What are your plans for 2012?

We will reshore some production. [9 votes] (15%)

We will keep offshoring at current levels. [7 votes] (12%)

We will offshore more production. [6 votes] (10%)

We do not currently do anything offshore. [38 votes] (63%)

Some 12,838,000 million Americans held manufacturing jobs in April 2019. That’s 12 percent more than April 2010, it’s the highest total since December 2008. Overall, the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent in April 2019—the lowest jobless rate since December 1969.

If you’re a small or mid-sized manufacturer, or are facing the challenges of low-volume, high-mix production, you may be wondering if collaborative robots, or “cobots” are right for you. In this webinar, Sales Development Manager at Universal Robots, Michael DeGrace will share and highlight the significant benefits associated with using collaborative robots in the manufacturing industry such as easy programming, quick set-up, ability to use multiple applications with quick changeover as well as cost.

2019 August

The 2019 August Assembly features our cover story "Building Better Batteries", plus much more. Check it out today!

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What are your plans for 2012?

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2019 August