A.T. Kearney’s 2024 Reshoring Index (KRI) examines a U.S. market more reliant on goods made closer to home, continuing a trend over the past few years. The KRI increased significantly in 2023 as…
Per the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), North American robot sales declined 30% from record 2022 sales levels. Companies bought 31,200 robots in 2023 versus 44,200 in 2022 and 39,700 in 2021. Sales…
MOSIMTEC’s digital twin of Sibanye-Stillwater’s Nye Mine reduced backfill scheduling time, provided early visibility into bottlenecks, and enabled more frequent and accurate forecasting, ultimately optimizing operations and resource management.
Per WSJ, Albemarle announced plans in 2023 for a $1.3 Billion lithium processing plant in SC to supply the growing electric vehicle (EV) industry. Fast forward to 2024 and they have deferred project…
Per WSJ, U.S. companies, trying to reduce their exposure to China, are turning to factories in countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia and Mexico. Many companies, including Apple and Tesla, have shifted some production…
Per WSJ, the mining sector is working to change perceptions that mining hurts the environment by contributing to climate change. This perception is impacting efforts by some companies to get new projects permitted…
If spending your precious free time in a grocery store is not your idea of fun, Walmart (WMT) may have the solution for you. Walmart, the world’s largest seller of groceries, has begun…
