A White Paper By Jarrett R. Smith Operations Consultant Global Shop Solutions This white paper provides 10 essential ways manufacturers can reduce their production times and boost their profitability by addressing the unique challenges of ETO manufacturing.
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Bill Reflects Full Range of Manufacturing Priorities The National Association of Manufacturers has commended Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and the House Ways and Means Committee for their bold leadership in acting on manufacturers’ top policy priority in our comprehensive manufacturing strategy: preserving and extending President Trump’s historic 2017 tax reforms. The monumental action marks a […]
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By Adam Grabowski Director of Marketing, Global Shop Solutions It has been five years since the COVID pandemic dealt its blow to the manufacturing industry, with 1.4 million workers finding themselves out of a job. Since then the industry has recouped about 800,000 workers, yet the labor shortage continues unabated. It is estimated that four […]
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The International Housewares Association (IHA) has launched the 2025 IHA State of the Industry report, a new total market resource for the home and housewares industry. The first of the report’s three installments, which provides data and analysis on U.S. market size by category and retail channel, was published May 1.
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Brushware magazine, the leading publication and website for the brush manufacturing industry, is pleased to announce the release of our 2025 May-June digital edition. The edition features full coverage of the recent ABMA Convention held outside of Austin, Texas. It also features articles on solving the labor gap in manufacturing and optimizing employee benefits plans. […]
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Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc., which acquired the assets of Mr. LongArm in March 2025, has announced that Mr. LongArm has updated its website and now sells all products through its online store at www.mrlongarm.com.
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Nexstep Commercial Products (Exclusive Licensee of O-Cedar) has announced that JV Carter Company of Phoenixville, PA will be representing he company in the New York Metro Market.
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A Strategic Alliance in the Industrial Brushmaking Sector Spazzolificio Bustese, a company with decades of experience in the design and production of industrial technical brushes, has joined SIT – Società Italiana Tecnospazzole Spa, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers in the sector, active since 1908 and guided by the fifth generation of the Acquaderni family.
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The NAM Backs President Trump’s Executive Order 14219 with Policy Proposals to Reconsider Dozens of Costly Regulations Stifling Growth and Jobs In response to the President’s call for industry input on a new era of balanced, sensible and pro-growth regulation, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) submitted recommendations to key federal agencies highlighting dozens of […]
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By Lisa Anderson The world is VUCA-laden (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) and trending to greater volatility as risk heightens, supply chains unravel and short-term priorities remain intact. Although the wars around the globe are showing potential signs of progressing towards peace, a cold war of manufacturing capabilities and natural resources has escalated. Tariffs have created […]
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