Industry News Manufacturing Industry Asked to Participate in Survey of Reshoring Opportunities What products and components offer the biggest opportunities for reshoring? What advanced manufacturing technology is needed to enable the reshoring? To what degree did the pandemic disrupt supply chains, and how did it affect sourcing? To answer these questions and better understand the needs of the manufacturing technology community, AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology is asking industry, including OEMs, job shops, technology suppliers and distributors, to participate in an online survey to help in “Rebuilding the Supply Chain.” The survey is open through February 28, 2021. The survey takes about five minutes to complete. Results will be published in March on the AMT website and on IMTS.com/ supply-chain, a one-stop repository for supply chain information, content and guidance resources. One of the key survey questions is whether or not OEMs and job shops would value an AMT service to connect OEMs with manufacturing technology solutions for reshoring opportunities. “Participating in this survey will provide valuable insight on sourcing issues and which processes, products and components face the most pressure from imports and which offer the biggest opportunities to reshore,” says Peter R. Eelman, Vice President & CXO at AMT, which owns and produces IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show. The survey is one of many activities related to AMT’s Rebuilding the Supply Chain initiative, which has gained greater visibility due to COVID-19 disruptions and shifting the emphasis of IMTS to further support the industrial base. Rebuilding the Supply Chain activities also include collaboration with the Reshoring Initiative, a not-forprofit organization dedicated to bringing manufacturing back to the United States.
Automation Personnel Services Opens New Location in Orlando Amanda Pruitt, Branch Manager of Automation Personnel Services's office in Tampa, is also leading the company's expansion into central Florida. "After being asked to serve the staffing needs of a single client in the area, Orlando feels like a natural fit for Automation Personnel Services," says Pruitt. "Whether you are looking for a good-paying job or need assistance with your company's staffing challenges, it is my sincere hope that Automation Personnel Services will quickly grow into the preferred light-industrial staffing agency throughout Greater Orlando."
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BIG KAISER Launches Online Customer Chat In order to help current and future customers with their inquiries, BIG KAISER Precision Tooling has introduced an easy and convenient way to directly access the company’s experts. LiveChat is available now on BIGKAISER.com. No matter which page a customer is on, they can connect directly and instantly with one of the company’s agents in just a few clicks. Agents will be available during normal business hours and customers can leave a message after hours for help with questions on topics such as application support, tool presetting, pricing and availability, order status, equipment maintenance, and more. Users can save a transcript of their chat for future reference. The chat feature appears on the lower right of any page on BIGKAISER.com.
Global Shop Solutions Director of Cloud & Technology Reaches 15-Year Milestone In today’s highly mobile workforce, working for the same business for 15 years says a lot about the person and the company. Global Shop Solutions, a leading producer of ERP software for manufacturing companies around the globe, is proud to celebrate 15 years of dedicated service from George Thuo, the Director of Cloud & Technology. “George is the kind of person every technology company wants to have on their team,” says Mike Melzer, VP of Operations & Service at Global Shop Solutions. “Bright, personable, and motivated to achieve, he communicates well with customers and fellow employees. A relentless problem solver, he’s always looking to make our product and service better. When faced with a new challenge, you never hear George say, ‘I can’t do that.’ Instead he’ll say, ‘let me think about it’ and then figure out a way to get it done.” A native of Kenya, Thuo holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nairobi and an M.S. in Information Systems from Baylor University in Texas. He joined Global Shop Solutions in 2006 as part of the technical service team, and quickly advanced to Technical Service Manager, where he oversaw the implementation of new installations, software updates, technical support, and much more.
Smart Press Shop Takes Shape at Porsche The first major members of Smart Press Shop GmbH have arrived at the Star Park industrial area in Halle (Saxony-Anhalt). These are the components for a ServoLine 20, induction press and laser blanking line, which is to be put into operation in 2021 in the state-of-the-art press shop of the joint venture between Porsche and Schuler. In this newly emerging press shop, the body parts of the Porsche Macan II are pressed, followed by assembly at the body shop in the Porsche plant in Leipzig.
