India and China also register upward PMI figures for the month The global trend is relentlessly familiar as supply chain issues continue to plague manufacturers while demand remains strong. For September, progress diverged as European countries saw lower PMI readings, while the US, China and India registered improvement. For China and India, the positive readings […]
Read MoreBy Meg Cooper The ABMA Emerging Leaders group held a “Back to School” Zoom meeting on September 16, 2021, with eight members participating. From the prior meeting in June, the Emerging Leaders (EL) group asked all members to read “Discover Your CliftonStrengths” and then proceed to take the CliftonStrengths™ test to identify which five strengths […]
Read MoreThe new StaticFaction website is your one-stop shop for static control solutions. The website features Thunderon®, a conductive fiber, with unmatched static control in any electronic environment and over 300 ESD, anti-static and conductive brushes in addition to Thunderon® fiber. StaticFaction, LLC, was founded in 1994 as the exclusive authorized North American distributor of Thunderon®, a conductive fiber that has an excellent corona […]
Read MoreThe Inspired Home Show opens on March 5, 2022, with the halls once again filled with new products and innovations. It will be the opportunity for the home + housewares community to come together for product discovery and networking, two activities sorely missed over the past 18 months. With five months before opening, space sales […]
Read MoreBy Lisa Anderson According to McKinsey surveys of global Supply Chain leaders (May 15-May 22, 2020, n=60), 85% struggled with insufficient digital technologies in the supply chain. One of the key digital technologies is business intelligence (BI) and analytics. According to Tableau, the projected return on investment of BI in a three-year period is 127%. […]
Read MoreQuarterly Series Delivers Important Educational Topics to Reach Deep Within Your Organization The ABMA Educational Institute’s next quarterly webinar series installment is titled “Introduction to the Advantages of Member-Owned Group Captive Insurance” and will be held October 12, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. EST. This installment will be presented by Sam Meccia, Captive Resources.
Read MoreVivelle of Hambrücken, Germany, has announced the acquisition of all of the assets of Bonette AB, located in Kungsbacka Sweden. Bonette AB is a leading manufacturer of electrostatic cleaning products servicing the cleaning and hygiene industry throughout Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. “For the past number of years our corporate mission at […]
Read MoreIn 2021 Pedex GmbH in Affolterbach was nominated for the ‘Großen Preis des Mittelstandes’ — a business award for small and medium sized companies. The ‘Großen Preis des Mittelstandes‘ award has been the single most popular business award in Germany since 1994. The award is focused on evaluating businesses as a whole, not just on […]
Read MoreGb Boucherie NV will double up next week to visit shows in the US and Germany to demonstrate their HSU 35b machine. The HSU 35b is suitable for sustainable packaging made of double card blister or solid cardboard for toothbrushes. From medium and high volume machines to modular machines for a variety of packaging materials, […]
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