Science & Technology | Technology

Taiwan processor chip maker to set up $3.5 billion US arm

A Taiwanese maker of processor chips for Apple Inc. and other customers plans to invest $3.5 billion to set up its second U.S. manufacturing site amid American concern about relying too heavily on sources in Asia for high-tech components.

A good start but a long way to go.

Pets & Animals | Pets & Animals

Trump Wants to Make America a 'Manufacturing Superpower' Without Reliance on China

President Donald Trump said that if he is reelected, his administration will attempt to reduce U.S. dependence on ...

Business & Finance | Business

How Old-School Manufacturers Learned To Make Ventilators — Virtually Overnight

The U.S. has a desperate need for ventilators to save patients who become critically ill with COVID-19. Across America, manufacturers are scrambling to fire up assembly lines to produce more than a hundred thousand of them–and to figure out what to do d

Politics | Politics

Manufacturing Industry Has Strongest Jobs Increase in Three Years - WSJ

Hiring at private U.S. employers grew more than expected in March, as the manufacturing industry showed the strongest increase in more than three years.

News | Interesting Links

Manufacturing in U.S. Expands at Fastest Pace Since May 2004 - Bloomberg

U.S. factories expanded in February at the fastest rate since May 2004, indicating sustained strength in manufacturing as demand remains solid, figures from the Institute for Supply Management showed Thursday.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Think nothing is made in America? Output has doubled in three decades - MarketWatch

Factories are running at close to a record pace, writes Rex Nutting.

Donald Trump preys on people's fears and one of the things that exploited the most egregiously was the fears about America's manufacturing jobs. This is from May, but it is still relevant.

Science & Technology | Cool Stuff

How This Stronger-Than-Steel Material Could Change the World

Graphene is 200 times stronger than steel, lighter than paper and razor-thin. If you haven't heard of it yet, you will.

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

Employ Marketing Skills To Distort Manufacturing Stats

Has the Gov't chosen to hide the fact manufacturing jobs are STILL NOT returning to the area.

The article is a spin on a VERY disconcerting statistic about manufacturing in Southern California. Compare these numbers for July, based upon the data from The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in the exact same geographical area over a 24 year period: