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Toyota to End Car Manufacturing in Australia
Toyota has announced today that they will stop the manufacturing of their cars in Australia after 50 years. This announcement will result in a loss of around 2,500 jobs.
CBS
Greece manufacturing sector growth boosts eurozone recovery hopes
A recent survey show that with a recent boost in manufacturing Greece has hopes for a long-awaited economic recovery.
Theguardian.com
U.S. Economy May Be Stuck In Slow Lane For Long Run
Doubts have been raised about the economist growth predictions infor the manufacturing industry.
Manufacturing.net
IBM continues to evolve: Semiconductor business up for sale; moving into the cloud
Financial Times had reported that IBM has hired Goldman Sachs to find potential buyers for the sale of their semiconductor business.
Solid State Technology
‘Made in USA’ on the rise as manufacturing costs drop
Boston Consulting Group says U.S. is rapidly becoming one of the lowest-cost countries for manufacturing.
NBC
This Robot Could Transform Manufacturing
Baxter, a six foot tall, 300 pound robot is the new worker on the Vanguard Plastics production line.
Technologyreview.com