters, crushers, and backup furnace capacity to strengthen titanium scrap processing in Estonia. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/fe-mottram-ferro-titanium-expansion.html
Whisky Distillery Uses Stored Green Power for 1200°C Steam
Heat batteries delivering up to 1,200C using off peak electricity: A Scottish whisky distillery just claimed a world first — producing high-temperature steam for distilling using stored green electricity instead of fossil fuels. https://t.co/1A1cS5hLUt
China Produces over 20% of the World's Key Industrial Goods
Insane chart: China builds more than 20% of the world's solar panels, wind turbines, ships, trains, steel, aluminum, telecom equipment, chemicals, cement, machinery and aerospace equipment And that's 2023 data, likely understating its dominance Source: FT https://t.co/5vnFnr2SX1
Actuators, Not Aesthetics, Will Drive Humanoid Robot Value
Everyone is watching the robots. I think the smarter bet may be hiding inside them. The more I look at humanoid robotics, the more I feel many people are focusing on the shiny part of the story and missing the layer...
Jindal Stainless Expands Specialty Steel, Cuts Imports via PLI
Jindal Stainless signed an MoU under India’s PLI scheme to expand specialty steel and reduce import dependence. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/jindal-stainless-specialty-steel.html
EU Must Adopt Systemic Approach to External Account Control
Good FT article on the role of Chinese investment in manufacturing in Europe. I worry however that EU policymakers may be framing the issue poorly. This should not be about managing incremental, country-by-country changes in production. Policymakers in the EU (and...
China Dominates Global Green Tech Landscape
The Financial Times reports that China has a ROYAL FLUSH. Chinese now leads in EVs, solar panels, batteries, wind turbines, and more. CHINA HAS CARDS AND KNOWS HOW TO PLAY THEM. https://t.co/XCaFDiD4ka
Suniva Announces 4.5 GW Solar Cell Plant in South Carolina
Suniva to build 4.5 GW solar cell factory in South Carolina #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/YMH2nW27oz
Stegra Secures Funding to Build First Major Green‑Steel Mill
Stegra lands funding to complete world’s first major green-steel mill #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/6HfQXWLlcP
Robot Self‑assembles Using Parts From Other Machines
Self-Growing #Robot Rebuilds Itself Using Parts from Other Machines by @spaceandtech_ #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/mG6fKAnI4S
Experts Offer Strategies to Overcome US Energy Storage Bottlenecks
Experts weigh in on navigating supply chain bottlenecks in US energy storage #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/nWdxoTZoHR
Zhejiang Unveils NAVIAI‑I3, Next‑gen Robust Humanoid Robot
NAVIAI-I3: Zhejiang’s Next-Gen Robust Humanoid #Robot Launch by @CyberRobooo #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #ML https://t.co/7FDBSeHT5f
Foreign Overcapacity Not Driving US Trade Surpluses, Study Shows
.@USTradeRep's Section 301 case says "systemic overcapacity" abroad causes trade surpluses that harm US manufacturing. As @stanveuger @KyleLHandley show in new comments, there's no relationship bt low capacity utilization & big trade surpluses - if anything it's the opposite:
Vietnam's GG Power Launches 5 GWh BESS Plant, Backed by Government
Vietnam’s GG Power opens 5GWh BESS factory, government emphasises support for local supply chain #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/jJekahGYpp
Physics‑Based Sensors and AI Transform Bioreactor Monitoring
Bioreactors are billion-dollar processes monitored by pH probes and dissolved oxygen sensors. That's like running a semiconductor fab with a thermometer. @schmidtsciences is adapting physics tools that don't usually touch biology: fluorescent nanodiamonds, single-cell Raman spectroscopy, and optical frequency combs that...
Ford Warns Chinese Car Entry Will Devastate U.S. Manufacturing
Ford’s top executive says allowing Chinese automakers to sell their cars in the US would be “devastating” to American manufacturing Bigger question: Why is that the case, now? https://t.co/0BoCuZ9nvf
Free Seas Persist; Maritime System Reshapes Under Pressure
“Free Seas” Are Not Unraveling — But the System Is Changing Under Pressure. Security. Cost. Reliability. Transit and transit time. Each event is not recognized as part of a global maritime & supply chain change. Instead silly terms like resilience....
Infor Offers 60+ Micro‑Vertical Solutions Across Manufacturing
MyPOV: @infor has over 60 micro verticals in discrete manuf, process manuf, and services #InforAnalystSummit https://t.co/kpQM5IDo08
Native AI Empowers Infor with Heavy‑Industry Diagnosis, Automation, Optimization
MyPOV: what do the native AI solutions for @Infor look like? Heavy industry specific capabilities that diagnose, automate, and optimize #InforAnalystSummit https://t.co/x1axPxovSD
Proactive Planning Safeguards MedTech Performance and Margins
Medtech has no margin for error. Lisa’s MPO article: From Reactive to Proactive—planning strategies to protect customer performance + margins. #MedTech #SupplyChain #Planning https://t.co/gQf2Q4uUXD
Samsung Doubles Exynos 2700 Output, Hikes Memory Die Prices
Samsung plans to more than double production of the Exynos 2700 next year compared to the 2600 The company also increased basic memory die prices by up to 50%
Kimbrell and Allies Drive DC Shipbuilding Revival via SHIPs Act
Excellent article by CDR Kimbrell who - along with Capt @brentdsadler and a few others - was a leading architect of the SHIPs Act and the recent shipbuilding and maritime revival in DC
Tech Giants Spend $100M on Chip Backup Plans
Pat’s Law of Always strikes again. But let’s treat it as 🚨news. Every large technology company is ALWAYS considering alternatives when it comes to differentiated, high dollar everything. Every model maker is considering: -doing their own chips if they aren’t already -if...
Don't Cut China Supply Chain; De‑risking Brings Consequences
China. Do not reduce your China supply chain. Or face the consequences. The risk of de-risking.
Continuous Fermentation Cuts Costs, Beats Traditional Bioreactors
The biomanufacturing bottleneck isn't biology. It's economics. Building bigger bioreactors doesn't fix unit costs. https://t.co/2RAcw704uk's bet: continuous fermentation decouples growth from production, keeps cells in an ultra-productive state for weeks, and runs like a conveyor belt instead of a batch process. ...
Rocket Lab Ramps up NZ-Built Gauss Thrusters for Constellations
.@RocketLab says its Gauss electric thruster is built in New Zealand, so no US tech-export control issues; now producing the thrusters at 200-per-year rate.
From Bras to Space: Seamstresses Redesign NASA Suit
When a bra maker got the job of making the first NASA spacesuit In 1966, when seamstresses at the International Latex Corporation arrived at its new Apollo Suit shopfloor in Frederica, Delaware, they were essentially “taught to sew again from scratch.”...
Driverless Trucks Already Operating, Few Winners Ahead
Autonomous trucking is here — not coming. In Talking Transports, @KodiakRobotics CEO/founder @don_burnette breaks down: • Driverless trucks in operation today • AI vs HD mapping • Cost + utilization advantages • Regulatory reality • Why only a few winners emerge 🎧 Listen to episode 134...
Tariffs Spur Few New U.S. Jobs, Tour Highlights Legacy Makers
"While Greer's tour highlighted companies that have been making their products in the U.S. for years, it's more difficult for the administration to showcase manufacturers that have set up shop in the U.S. or added jobs specifically as a result...
Cognitive Robotics Unify Supply Chains, Boost Data‑Driven Culture
Integrating Intelligent Process Automation into supply chains replaces fragmented manual tasks with the unified layer of cognitive robotics. Advanced predictive analytics bridge the operational gap since data accuracy stabilizes the organizational culture. Microblog @antgrasso https://t.co/MdxRQQZG7O
China's Q1 Lithium Battery Exports Surge, Signaling Energy Shift
China’s lithium battery exports surged in the first quarter, reinforcing signs of demand for alternative power sources to counter the global energy-supply crunch https://t.co/tdvAMTghZb
CATL Expands Beyond EVs Into Broader Markets
Battery giant CATL is no longer just a play on electric vehicles via @FT https://t.co/cJ9uCcGe9R
A350 Door Costs Around One Million Dollars
Damn… take a close look at the state of this China Airlines A350 door. An Airbus A320 passenger door already runs you about $700,000–$800,000 USD. Scale that up to the bigger, more advanced composite A350 door (plus hinges, seals, actuators, and...
China's High‑tech Export Surge Reshapes Global Markets
China Shock 2.0: The Flood of High-Tech Goods That Will Change the World amazing deep dive into the data, from @rwmcmorrow, @Sam1Fleming, @pmdfoster & @leahyjoseph @FT 👉 https://t.co/6LLsSBXlUn https://t.co/o80ETCu1Ki
Oklahoma Smelter's Long Build, No Tariff Profit Reliance
"The [Oklahoma] smelter will take at least three years to build and be expected to operate for decades. EGA says it isn’t counting on the tariffs that have helped drive up aluminum prices to make the project profitable." https://t.co/OFyR3UKIwS https://t.co/h0CtrCP2iy
Ukraine Takes Enemy Position Using Only Autonomous Robots
SCI-FI x SCIFACT Zelensky reveals for the first time in this war’s history and enemy’s position was won entirely by autonomous robots. «The future is here, on the battlefield, and Ukraine is creating it. These are our ground robotic systems. For...
Humanoid Robots Become Tireless, Instantly Adaptable Factory Workers
What if the most flexible worker in your factory never gets tired, never calls in sick, and can switch jobs instantly? That’s the promise behind a new wave of humanoid robots now entering real factories. Not labs. Not demos. Actual production floors. One example...
Respect Factory Workers; Prioritize Safer Practices in India
This is true. The worker in a factory is doing a very respectable job. There is no reason for anyone to think otherwise. I would however recommend better workplace safety practices or safety practices in many jobs involving heavy machines. India...