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Many manufacturing companies faced the unavoidable toll of a worldwide pandemic in 2020. Fortunately, just over a year later, manufacturing is on the rebound – and it’s rebounding fast. Even with production increasing, manufacturers should focus on maximum uptime, increasing efficiency while staying within budget. Keeping a plant’s technology updated is one way to increase efficiency and reduce bottom lines. …
Before the pandemic hit in March of 2020, the U.S. was buying around 50 million N95 masks per year. Fast forward to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis and it’s no surprise that the nation’s consumption of N95 masks increased significantly. During a 90-day peak-use period, demand for those masks jumped to a record 140 million. As the pandemic continues, …
COVID-19 has proved to be a pivotal moment for all manufacturers across the world and industries everywhere have had to adapt to evolving customer expectations. For the aluminum industry in particular, an emphasis on ESG performance has pushed the industry into a new growth phase. Customers are demanding responsibly sourced steel that has minimal impact on the environment, and because …
The last several years have shown a progressive shift to aluminum cans as the preferred packaging for beverages, from beer to seltzer to kombucha. In 2020, likely due to the pandemic and the necessity for off-premise beverage sales, this shift has turned into a spike manufacturers can’t keep up with. Demand is surpassing supply at a record pace, and can …
During a time when many industries are facing record setbacks, the housing sector is proving to be one of the few that’s thriving. What started as a predicted slowdown at the onset of the pandemic has transitioned into a steady increase in homebuilding. In June, housing starts increased more than 17% over May, totaling 1.22 million. That number increased in …