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Samsung, Apple | February 18, 2020

Samsung stands to be a major beneficiary of the China production problems announced by Apple on Monday, reaping the rewards of a decade-long bet on low-cost smartphone manufacturing in Vietnam. Half of Samsung’s smartphones are now made in Vietnam, where the coronavirus that has crippled the China operations of Apple and many other firms has so far had only a limited impact on its production. Apple said on Monday it would not meet its revenue guidance for the March quarter due to the coron...

Interesting Engineering | March 06, 2020

A term that was birthed out of a German drive for innovation has now come to exemplify the pinnacle of the modern industry. Since the 1840s, manufacturing and engineering has faced a rapid growth of capability. We have gained machine production, eventually shifting to computerized manufacturing and design. Ever since the rapid innovation period that was the industrial revolution, the manufacturing industry has been getting more data. Temperatures, rates of production, plant capabilities – ...

Manufacturing Global | March 26, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the world, we take a look at 10 manufacturing companies and the relief support they are providing globally. To help alleviate severe shortages that have affected hospitals and agencies across China in the face of the global COVID-19 outbreak, Build Your Dreams, has begun the production of 5 million face masks, as well as working to produce up to 500,000 bottles of disinfectant per day. In a consortium led by Airbus, Dyson has committed to the producti...

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JBT Corporation | July 04, 2022

JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT), a global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food and beverage industry, announced today it has acquired Alco-food-machines GmbH & Co. KG (Alco), a leading provider of further food processing solutions and production lines. "Alco has been a family business for generations and over time has built an excellent reputation in the market for providing leading further processing technology solutions with strong ties i...