CHICAGO—In a debate over whether multinational corporations have a duty to maintain a strong presence in their home countries, Reshoring Initiative founder Harry Moser defeated Columbia University professor of economics and law Jagdish Bhaqwati.
DENVER—OtterBox, a manufacturer of cell phone cases, and Colorado Flexible Heaters, a manufacturer of rooftop heating systems, are among several Colorado manufacturers that are reshoring production from China.
The men and women representing Team USA in this year’s Summer Olympics may have been born, raised and trained in America, but as for their stylish Ralph Lauren uniforms, those were made entirely in China.
WASHINGTON—Rep. John Garamendi, D-CA, has introduced two bills that would require the federal government to buy American-made products when spending for transportation and energy-related projects.
CHICAGO—The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) released the final installment of a four-part series of white papers detailing ways to revitalize U.S. manufacturing.
Wouldn’t it be great if candiates for public office would pledge to end the stereotype that manufacturing is non-existent in the United States? I'll do my part to make this happen. Will you?
A Siemens gas turbine is 36 feet long and weighs 280 tons—and yet its parts are machined to tolerances of a few thousandths of an inch. ASSEMBLY magazine's editor-in-chief goes behind the scenes to see how this engineering marvel is made.