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200 Manufacturers Weighed In
See what they said in the 5th Annual State of Manufacturing Technology Report
Global Manufacturing Production at 91% of Pre-Pandemic Rates
In the last two weeks, global manufacturing production has continued to climb, reaching 91% of pre-pandemic rates of activity as of August 2. As reported last month, activity in 2020 (indicated by blue line, below) continues to resemble trends seen in 2019 (see orange line, below). However, not all regions are experiencing the same rate of growth. A variety of different influencers are impacting…
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Why IIoT Serves a Critical Role During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The beginning of the year 2020 marks a once-in-a-lifetime health and economic event. The World Economic Forum says the economic fallout has the capacity to be on par with the Great Depression. Most experts agree that we have a long road ahead of us to ensure that future interactions will not compromise our health and safety. The likelihood of organizations being forced to operate with…
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Manufacturing Production Activity Begins to Echo 2019 Trends
While some regions around the world continue to see surges in coronavirus cases, including the U.S. and Mexico, the global manufacturing community has largely remained insulated from these spikes, with trends in activity now more closely resembling those seen in 2019. However, the levels of production within some individual countries are not as immune....
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Global Manufacturing Not Slowed by COVID-19 Spikes, Outbreaks
Despite COVID-19 spikes experienced in the U.S. and new outbreaks documented in China, production activity among manufacturers continues to climb, if at a slower paced than we tracked in June....
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Global Manufacturing Production Activity Grows by 10%
Our latest unique smart manufacturing data shows that global production activity continues to gain momentum, increasing by 10% since last week. As of June 21, the food and beverage sector has now exceeded pre-coronavirus levels of activity, and activity among automotive manufacturers is at 80% of pre-coronavirus production....
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Food and Beverage Manufacturers Lead the Charge in Return to Pre-COVID-19 Levels of Activity
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Global Manufacturing Production Continues to Increase, North America Leads the Way
In the last week, global manufacturing production activity experienced its second biggest growth spike since the recovery began in early May at 48% week-over-week. According to our most recent data, this increase is only slightly less than the largest surge in production levels to date, which occurred the third week in May. ...
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Global Manufacturing Activity Increases for Fifth Consecutive Week
In the last week, global manufacturing production activity has increased by 30%, largely led by the automotive industry, with spikes of activity emerging in Europe. This is the fifth consecutive week of growth according to our most recent data, representing 150% growth over those 5 weeks. Global manufacturing data set ...
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May Manufacturing Data Shows Signs of Rebound
Global data set As we near the end of May, Plex’s unique COVID-19 related data suggests weeks of cautious optimism is warranted, as evidence of a rebound gains steam. Since the end of April, we’ve seen a four-week long streak of positive production activity. U.S. data set...
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Global Manufacturing Activity Continues Upward Trend, with Aerospace and Defense Seeing 57% Growth
As reported in last week’s blog post, global manufacturing production activity is continuing on an upward trend, with an 8% increase week over week in production transactions. ...
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