Seagate Award
By
Maria Korolov •
October 30, 2006 •
Manufacturing Automation •
883 words
U.S.-based hard disk drive maker Seagate Technology International today won the prestigious Singapore Manufacturing Excellence Award. The award, presented by Singapore’s Economic Development Board in cooperation with McKinsey & Co. and the Singapore-MIT Alliance, considered such factors… Read the rest
Robots Follow China’s Auto Growth
By
Maria Korolov •
October 1, 2006 •
Manufacturing Automation •
1,524 words
Though its purchasing power may be on the wane, the automotive industry is still the primary buyer of robotics products. With China’s automotive sector showing strong growth, ABB’s robotics group moved its headquarters to where the action is.
In yet… Read the rest
Automation on the Rise in China
By
Maria Korolov •
April 1, 2006 •
Manufacturing Automation •
2,742 words
While some companies are outsourcing to China to cash in on labor savings, others are there for the long haul, and they have made automation a priority.
China may be the low-wage manufacturing capital of the world, but not every… Read the rest
Supply Chain Challenges
By
Maria Korolov •
March 14, 2006 •
Manufacturing Automation •
1,081 words
About two dozen supply chain executives from around the world gathered here earlier this month to discuss the business-technology challenges of managing their dispersed and diverse supplier networks in China, a country rich in opportunity but short on support infrastructure.… Read the rest
RFID in China
By
Maria Korolov •
January 1, 2006 •
Manufacturing Automation •
1,318 words
While Chinese manufacturers and the Chinese government must come to terms on standards, this burgeoning industry is poised for growth
Haier Group, China’s leading home-appliance manufacturer, is ready to do away with bar codes. Today, Haier uses bar codes to… Read the rest