Reshoring hits snags, automation and smart factory adoption lag: Machinery Minutes
May 5, 2025
Key points in this episode of the Machinery Minutes podcast:
- There are significant stumbling blocks to reshoring, including our labor shortage, lack of manufacturing capacity and failure to invest in artificial intelligence, according to the annual Kearney Reshoring Index.
- China is eating our lunch when it comes to investing in automation and industrial robotics. Can plastics processors help?
- Smart technology is a smart investment. A new study from Deloitte shows improvements of up to 20 percent in production output, 20 percent in employee productivity and 15 percent in unlocked capacity. But most processors are just getting started.
About the Author
Ron Shinn | Editor
Editor Ron Shinn is a co-founder of Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing and has been covering the plastics industry for more than 35 years. He leads the editorial team, directs coverage and sets the editorial calendar. He also writes features, including the Talking Points column and On the Factory Floor, and covers recycling and sustainability for PMM and Plastics Recycling.
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