Biopharmaceutical manufacturers are increasingly making production decisions based on return-on-investment (ROI) calculations. Single-use systems and disposables are two such areas for which ROI benchmarking information is being sought to make manufacturing decisions. Disposables use in biopharmaceutical manufacturing has grown steadily, as shown in a recent worldwide report and survey of 187 biopharmaceutical manufacturers and contract […]
Manufacturers See Benefits from ‘Green’ Operations
Over 300 North American manufacturing, operations and supply chain executives were asked to reveal where their greening efforts are being focused, how they’re being managed and financed, and how the outlook for eco-products is changing. The survey, conducted by EFT Research, discovered that the corporate mindset around environmental initiatives is changing, and the need to […]
Manufacturers Poised for Energy Efficiency Opportunity
U.S. manufacturers on the cusp of investing to boost capacity face a great opportunity to incorporate energy efficiency in their decision-making. The industrial sector is close to reaching capacity at a time when shipping costs are making domestic production more attractive. This leaves the door open for manufacturers to shift energy use patterns toward efficiency […]
RFID Growing Force in Oil & Gas Industry
Radio frequency identification (RFID), a system made up of rugged readers and tags that wirelessly transmit detailed location information, is playing an increasingly important role in helping oil and gas companies run their businesses more efficiently in today’s fast-changing economy, according to Joe White, vice president of business development for Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility Business’s RFID […]
Manufacturers Receive Protections
Manufacturers received some protections, says NEMA, in its recent praise for the new, stronger consumer product safety legislation that Congress passed. After a year’s effort in which NEMA was actively engaged, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, prior to adjourning for the summer district work period, overwhelmingly approved legislation (H.R. 4040) to reauthorize and […]
U.S. Manufacturing Poised for Comeback
The falling dollar, high fuel and energy prices, and rising labor costs in traditionally low-wage markets have some manufacturers rethinking how far they’re willing to extend their supply chains. Over the past year, a handful of companies have publicly acknowledged that cost pressures factored into their decisions to move production back home. Depending […]