US Manufacturing Surge for October
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in October, with the overall US economy notching a sixth consecutive month of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®
ISM reported a US manufacturing PMI of 59.3 percent, up 3.9 percentage points from the September reading of 55.4 percent and the highest since September 2018 (59.3 percent). The figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the sixth month in a row after a contraction in April, which ended a period of 131 consecutive months of growth.
Brushware News
November 17, 2020
The American Brush Manufacturers Association has announced the 2021 Annual Convention will be virtual and held March 17-18, 2021. The in-person convention, originally to be held at the Hotel Del Coronado south of San Diego, CA will be moved to March 22-25, 2023. In 2022, the ABMA Convention will be held March 2-5 at the Hyatt Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Florida.
Bart Boucherie Jr. has published a new book on the history and the development of the brushmaking machine during the 19th century. About the Origin of the Brushmaking Machine covers the American and European pioneers in the industry and the machines they developed, their successes and failures. 
