MSEC 2012 Presentation: Statistical Process Monitoring Using MTConnect
The paper titled "Statistical ProcessMonitoring Using MTConnect " was presented at the ASME 2012 International
Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC 2012), June 4-8, 2012, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. Click
here to download the PDF file of the presentation.
MSEC 2012 Presentation: An MTConnect Compliant Compressed Air Monitoring Application
The paper titled "PneuViz: An MTConnect CompliantCompressed Air Monitoring Application" was presented at the ASME 2012
International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC 2012), June 4-8, 2012, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. Click
here to download the PDF file of the presentation.
Reshoring
Rising Chinese wages and a surge in U.S. competitiveness are forcing many American manufacturers to ratchet back their foreign operations, according to a study by The Boston Consulting Group. The shift means that more companies see the value in Made in America, a philosophy always embraced.
Why They’re Coming Back
According to that same study, the China exodus could create 2 to 3 million U.S. jobs by 2020. They predict nearly half of those jobs to be factory positions. Here are some facts:
- When compared to manufacturing in the U.S., many
companies are actually losing money in China because of lower worker
productivity, higher logistical cost, and indirect risks of operating in a
foreign country, like product quality failure.
- Productivity growth in the U.S. is at an all-time
high, with American workers churning out consistently higher quality
products. Yet the country still offers one of the lowest manufacturing
cost structures in the industrialized world.
- Key industries expected to shift operations back to
the U.S. include: transportation goods, appliances, electrical equipment,
furniture, plastic and rubber, machinery, fabricated metal, and more.
- Even foreign companies are adding more operations in
the U.S. to accommodate domestic and export markets.
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