Articles Tagged with ''reshoring''

Assemblers are ready for a manufacturing renaissance.

CHENGDU, China—A 23-year-old Foxconn worker jumped to his death at the company’s assembly plant here on Wednesday—the latest in a series of suicides at the Apple supplier’s factory that has promted concern among workers’ rights groups worldwide.

METHUEN, MA—ZeeVee Inc. has reshored assembly of its high-definition video distribution products from China to a contract manufacturer near Boston.

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL—A growing number of furniture and cabinet manufacturers are reshoring assembly from China and other low-cost labor countries.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—More than 300 workers fainted at an apparel factory here due to poor nutrition, forced overtime and poor occupational health and safety.

ROBINSON, TX—PRUF LED, a manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting, is moving assembly jobs from China to a new facility here.

Improving U.S. competitiveness and rising costs in China will put the U.S. in a strong position within three years to add up to 1 million manufacturing jobs in seven industries.

ST. CHARLES, IL—Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. has reshored production of gear motors from China to its assembly plant here. “We can produce them better, faster and cheaper,” says Bison Chairman Ronald Bullock.