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Manufacturers urged to evaluate risks of offshoring
10 Sep 2007
“A total of 25% of offshoring projects fail” says Arthur Richardson, director of the South West MAS. As a result of a lack of appropriate information and inferior consideration, costly decisions are being made in industry. The South West MAS has launched a new toolkit to help manufacturers identify the threats and opportunities of offshoring.
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International emerging markets: Thailand
13 Sep 2007
In November this year Thailand runs its annual Thai Metalex exhibition, the largest ASEAN metalworking technology exhibition, host to more than 2500 exhibitors, 50000 Thai and ASEAN buyers and 3500 new machinery exhibits. This is a good reason to visit Thailand and see the burgeoning engineering-based manufacturing marketplace for yourself, says Dr John L Collins, business development manager, The Manufacturing Technologies Association.
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‘Higher, faster, further’ trend continues in high-precision
17 Sep 2007
When the doors to EMO Hannover opened on Monday (17 Sept), the first of the tens of thousands of expected international production experts eagerly sought out the latest information on new products, solutions and services for industrial production.






